Abaka-Amuah Wins Two Events in Season Opener at Alden Invite

Saturday, December 7

Providence, RI

10 AM

University of New Hampshire

Alden Invitational

Abaka-Amuah Wins Two Events in Season Opener at Alden Invite

12/7/2024 8:38:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Junior thrower Yoofi Abaka-Amuah (Worcester, Mass.) captured first place in both the shot put and weight throw to highlight the University of New Hampshire men's track & field team's third-place finish in Saturday's season opener at the Alden Invitational that was held at Brown University's Olney-Margolies Athletic Center.

Abaka-Amuah won the shot put with a throw of 55-feet, 10.25 inches on the fifth of his six attempts. In the weight throw, he recorded the top effort of 64-5.5 on his second of six attempts.

Abaka-Amuah earned 20 of UNH's 91.5 total points as the Wildcats placed behind Holy Cross (107 points) and Rhode Island (104) in the seven-team event.

Grad student Aidan Shea (Amherst, Mass.) also had a first-place effort as he was the fastest runner in the 3,000-meter with a time of 8 minutes, 31.23 seconds.

Junior Caden Zalenski (Milford, N.H.) recorded a pair of top-5 finishes with second place in the shot put at a distance of 54-0.50 and fifth place in the weight throw with a mark of 59-1.25.

Here is a list of other Wildcats who earned team points at the Alden Invitational.

Weight throw
- Liam McGovern (North Kingstown, R.I.), second place (62-2.50)
- Jack Washam (Nashua, N.H.), seventh place (54-8)
Long jump
- Alain Twite (Concord, N.H.), second place (23-2.75)
- Andrew Kelly (Portsmouth, N.H.), ninth place (22-4.25)
High jump
- Kelly, third place (6-5.50)
300m
- Nathan Fletcher (Portsmouth, N.H.), third place (35.54)
Pole vault
- Kyran Maher (Andover, Mass.), tied for third place (15-1)
Triple jump
- Ethan Palmer (Bowdoin, Maine), fourth place (43-11.25)
4x400m relay
- Sixth place (3:35.39): Danny Anderson (Naugatuck, Conn.), Fletcher, James Gecek (High Bridge, N.J.), Michael Mulcahy (Weymouth, Mass.)
Mile run
- Matthew Allen (East Kingston, N.H.), seventh place (4:29.03)

UNH returns to action Jan. 17-18 at the Bates Invitational. The Wildcats' first and only home meet of the indoor track & field season is Feb. 12, 2025 against UMass Lowell at the Paul Sweet Oval.