Maher Achieves PR in Pole Vault, Takes First Place in Conference

Wednesday, February 12

Durham, N.H.

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Photo by: Makena Lee

Maher Achieves PR in Pole Vault, Takes First Place in Conference

2/12/2025 9:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior Kyran Maher (Andover, Mass.) set a PR and propelled himself to the top-seeded pole vaulter in the America East as the University of New Hampshire men's track and field team took first place (82 points) over UMass Lowell at the Paul Sweet Oval.

Maher marked a first-place finish at 4.81m (15' 9¼") in the pole vault.

Some of the other Wildcats who placed at the meet are…

Field Events:

Shot put

Junior Yoofi Abaka-Amuah (Worcester, Mass.) - First Place, 17.55m
Junior Caden Zalenski (Milford, N.H.) - Second Place, 15.86m

Weight throw

Zalenski - First Place, 19.71m
Abaka-Amuah - Second Place, 18.88m

High jump

Graduate Student Andrew Kelly (Portsmouth, N.H.) - First Place, 1.97m

Long jump

Freshman Samuel Grube (Dover, N.H.) - First Place, 6.17m

Triple jump

Freshman Alain Twite (Concord, N.H.) - Second Place, 13.62m

Track Events:

Mile

Junior Joshua Lesniak (Durham, Conn.) - First Place, 4:20.79
Freshman Gavin Malark (Exeter, N.H.) - Second Place, 4:29.88

800m

Senior Brayden Kearns (Deerfield, N.H.) - First Place, 2:01.27

1000m

Senior Kevin Finn (Kennebunk, Maine) - First Place, 2:29.81
Junior Samuel Hilts (Concord, N.H.) - Second Place, 2:30.81

200m

Alain Twite - First Place, 24.23
Ethan Palmer - Second Place, 25.10

3000m

Freshman Christian Cerullo (Yardley, Pa.) - First Place, 8:48.66

4x400m Relay

Junior Nathan Fletcher (Portsmouth, N.H.), Finn, freshman Daniel Anderson (Naugatuck, Conn.), Sophomore Matthew Allen (East Kingston, N.H.) - First Place, 3:34.56