Wildcats Stand in Third After Opening Day of America East Championships

Saturday, February 22

Boston, MA

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

America East Championships

Wildcats Stand in Third After Opening Day of America East Championships

2/22/2025 8:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Sarah Moore Breaks School Record In Long Jump

BOSTON, Mass. – The women's track and field team currently stands in third place (41.5 points) after day one of the America East Championships at the Track and Tennis Center.

The 'Cats day was highlighted by freshman Sarah Moore (Lisbon, Maine), junior Makena Lee (Northwood, N.H.), and freshman Ruth White (Orono, Maine) who all recorded All-Conference team honors (a top three finish earns All-Conference Team).

Moore broke her own school record and finished second in the long jump with a mark of 5.85m earning eight points for the 'Cats. She previously set the record of 5.82m in December of 2024. Moore also qualified for the 60m dash finals with a seventh-place finish in the prelims (7.72).

Lee also had a second-place finish earning eight points for UNH with a 3.70m mark in the pole vault.

White finished third in the 5000m with a time of 16:38.27. This earned six points for the 'Cats.

The other athletes who earned points for the Wildcats are…

4000 Distance Medley Relay

Graduate student Lily Doody (Lee, N.H.), junior Liliana Chirichella (Troy, N.H.), graduate Student Gabby DeAngelis (Bedford, N.H.), and senior Claire Ronan (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) - Second Place (Eight Points), 11.48.18

Pentathlon

Junior Kristen Kirk (Augusta, Maine) – 5th Place (Four Points)
- 4th Place in High Jump (1.54m)
- 3rd Place in 800m Run (2:29.26)
- T-3rd Place in Long Jump (5.16m)
- 8th Place in Shot Put (8.99m)

Long Jump

Senior Olivia Chamberlain (Warnerville, N.Y.) - T-Fifth Place (3.5 Points), 5.61m

Weight Throw

Sophomore Briana Danis (Hooksett, N.H.) – 6th Place (Three Points), 16.68m

5000m

Senior Jill Walker (Simi Valley, Calif.) – 8th Place (One Point), 17:31.91

Sophomore Kailey Dillon (Merrimack, N.H.) also advanced to the finals after placing eighth in the 500m dash prelims (1:18.11).

UNH returns to action for the second and final day of the America East Championships on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Track and Tennis Center in Boston, Mass.