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Friday, March 7
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10:15 AM
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John Murphy Claims Victory in 5000m on Opening Day of NEICAAA Championships
3/7/2025 6:18:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
BOSTON, Mass. – Junior John Murphy (Deerfield, N.H.) secured first place in the 5000m, helping boost the men's track and field team to a strong second-place standing (33.50 points) after day one of the NEICAAA Championships.
Murphy finished the 5000m with a time of 14.59.81 to earn 10 points towards the team's cumulative score.
Junior Joshua Lesniak (Durham, Conn.), junior Nathan Fletcher (Portsmouth, N.H.), senior Brayden Kearns (Deerfield, N.H.), and graduate student Aidan Shea (Amherst, N.H.) clinched first place in the 4000m Distance Medley Relay, clocking in at 10:46.65 to add to the Wildcats' success.
The other Wildcats that earned points for the team today are…
Weight throw
The Wildcats who qualified for the finals of their respective events are…
500m Prelim
UNH returns to action Saturday, March 8, for the second and final day of the NEICAAA Championships at 10:00 a.m.
Murphy finished the 5000m with a time of 14.59.81 to earn 10 points towards the team's cumulative score.
Junior Joshua Lesniak (Durham, Conn.), junior Nathan Fletcher (Portsmouth, N.H.), senior Brayden Kearns (Deerfield, N.H.), and graduate student Aidan Shea (Amherst, N.H.) clinched first place in the 4000m Distance Medley Relay, clocking in at 10:46.65 to add to the Wildcats' success.
The other Wildcats that earned points for the team today are…
Weight throw
- Junior Liam McGovern (North Kingstown, R.I.) - Second Place (Eight Points), 19.03m
- Junior Jack Washam (Nashua, N.H.) - Third Place (Six Points), 17.18m
- Senior Max Rome (North Kingston, R.I.) - Eighth Place (One Point), 16.17m
- Freshman Alain Twite (Concord, N.H.) - Fifth Place (Four Points), 6.84m
- Sophomore Avery Cipcic (Suffield, Conn.) - 6.71m
- Cipcic - T-Fourth (2.5 Points), 1.96m
The Wildcats who qualified for the finals of their respective events are…
500m Prelim
- Fletcher - Fourth Place, 1:06.67
- Freshman Ian Smith (Munster, Ind.) - Second Place, 2:34.03
- Sophomore Matthew Allen (East Kingston, N.H.) - Third Place, 2:33.98
- Junior Samuel Hilts (Concord, N.H.) - Fourth Place, 2:34.24
- Freshman Carson Eames (Littleton, N.H.) - 2:34.73
UNH returns to action Saturday, March 8, for the second and final day of the NEICAAA Championships at 10:00 a.m.
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