ORLANDO, Fla. – In the first outdoor meet of the season, Alice Barnsdale and Rachael Bergeron placed in the top-5 in the hammer throw at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge this past weekend. 
 
In her outdoor season debut, Barnsdale's throw of 59.35m in the hammer earned second-place among 37 competitors. The throw marks the third farthest in the event in school history. Bergeron also threw the hammer, taking fourth with a top-throw of 58.59.
 
Alecsander Wortman took 17^th in the pole vault (4.25m) to open Friday for Maine, while Scott Murray earned 15^th place (51.47m) among the field of 26 in the hammer throw.
 
Anna Schumann closed out day one for Mane with a mark of 11.17m in the triple jump for a 15^th place finish.
 
On Saturday, Bergeron began the day for Maine in the discus, with a throw of 36.81m for a 22^nd place finish among the group of 39.  On the men's side, Adam Lufkin tallied a distance 42.66m in the discus 14^th place, while freshman Stephen Urli (29.70m) took 33^rd.
 
Maine' top finish on Saturday came in the shot put, with Lufkin recording a distance of 14.87m for 11^th place, while Murray followed in 15^th (12.69m) in the event.
 
In the 100m dash, Benjamin Davis crossed the finish line in 11.14 seconds for 16^th place finish while Lauren Magnuson placed 29^th in the 200m, registering a time of 24.94.
 
Freshman Kendra Willard took 31^st in her first outdoor meet in the long jump, registering a distance of 4.09m.
 
The Black Bears are off from action next weekend, before resuming competition on March 31 when Maine travels to New Hampshire to compete against UNH and Bates.
 
-UMaine-