Track and Field Place First and Second at Bates Invitational

Saturday, January 21

Lewiston, ME

11:00 AM

University of Maine

Bates Invitational

Track and Field Place First and Second at Bates Invitational

1/21/2023 8:14:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Lewiston, ME - The University of Maine men's and women's track and field teams earn first and second place at the Bates Invitational Meet. The women secured first place with a score of 176. The men earned second with a score of 175.5.

On the Women's Side:

The women combined for ten first place finishes in the meet.
Emma White earned first place overall in two different events. White earned first in the triple jump with a mark of 10.97m and first in the pentathlon with 2799 points.
On the track side, the women also earned first in the 60m run, 600m run, 60 hurdles, and the distance medley relay. Jessica Krousl finished the 60m run with a time of 7.91. Tegan Morrison completed the 600m run with a time of 1:45.31. The 60 hurdles were won by Darcy Cochran with a time of 9.09. Marlee Yoder, Tegan Morrison, Kayla Raymond, Lydia Gilmore all won the distance medley relay with a tie of 13:01.86
The women earned four more wins on the field events. Liana Jones won the high jump with a mark of 1.61m. Yasmen Farag placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 3.50m. Stella Inman completed the shot put with a mark of 12.69m. Mackenzie Wilson grabbed first in the weight throw with a throw of 18.31m.
The Black Bears had more impressive performances in the shot put with Wilson getting first, Claudia Daambose earned second (12.09m) and Paige Boudreau earned third (11.96m).
Ashley Martinez also competed in her first collegiate pentathlon and earned third with 2799 points.

On the Men's Side:

The men earned eight first place finishes overall in the meet.
On the track side, the men combined for five wins.
In the 60m run, Cole Martin finished first with a time of 6.94. Caleb Streinz ran a time of 16:08.44 in the 5000m to place first. In the 60 hurdles, Eamon Sweeny ran a time of 8.41 for first. The 4X400 relay was won by Owen Mild, Josh Sewell, Eamon Sweeney, and Conner Michaud with a time of 3:23.96. Alec Troxell, Hunter Burkhart, Evan Thornton-Sherman, and Fisher Macklin ran a 10:36.41 in the distance medley relay to earn first.
On the track side, the men earned three first place finishes.
Evan Russo completed the pole vault with a mark of 4.15m to earn first. The Black Bears earned first in the triple jump by Kamundala Crispin with a mark of 12.99m.
The Black Bears had more impressive finishes in the long jump. Ben Cotton earned second (6.45m) and Andrew Abelon placed third (6.15m).
Zachary Beaton placed fourth in the heptathlon with 3686 points.