ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine track and field team competed at the New England Championships this weekend in Worcester, MA, taking 11th place of the 28 teams.
Mackenzie Wilson and
Megan Randall led the team earning New England Champion accolades. Wilson took first in the hammer throw with a distance of 60.90 meters, while Randall placed first in the 5k with a time of 16:53.86.
Those who finish in the top eight of an event earn All-New England awards.
Top-8 Performances (All-New England)
- 4x800m relay: 7th place, Addison Nelson FR, Emma Tessier FR, Meredith Walters FR, Taylor King FR
- Shot Put, 7th place, Claudia Damboise, 12.30m, (40-04.25)
- Heptathlon, 7th place, Athena Cusson, 4133
Team Scores
1.Bryant 93 1⁄2 points,
2.Holy Cross 83 1⁄2 ,
3.Southern Connecticut State 75,
4.Rhode Island 63,
5.Quinnipiac 58,
6.Hartford, New Haven 37,
8.Umass Amherst 36,
9.Sacred Heart 33,
10.Central Connecticut 31,
11.Maine 26,
12.Tufts 24 1⁄2 ,
13.Boston University 21,
14.Stonehill 20,
15. Merrimack 18,
16.Coast Guard, Southern Maine,UMass Lowell 17,
19.New Hampshire 15 1⁄2 ,
20.St. Anselm 15,
21.Trinity, Connecticut College 13,
23.Assumption 11,
24.Eastern Connecticut State 10,
25.Southern New Hampshire, Wheaton, 9,
27.Mt. Holoyke, UMass Boston, 8,
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