Worcester, Massachusetts – The University of Maine track and field program competed in the Jim Kavanagh Legacy Invitational hosted by Holy Cross on Saturday April 18^th. The Black Bears finished in 2^nd place with a total of 175 points.

Results:
The team of AJ Sebastien, Josh Sewell, Max Shapiro, and Cole Martin finished the 4x100 relay in 3^rd place with a time of 41.92.
 
The team of Matt Firlings, Aran Johnson, Jacob Robinson-Smey, and Dan Knight finished 3^rd in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:27.03 and the team of Kaleb Colson, Jared Fortenberyy, Eli Palmer and Spencer Stadnicki finished 5^th with a time of 3:33.90.
 
In the 100m, Max Shapiro finished 4^th overall with a time of 11.12, AJ Sebastien finished 5^th overall with a time of 11.19 and Josh Sewell finished 7^th overall with a time of 11.23.
 
In the 200m, Andrew Card finished 4^th overall with a time of 22.00, Nolan Feyler finished 5^th overall with a time of 22.27 and Spencer Stadnicki finished 6^th overall with a time of 22.48.
 
In the 400m, Andrew Card would win the event with a time of 47.34, Nolan Feyler finished 6^th overall with a time of 48.80 and Spencer Stadnicki finished 8^th overall with a time of 49.88.
 
In the 800m, Matt Firlings finished 2^nd overall with a time of 1:53.56, Aran Johnson finished 3^rd overall with a time of 1:56.16 and Dan Knight finished 5^th overall with a time of 1:56.46.
 
In the 1500m, Kaleb Colson finished 9^th overall with a time of 3:58.44, Carter Libby finished 11^th overall with a time of 4:01.32 and Eli Palmer finished 17^th overall with a time of 4:07.85.
 
In the 5000m, Kyle McClellan would win the event with a time of 15:19.07, Ben Arsenault would finish 2^nd overall with a time of 15:19.59 and Tim Collins would finish 5^th overall with a time of 15:48.59.
 
Ben Therriault was the only Maine athlete to compete in the 110m Hurdles, finishing 7^th overall with a time of 15.66.
 
Ryan Fernstrom was the only Maine athlete to compete in the 400m Hurdles, winning the event with a time of 54.96.
 
Owen Transue was the only Maine athlete to compete in the 2000m Steeplechase, finishing 3^rd overall with a time of 6:20.71.
 
Ben Therriault was the only Maine athlete to compete in the High Jump, finishing 6^th overall with a height of 1.82m (5' 11.5").
 
In the Pole Vault, Thomas McCormack won the event with a height of 4.41m (14' 5.5"), Evan Russon finished 3^rd overall with a height of 3.81m (12' 6") and Luke Patterson finished 4^th overall with a height of 3.66m (12').
 
In the Long Jump, Conor Morin finished 2^nd overall with a distance of 7.01m (23'), Will Rush finished 4^th overall with a distance of 6.79m (22' 3.5") and Thomas McCormack finished 6^th overall with a distance of 6.06m (19' 10.75").
 
In the Triple Jump, Conor Morin would win the event with a distance of 14.62m (47' 11.75") and Will Rush finished 2^ndoverall with a distance of 14.13m (46' 4.25").
 
Ryker Brown was the only Maine athlete to compete in the Shot Put, winning the event with a distance of 17.56m (57' 7.5").
 
In the Discus, Ben Therriault finished 9^th overall with a distance of 29.46m (96' 8") and Luke Patterson finished 10^thoverall with a distance of 28.52m (93' 7").

In the Hammer Throw, Gavin McGarrity would win the event with a distance of 62.00m (203' 5") and Ryker Brown finished 2^nd overall with a distance of 56.76m (186' 3").
 
Luke Patterson was the only Maine athlete to compete in the Javelin, finishing 3^rd overall with a distance of 44.78m (146' 11").

The Black Bears are back in action starting on Thursday April 23rd as they travel to Philadelphia to take on the Penn Relays.

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