Track team posts strong finish at Holy Cross meet

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Jason Canniff

Freshman Andre Dubois of the UMaine men's track team tests a new wire on his hammer at the track. UMaine will hold a meet against UNH this Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

The men’s track team won the Holy Cross meet last weekend in Massachusetts and the women’s team finished in second place. The Maine men tallied 139 points and the women grabbed 133.5 points.

Maine’s top finishers included John Lewis, who won in the 100-yard dash (11.06). Mike Lansing took first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:38.98). Scott Godsoe won the triple jump (39′ 7″) and Derek Davis took top honors in the high jump (6′ 6″). Joe Luchini won the 5,000-meter run (14:50.48) while Joel Evans finished first in the 400-meter hurdles (55.86).

On the women’s side, Vanessa McGowen led the way with a win in the 1,500-meter run in 4:37.95. Meg Muller won the high jump, clearing 5′ 2.25″. Christina Belknap reached eight and a half feet to win the pole vault and Angela Pulcifer won the hammer throw (158′ 3″). Maine’s Brooke Deforte took second in the 100-meter dash in 12.86. Some of the track team will head to the highly-competitive Penn Relays in Philadelphia from today through Saturday, while the rest of the team will host New Hampshire for the only home meet of the year on Saturday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m.

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