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The University of Maine men’s track and field team came in second out of eight teams and the women placed third out of seven at a weekend meet in Durham, N.H.
The men actually tied for second place at 120 points with the host University of New Hampshire and the University of Connecticut, but they were all chasing Dartmouth College, who led the way with 145 points.
The women’s team also scored 120 points, but could only manage a third-place finish, even with two individual wins from Viktoriya Rybalko.
Rybalko placed first in the long jump and the 200-meter dash. Stephanie McCusker was the only other individual winner for the women, finishing first in the triple jump.
Ed Caron was the only individual winner on the men’s side, taking the 1,500-meter run. Paul Rupprecht was third and Nolan Tobey was sixth for the Black Bears, who had a strong showing in the event.
Ken Bettis and Ryan Harkleroad placed second and third, respectively, in the 800-meter run.
Robert Liguori (100-meter dash) and Mike Lansing (steeplechase) each notched third-place finishes, as did Andre Dubois for the discus and Scott Godsoe in the long jump.
The Black Bear men also scored well in the relay events. The men won the 4 x 800-meter relay, placed second in the 4 x 100-meter and third in the 4 x 400-meter.
Dubois took fourth in the shot put and fifth in the hammer throw. Jesse Ludwig took fifth in the high jump.
After Rybalko and McCusker, the Black Bear women had several second and third-place finishes.
Claire Poliquin (high jump), Sadie Shaffer (triple jump) and Katie Page (discus) all came in second in their respective events.
Silvia Scaldaferri jumped to a third-place finish in the long jump and Suzanne Hussey took third in the 5000-meter run.
The women’s relay teams were not quite as successful as the men’s, but the Black Bears took second in the 4 x 100-meter relay and fourth in the 4 x 400-meter.
Both the men and women return home for a week of practice before heading to the College of the Holy Cross next Saturday.
