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The University of Maine men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in invitational track meets this weekend.
The women finished second in a 21-team field at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational at Harvard University, while the men’s squad came in fourth out of 11 at the the Sorlein Track Invitational hosted by the University of Rhode Island.
The Black Bears women excelled in the 400-meter event, placing three runners in the top eight.
Lindsay Burlock was third in 59.77, Amanda Virgets was fifth in 60.56, and Courtney Francis placed eighth in 62.67.
UMaine also took the top two spots in the pole vault with Heather Zavadak and Shira Panelli. In addition, the Black Bears had three scorers in the triple jump from Stephanie McCusker, Carly Bunyan and Samantha Homer. Katie Souviney was second in the 60- meter hurdles, and Heather Jovanelli excelled in the mile with a sixth-place finish,
In addition, Maegan Burke garnered second place in the shot put.
On the men’s side, the distance runners were the story of the day.
Donnie Drake’s 4:18.41 mile run was good enough for second place, while Eric Libby garnered second place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:05.40, and Scott O’Connor placed fourth in that event.
David Manz placed eighth in the 1,000 meters, while Kirby Davis was fourth in the 3,000 meters and David Englehutt followed him in seventh.
The Black Bears were fourth in the 4-by-400 relay and third in the 4-by-800, while Troy Irvine was fourth in the pole vault.
The men earned two places in the triple jump with Carson Hartman’s fourth-place finish and Ben Toothaker’s eighth- place jump.
Both teams will be in action at home next weekend, hosting a dual meet against Central Connecticut on Saturday in the UMaine field house. The meet begins at 1 p.m.
Compiled from UMaine athletics’ news releases and staff reports.
