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This past weekend, the University of Maine men’s and women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University and had strong finishes in the meet. The Terrier Classic was the third event for the Black Bears, but this meet marks the first real competition that UMaine has participated in this season.
Results of the meet were not available before production time, but prior to the meet, coaches and athletes were amped up for the competition to start.
“We were all very excited because it was the first meet all season where we will have a lot of strong competition,” said Erin Lawler, senior captain for the women’s team. “Our meets haven’t been all that competitive so I think our team will get to shine and actually show off its talents.”
Several Black Bears finished with competitive scores. UMaine, after falling to New Hampshire in their first track meet, had a strong performance in Vert et Or (Green and Gold) Invitational at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec) this past Saturday. The track coaches were equally excited about this opportunity.
“The Terrier is a big meet with a lot of good competitors so it will give people a chance to really push themselves to do their best,” said Mark Lech, the head coach for both teams. “We are still early in the season and our goals are to do well in the championship meets at the end of February. I am really looking forward to them improving week by week.”
Both the coaches and teams have high expectations for the upcoming meets, as the Black Bears look to have a strong presence in America East. Assistant Coach Rolland Rason agrees. “This is a test of their skill, and of their training and hard conditioning up to this point in the season; and gives us a gauge from which to go back to practice and work on improving the areas of the skill and conditioning we need to improve further,” he said. “With our primary goal of actually being at the highest levels later in the season at the America East Conference Championships, when we need to be at our best levels of performance.”
The next meet for both the men and women will be the Valentine’s Invitational, hosted in Boston on Feb. 8.
