No track and field coach is a big fan of cold and flu season, especially when it affects many of his athletes. That was the case facing the University of Maine’s Mark Lech last weekend as many of his athletes, including sophomore distance runner Brendan… Read More
As one of the oldest – THE oldest of its kind – and the largest track and field meet in the country, the Penn Relay Carnival (aka the Penn Relays) is also one of the most renowned in the nation. Yet despite its allure and… Read More
Hot on the heels of their first America East conference cross-country championship, the University of Maine indoor track and field teams are hoping to continue that momentum and run off another title this winter. With the vast majority of UMaine’s point producers in last season’s… Read More
Pardon Jim Ballinger for being greedy, but after 27 seasons as the University of Maine’s indoor track and field coach without a conference championship, he feels he’s entitled. Given Maine’s returning talent on both the men’s and women’s squads, this is a good year to… Read More
University of Maine senior Viktoriya Rybalko was named most outstanding female field performer for the second straight year at the America East Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday. The Maine men’s team finished fifth overall and the women were sixth at the two-day event, won… Read More
A year ago, Jim Ballinger went into every championship track meet expecting good things in several events … and great things in one special discipline: the high jump. That’s because his University of Maine indoor track team – which had never had a 7-foot jumper… Read More
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BOSTON – Angela Gingras anchored the 1,600-meter relay team Saturday for the victory which gave the Vermont women their first America East Indoor Track and Field Championship. The Catamounts held off Boston University, scoring 1431/2 points to the Terriers’ 140. BU was runner-up in the… Read More