UMaine-Farmington salutes the track & field seniors and 2020 graduates whose seasons were lost or cut short this spring in the wake of the coronavirus.

This is not the season you envisioned, nor the exit from collegiate track & field that you deserve. While some of you may be able to return to the field next year, most of you will move on to the next chapter in life with an unfinished collegiate athletics career. Although that is an unsatisfying end, we hope you take comfort in the memories made and goals accomplished in seasons past. We know you will step forth and make the world better in an unprecedented time that can really use your strength, knowledge, and spirit.

Thank you for your effort and dedication to your school, your sport, and your team. We are with you. We ARE you.

The seniors shared a few questions and answers. See questions and answers below.

QUESTIONS 

Who is your favorite athlete? 

What is your favorite food? 

What is your favorite movie?

If you had to spend a whole day with a celebrity who would it be?

What are your post-grad plans??

What is your favorite memory from UMF?

What is your favorite event?

What are you going to miss most about the track and field team?

ANSWERS

Ben Toribio

Kate Hall

Chicken Alfredo

Tangled

Will Smith

Math Instructor for Upward Bound during the summer and then teaching during the school year.

When I first jumped over 21 feet at PSU

Long Jump (4x400m is the best to watch though)

I'm going to miss supporting my teammates during meets and seeing them achieve and expand their goals. I'm also going to miss the shenanigans we'd go through in practice trying to make do with the space and resources we had despite not having a track.

Caleb Grover

Eliud Kipchoge

Ribs

The Office

Addison Rae

Finding a Job

Quarantine with Joe and Thomas

5k

The teammates and friendship

Katie Leblanc

Joan Benoit Samuelson

If peanut butter can count as a food then definitely that, but if not then Dinosaur chicken nuggets.

Practical Magic

Emma Watson

My Post grad plans are to take a year off and figure out what career path I would like to take while working at Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution

My favorite memory from UMF was the last NAC cross country conference champion meet. I was in first and going up the last hill with a mile to go and everyone cheering me on kept telling me to bring it back to Maine. I will always remember how it felt to cross the finish line that day.

My favorite event is the 5k.

The thing I will miss most about the team is our lift days and the people.

Paige Ireland

Mookie Betts

Fettuccine Alfredo

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

Adam Driver

Attend USM to obtain an MS in Clinical Counseling to become a substance use counselor for teens

All of my rehab classes with Professor Achey and Dr. Barrett

Hurdles

That feeling of having a whole new family and doing dinners with them

Jess Brink

Julian Edelman

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

The Longest Ride

Scott Eastwood

I plan to teach

My favorite memory from UMF was going to the ACAA D3 New Englands for indoor track where I got to watch a teammate compete

My favorite event is discus

I am really going to miss overnights and team dinners