WATERVILLE, Maine – The University of Maine at Farmington men's track and field team amassed 103 points to finish second out of three teams at Saturday's Colby College Elm City Challenge, held at the Indoor Competition Center at the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center.
The Beavers trailed the host squad from Colby by just 15 points, and finished ahead of third-place Thomas College with 94 points.
UMaine-Farmington claimed individual firsts in three events.
Yussuf Adow won the high jump after clearing the height of 6-0.75 on his first attempt, with teammate Henry Scheff taking second place in the event after clearing 6-0.75 on his third effort.
Garrett Jones took first place honors in the triple jump with a mark of 13.02m (42-8.75), edging out Colby's Kevin Yan by three-quarters of an inch.
Finally, Alixx Canwell logged a throw of 12.07m (39-7.25) to lead UMaine-Farmington's 1-2-3 sweep in the shot put. Turner Schnee (11.52m/37-9.5) was second, followed by Alex Sheran (10.68m/35-0.5) in third place. Canwell also took second in the weight throw with a toss of 11.73m (38-6).
In the track events, Abshir Abukar was among the top finishers with his second-place showing in the 400m, with a time of 53.94 seconds. Scheff also charted a second-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.33 seconds.
The UMaine-Farmington track and field teams return to the track on Saturday, Jan. 15, when they travel to Brunswick, Maine, to compete at the Bowdoin College Peter Slovenski Invitational.
