BRUNSWICK, Maine – The University of Maine at Farmington's field event performers posted multiple first-place finishes to lead the men's track & field team at Saturday's Peter Slovenski Invitational hosted by Bowdoin College.

First year Ben Vachon won the long jump with a leap of 6.29m (20-7.75), to pick up 10 points for UMaine-Farmington. Vachon also won the triple jump with a mark of 12.32m (40-5), with teammate Owen Yabsira taking second place with an effort of 11.76m (38-7).

First year Henry Scheff recorded a mark of 1.70m (5-7) in the high jump, taking first-place honors. Scheff also posted a third-place finish in the 60m hurdles, clocking a time of 9.02 seconds to earn another six points.

Alixx Canwell won the shot put with a throw of 12.98m (42-7), while Turner Schnee was fourth in the event with a mark of 11.61m (38-1.25).

UMaine-Farmington finished second out of six teams with 131 points, trailing the host squad from Bowdoin College by just 15 points. Connecticut College was third with 81 points, followed by Colby-Sawyer College with 69 points.

Among the day's other top performances for UMaine-Farmington men's track & field:

• Weight throw – Canwell placed second in the weight throw with a distance of 12.43m (40-9.5), earning eight points for the Beavers. Alex Urszinyi (10.58m, 34-8.5) and Schnee (10.47m, 34-4.25) finished fourth and fifth respectively in the event.
• Mile Run – Justin Castaldo won the mile run with a time of 4:41.19, less than a quarter-second ahead of second-place finisher Cairo Da Silva from Bowdoin College.
• 400m Dash – Abshir Abukar took first place in the 400m dash with a time of 53.23 seconds.
• 200m dash – Seamus Reeve won the 200m dash with a time of 23.75, while teammate Antonio Ciccomancini was .02 seconds behind in second place with a time of 23.77. Reeve and Ciccomancini also finish fifth and sixth respectively in the 60m dash, with times of 7.27 and 7.32 seconds.
• 3000m – Sam True finished fifth in the 3000m run for the Beavers, crossing the finish line with a time of 10:25.28.
• In the relays, the UMaine-Farmington quartet of Luke Bliss, Castaldo, Covy Dufort, and Jimmy Reel won the 4x800m relay with a time of 8:59.50.

UMaine-Farmington men's track & field returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 22, when the Beavers travel to Middlebury, Vermont, to compete in the Middlebury Snowflake meet.