UMaine Woodsmen Team competes at Mud Meet, Morning Sentinel reports

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 19, 2018 Student Life, UMaine in the News

The Morning Sentinel reported on the annual Mud Meet held at Colby College in Waterville. The all-day competition featured events for singles, doubles and teams, where competitors rolled logs, used axes to chop through vertically and horizontally positioned chunks of wood, and used huge bucksaws on wooden beams, according to the article. Students from 10 colleges in the region participated, including the University of Maine, the article states.