2019 Zimmerman Memorial Fitness Challenge to be held April 13

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 11, 2019 Student Life

The University of Maine will host the 2019 1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman Memorial Fitness Challenge on April 13.

Four-person teams, which can register in one of three categories, will participate beginning at 11:30 a.m. in a variety of physical activities including pack runs, pull-ups and a crawl through a mud pit.

The course will start on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium and continue throughout campus, as well as surrounding fields and trails.

The challenge was established in 2011 to honor and remember Zimmerman, a 2008 UMaine Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) graduate from Houlton, who was killed in action November 2010 in Afghanistan.

Online registration is $15 for UMaine students, $20 for nonstudents. In-person registration on the day of the event will be $20 for UMaine students, $25 for nonstudents and located in the Satellite Lot between the football field and NROTC house.

Proceeds from the event go toward the 1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman Memorial NROTC Award to aid future graduates of the UMaine NROTC program.

More information about Zimmerman and the fitness challenge is on the event’s website and Facebook page.