News Center Maine reported about two University of Maine graduates who competed in the same bobsled in the four-man sled competition in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Frankie Del Duca, a Bethel, Maine native, and James Reed, who was born in Germany, were both star sprinters at UMaine.
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The Bangor Daily News, WCYY-FM (Portland), WJBQ-FM (Portland), WBLM-FM (Portland), WEZQ-FM (Brewer) and WSHK-FM (Dover, New Hampshire) reported that former University of Maine track athlete, Frank Del Duca, finished 13th out of 30 in the two-man bobsled competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Del Duca was the leading American and second among North Americans.
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The Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine women’s sophomore ice hockey winger Rahel Enzler and her Swiss team will face Finland for the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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The Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and Fox Bangor (Channel 7 in Bangor) reported on two former University of Maine football players being inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Cote played quarterback for three years at UMaine and then had a long coaching career at both the […]
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University of Maine alumnus Adrián Holešinský was added to Team Slovakia, which is competing in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. He joins seven other Black Bears who also traveled to Beijing. Learn more on the UMaine Athletics website.
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The Providence Journal and News Center Maine reported on University of Maine alumnus Frank Del Duca in an article about becoming an Olympic luger or bobsledder. Del Duca, who is representing the U.S. at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was a top sprinter and jumper at UMaine, capturing the America East Conference title in long […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that two former UMaine women’s hockey players, Tereza Vanisova and Vendula Pribylova, will face the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Beijing Winter Olympics as members of the Czech Republic team. Vanisova is the UMaine career scoring leader with 129 points in 129 […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Maine Baseball will host the America East Tournament beginning on May 25. “We’re excited about having it back here,” said head coach Nick Derba.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine hosting an interactive sports fair to celebrate National Women and Girls in Sports Day.
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Ken Ralph, University of Maine athletics director, testified Jan. 25 before the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education & Cultural Affairs to express the strongest support for UMaine Division I student-athletes benefiting from their name, image and likeness (NIL), as is the intent of LD 1893, An Act Regarding the Use of a Student Athlete’s […]
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