Athletics

Media reports on UMaine alum performance at bobsledding Olympics

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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Holešinský competes in Winter Olympics

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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Ralph testifies in legislative committee hearing

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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News Center, Pen Bay Pilot report on upgrades to women’s athletics facilities

News Center Maine and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on The University of Maine System Board of Trustees approving up to $14 million to implement priority 1 athletic field improvements to the University of Maine varsity soccer, softball and field hockey venues. Construction for these upgrades will begin in the spring. The projects, organized as […]

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