Athletics
WLBZ Interviews Female UMaine Wrestler After Winning National Title
WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with first-year student Samantha Frank about becoming a 2015 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Association champion. The 105-pound Frank recently captured the crown in Texas. Frank, a nursing major who also is on the UMaine cheering squad, was voted most outstanding wrestler at the meet and earned All-American status. While the Windham […]
Read moreCatch the Women’s Basketball WNIT Game
Fans can catch all the action of the University of Maine women’s basketball team’s first-round WNIT contest with Villanova at 7 p.m. Friday. An online stream is available and the Black Bear Sports Network is broadcasting the contest at 94.1 FM/1230 AM on the radio dial. This will be the third time in program history […]
Read moreFemale UMaine Wrestler Wins National Title, BDN Reports
The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing first-year student Samantha Frank as a 2015 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Association champion. The 105-pound Frank pinned two-time All-American Mikayla Pica of Southwestern Oregon Community College to capture the crown this past weekend in Allen, Texas. Frank, a nursing […]
Read moreUMaine Places Highest Percent of Student-Athletes on America East Fall Academic Honor Roll
The University of Maine had the highest percentage of its fall student-athletes named to the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll, released Feb. 26. The Black Bears had 59 student-athletes, or 77.6 percent, honored for their academic standing. UMaine led all America East field hockey schools, with 85 percent of the team honored for achieving […]
Read moreCPR Demonstrations to be Held at Men’s Ice Hockey Game Feb. 21
The University of Maine Training and Safety (UMTS) organization will demonstrate hands-only CPR during the UMaine men’s ice hockey game against Northeastern on Feb. 21. The goal of the student-run group, which operates as part of University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, is to train 1,000 people in hands-only CPR this year. The group is halfway to […]
Read moreMPBN Reports on First Black Bear Marathon
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported about 250 participants have already signed up for the University of Maine’s inaugural full and half marathon this summer. Race organizer Lauri Sidelko said they’re hoping to attract more than 1,000 runners to the Black Bear Marathon on June 21. She said there are spots available for 800 runners […]
Read moreBDN Reports Women’s Basketball Team Wins Play 4Kay Game, Meets Goal
The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine women’s basketball team’s annual Play 4Kay breast cancer awareness game. The team beat Stony Brook 57–49 and exceeded their $10,000 fundraising goal for the Kay Yow Foundation to support breast cancer research. Coach Richard Barron, who dyed his hair pink for the game, followed through […]
Read moreWABI Previews Annual Play 4Kay Women’s Basketball Game
WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine women’s basketball team is prepared to play the annual Play 4Kay breast cancer awareness game on Feb. 15. Play4Kay is named after Kay Yow, a longtime North Carolina State women’s coach who died of breast cancer in 2009. Funds raised for the game go to the Kay […]
Read moreBDN Reports on 2015 ‘M’ Club Dean Smith Award Winners
The Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine women’s basketball player Liz Wood and track and field athlete Wilson Adams received the school’s 2015 “M” Club Dean Smith Award during an academic ceremony Monday night. The award is presented annually to the top male and female student-athletes with outstanding academic and athletic achievement along with […]
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