TRACK & FIELD'S KASTE GARNERS WEEKLY CONFERENCE AWARD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Graduate student Jeff Kaste (Atkinson, N.H.), of the University of New Hampshire men's track & field team, was named America East Field Performer of the Week for the week ending Dec. 13, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

Kaste led the Wildcats to a three-point victory against Maine on Saturday, recording a pair of top-two finishes. Kaste won the weight throw, an event in which he holds the top spot in the conference standings, with an IC4A-qualifying distance of 17.94 meters. In the shot put, Kaste finished second with a throw of 15.19 meters.

The Wildcats return to action Saturday, Jan. 23 at noon when they play host to Holy Cross and Quinnipiac in a tri-meet at the Paul Sweet Oval.