TRACK & FIELD WRAPS UP DAY ONE AT NCAA EAST REGIONAL

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Graduate student Jeff Kaste (Atkinson, N.H.), and seniors Paul DeTurk (Durham, N.H.) and Erica Jesseman (Scarborough, Maine) all competed for the University of New Hampshire outdoor track & field team on the first day of the NCAA East Regional at North Carolina A&T State University's Irwin Bell Track on Thursday.

In the men's hammer throw, Kaste and DeTurk placed 29th and 37th, respectively, with marks of 56.86 meters and 54.19m.

Jesseman finished 28th in the women's 10,000m in a time of 36:20.97.

The Wildcats return to action Friday for day two of the NCAA East Regional. Senior Ashlee Lathrop (Sherburne, N.Y.) kicks things off at 11 a.m. in the women's hammer throw. Senior Brice Paey (Milton, N.H.) tosses the men's shot put at 3 p.m., while classmate Rita Ciambra (Hanover, N.H.) competes in the women's pole vault at 4 p.m. Senior Matt O'Connor (Rhinebeck, N.Y.) wraps things up at 8:30 p.m. when he runs in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Links to live results and live video are available at  www.UNHWildcats.com.