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From MassLive.com:
Kevin and David Johnson went to the 4th of July Road Race Monday gunning for a record.
They got it.
In a competitive field on a humid morning, the 22-year-old twins from Ludlow ran down the course record, with Kevin covering the flat 5K in 15 minutes 11 seconds, and David crossing two seconds later.
The Johnsons said they were going after the course record of 15:15, which was set by former Ludlow High School teammate Brian Fuller in 2009.
"We were joking with Fuller on the phone," David Johnson explained. "He's in Colorado right now, and we were going to take down his course record without him here to defend it. That's what our goal was going into the day.
"With 250 meters to go, I knew we were running a good pace and I wanted to make sure both of us got under the course record. I yelled at Kevin to go and I saw him pick it up a little bit to the finish."
Kevin Johnson said, "We talked to Brian beforehand. He's our friend but he didn't want us to break his record."
David Johnson and Joe Czupryna grabbed the lead at the start before Kevin Johnson grabbed the top spot 1 mile into the fast course.
"We were pretty close," said David Johnson of the early stages of the race. "Me and our other teammate, Joe Czupryna, went through the mile pretty quick - maybe 4:50 pace. I was feeling a little sluggish before the race so I told Kevin I would do a lot of work for him. That worked for about a mile and then I fell back a little bit to Kevin, and then Kevin was pulling the train from 1 mile to the finish."
Even though he had the lead, Kevin Johnson knew he had to keep working. He stayed strong and topped the course record by four seconds.
"It was great. Both Dave and Brian have won the race, but I've never won it," Kevin Johnson said. "We had a bunch of UMass guys come and it was great to run with them again."
Read the full article here.
Kevin and David Johnson went to the 4th of July Road Race Monday gunning for a record.
They got it.
In a competitive field on a humid morning, the 22-year-old twins from Ludlow ran down the course record, with Kevin covering the flat 5K in 15 minutes 11 seconds, and David crossing two seconds later.
The Johnsons said they were going after the course record of 15:15, which was set by former Ludlow High School teammate Brian Fuller in 2009.
"We were joking with Fuller on the phone," David Johnson explained. "He's in Colorado right now, and we were going to take down his course record without him here to defend it. That's what our goal was going into the day.
"With 250 meters to go, I knew we were running a good pace and I wanted to make sure both of us got under the course record. I yelled at Kevin to go and I saw him pick it up a little bit to the finish."
Kevin Johnson said, "We talked to Brian beforehand. He's our friend but he didn't want us to break his record."
David Johnson and Joe Czupryna grabbed the lead at the start before Kevin Johnson grabbed the top spot 1 mile into the fast course.
"We were pretty close," said David Johnson of the early stages of the race. "Me and our other teammate, Joe Czupryna, went through the mile pretty quick - maybe 4:50 pace. I was feeling a little sluggish before the race so I told Kevin I would do a lot of work for him. That worked for about a mile and then I fell back a little bit to Kevin, and then Kevin was pulling the train from 1 mile to the finish."
Even though he had the lead, Kevin Johnson knew he had to keep working. He stayed strong and topped the course record by four seconds.
"It was great. Both Dave and Brian have won the race, but I've never won it," Kevin Johnson said. "We had a bunch of UMass guys come and it was great to run with them again."
Read the full article here.
Happy birthday to Emily Cota of UMass Women's Soccer and Karen Roa of UMass Women's Cross Country/Track & Field!
Recent UMass graduates David and Kevin Johnson were both mentioned in Bill Wells' column on MassLive.com today:
JOHNSON MAKES ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Ludlow's Kevin Johnson, who graduated from the University of Massachusetts in May, was selected to the Capital One All-Academic second team for the second year in a row.
In the spring, Johnson ran the fifth-fastest time in the history of the UMass men's track program in the 10K.
Johnson graduated with a 4.0 GPA. During his career, he was selected to 11 academic-based teams, and was also named the UMass Male Fall Scholar-Athlete in 2009. He'll attend the Dartmouth College Medical School in Hanover, N.H., in September.
Kevin Johnson (17:34) finished two seconds ahead of his twin brother, David, at the Summerfest 3.5 Mile Cross Country Race in Holyoke Sunday.
Read the full column on MassLive.com.
JOHNSON MAKES ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Ludlow's Kevin Johnson, who graduated from the University of Massachusetts in May, was selected to the Capital One All-Academic second team for the second year in a row.
In the spring, Johnson ran the fifth-fastest time in the history of the UMass men's track program in the 10K.
Johnson graduated with a 4.0 GPA. During his career, he was selected to 11 academic-based teams, and was also named the UMass Male Fall Scholar-Athlete in 2009. He'll attend the Dartmouth College Medical School in Hanover, N.H., in September.
Kevin Johnson (17:34) finished two seconds ahead of his twin brother, David, at the Summerfest 3.5 Mile Cross Country Race in Holyoke Sunday.
Read the full column on MassLive.com.
UMass Athletics wishes a happy birthday to Jeff Hill, (men's cross country/track), Brianna Concialdi (women's lacrosse), Greg Anderson (men's lacrosse) and Therese Smith (women's soccer).
Jeff and Brianna celebrated their birthdays on Sunday, while Greg and Therese are our Monday birthdays.
Happy Birthday to Football's Julian Talley, Women's Track & Field's Katherine Finnegan, and Women's Lacrosse's Sarah Mullen!
Lots of UMass birthdays from the weekend and today! Jasmine Watson of the women's basketball team celebrated on Saturday, while Erika Unger of the track team enjoyed her day yesterday.
On Monday, make sure to say happy birthday to Mike Lee of the football team, Ryan Hollenbaugh of the men's lacrosse team and Christine Cutry of the field hockey team.
Four UMass athletes will be in action over the next three days as the NCAA East Preliminary Round gets underway in Bloomington, Ind., on the campus of Indiana University.
Dan Barry will be the lone Minuteman in action today as he will run in the fourth heat of the 1500m, which begins at approximately 5 p.m. The top-five per heat will move on to the national quarterfinal on May 28, plus the next four fastest times.
Tomorrow night, Karen Roa and Sean Duncan will be running in the 3,000m Steeplechase. Roa is in the third women's heat with the event set to begin at 8:30 p.m. Duncan will run in the second heat of the men's steeple, which will begin around 9:10 p.m. Top-three per-heat will qualify for the national semifinal on June 8, along with the next three fastest.
Stephanie Aguguo will be competing in the triple jump, which begins at 1 p.m. on Friday. Top-12 in the field will advance to the national final on June 10. She is mentioned in today's Worcester Telegram.
All the meet information can be found on this page on iuhoosiers.com, including live results and live video streams of the running events: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
Dan Barry will be the lone Minuteman in action today as he will run in the fourth heat of the 1500m, which begins at approximately 5 p.m. The top-five per heat will move on to the national quarterfinal on May 28, plus the next four fastest times.
Tomorrow night, Karen Roa and Sean Duncan will be running in the 3,000m Steeplechase. Roa is in the third women's heat with the event set to begin at 8:30 p.m. Duncan will run in the second heat of the men's steeple, which will begin around 9:10 p.m. Top-three per-heat will qualify for the national semifinal on June 8, along with the next three fastest.
Stephanie Aguguo will be competing in the triple jump, which begins at 1 p.m. on Friday. Top-12 in the field will advance to the national final on June 10. She is mentioned in today's Worcester Telegram.
All the meet information can be found on this page on iuhoosiers.com, including live results and live video streams of the running events: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
A pair of juniors celebrate birthdays on May 8: rower Kimberly Patrick and women's runner Elyse Yarmosky
Best wishes for a great birthday on May 6 to sophomore runner Courtney Baldwin and freshman lacrosse player Peter Von Rosenvinge. Enjoy your big day!!
On April 25, we wish Happy Birthday to the following: field hockey sophomore Kara Charochak, track sophomore Nick Otis, lacrosse assistant coach and former All-American goalie Doc Schneider and swimming junior Kayla Tegeler.
On April 21, we wish Happy Birthday to women's runner Anne Blackney, men's basketball forward Raphiael Putney and men's swimmer Andrew Thurston.
On the day of Minuteman Invitational, we wish Happy Birthday to a pair of track members on April 16: Nicole Bishop, Rachelle Bourque
Best wishes for Happy Birthdays on April 13 to hockey head coach Don "Toot" Cahoon, women's runner Elizabeth Fisk and men's basketball forward Matt Hill.
Matt Strong of The Daily Collegian has a recap of last weekend's track and field meet, and previews this weekend's UMass Invitational.
"The Minutemen will look to pick up where they left off last weekend, building on a first-place finish at the Yellow Jacket Invitational."
UMass Winter Scholar-Athlete Luncheon - Cerie Mosgrove, Sean Busch. Speeches by Female honoree Cerie Mosgrove (women's basketball), Associate Head Coach Steve Lanpher, Professor Glenn Wong and Track & Field Coach Ken O'Brien. Busch was unable to attend.
Senior Cerie Mosgrove of the women's basketball team and senior Sean Busch of the men's track & field squad have been named the 2011 UMass Winter Scholar-Athletes. The duo will be honored at the UMass Sports Luncheon today, Apr. 6, at Room 1009 of the Campus Center at 12:15 p.m.
Also, the UMass Athletes of the Week will be recognized: Sara Plourde of the softball team, who was also named the National Player of the Week and Katie Ferris of the women's lacrosse squad, who tallied 12 points in two wins for No. 11 UMass.
The Daily Record has a feature story on UMass women's track and field alumn, Nastaran Whitson, who was recentely named the All Daily Records Girls Indoor Track Coach of the Year for her work with Morris Hills High School . During her time at UMass, Whitson competed in the heptathlon as a multi for the Minutewomen.
Whitson was promoted to head coach of the girls team this year and led the squad to the NJSIAA North 1 Group II state sectional title, the second straight for the Scarlet Knights.
Happy Birthday to a trio of UMass freshmen on March 29: women's runner Melody Lam, hockey forward Troy Power and football lineman Jeff Skoog.
Four UMass birthdays on March 3, best wishes for a happy day to hockey sophomore Mike Donnellan, freshman swimmer Matt Grippo, sophomore quarterback Jesse Hunt and senior track runner Brian Tino.
Big day for the UMass birthday brigade with five birthdays on Feb. 25. Let's celebrate with
basketball senior Hashim Bailey, men's track junior Andrew Erwin, men's lacrosse freshman goalie Reed Goodhue, men's track sophomore Conor Megee and sophomore swimmer Tim O'Neill.
On Feb. 23, we wish best birthday wishes to track & field/cross country runner Claire Pettit and defensive back Shane Viveiros
Checkout this notebook blurb about the men's track and field team from over the weekend. Dick Baker from The Springfield Republican highlights the career of Ken O'Brien, and the success of his squad through the 2011 season.
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Over the weekend the Minutemen crowned four A-10 Champions.
Checkout Scott Cournoyer's recap of the Giegengack Invitational. The Daily Collegian recaps the two-day event in which both the men and women had a series of strong performances.
"Overall, I was very pleased with the way our team performed, we had some more guys qualify for New England and IC4A events and that's important when thinking about going even further, said coach Ken O'Brien."
Checkout this article from The Sun Chronicle about UMass thrower Kevin Spieler. The senior competitor already has qualified for the New England Championships in the weight throw.
"Former Attleboro High Bombardier Kevin Spieler, a senior with the UMass-Amherst track team, had himself quite a meet at the Reebok Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center last weekend" writes Peter Gobis.
Best wishes for a great birthday on Feb. 1 to women's lacrosse junior Ryan Gormanand senior distance runner Patrick McAllister
Check out Telegram.com's
article on UMass track and field alum Kristin Bakanowski getting hired at
Algonquin Regional High School as an assistant track and field coach. "Danielson's
departure gives former Algonquin and UMass star Kristen Bakanowski an opportunity to fulfill a dream by
coaching at her alma mater. A T&G Super Team pick
in indoor and outdoor track, the 25-year-old Bakanowski set the Algonquin
record in the pole vault (12 feet) and competed on the national stage more than
once before continuing her storied career for the Minutewomen, where she set
their school record at 12 feet, 11-3/4 inches."
Best birthday wishes to senior track runner Sonny Gamble and sophomore hockey defenseman Darren Rowe
Best wishes for a great day today on Jan. 19 as women's cross country/track runner Kristin Darling and softball freshman Maggie Quealy celebrate birthdays.
Best wishes for a Happy Birthday on Jan. 17 to men's track thrower David McKenna and football linebacker Ryan Delaire
With the indoor track & field season opening up this weekend for the Minutemen and Minutewomen, the Boston Herald has a nice preview of both UMass teams.
Like the United States Postal Service, the UMass indoor track and field team delivers on time, no matter what the weather is.
Wednesday's mammoth nor'easter hardly was a hurdle for the Minutemen as they prepared for this weekend's season-opening Sorlien Memorial Invitational in Kingston, R.I.
Continue reading UMass track set for run at glory
A trio of UMass birthdays today. Best wishes for a great day on Jan. 10 to rowing's Elizabeth Euiler, men's trackster Daniel Schwartz and football lineman Vincent Westcarr.
A quartet of birthdays on Jan. 3. Best wishes to women's track sophomore Christina Chapman, women's swimming freshman Colleen Hespeler, field hockey All-American Alesha Widdall and men's swimming freshman Jake Wingfield.
A quartet of UMass student-athlete birthdays on Dec. 14: graduate student swimmer Shannon Archer, sophomore sprinter Emma Riedel and freshman soccer defender Annie Ward.
We are sad to announce the passing for former UMass four-sport athlete Dick "Bear" Riley, class of 1960, who died on Dec. 6, 2010.
Riley was an All-Yankee Conference tackle and three-year starter in football. He also medaling in the New England Collegiate Heavyweight Wresting Championships.
Riley was also a letterman in lacrosse for Coach Dick Garber and lettered in track throwing the hammer for Coach Bill Footrick .
Read his full obituary by reading below or in the Nashua Telegraph.
Continue reading 4-Sport Letterman Dick "Bear" Riley Passes Away.
Happy Birthday to this trio, celebrating on Dec. 10: tennis freshman Jessica Podlofsky, soccer senior Chris Vaccaro and junior track jumper Daniel Wu.
Happy Birthday to junior lacrosse players Seth Berggren and Mike Fetterly along with junior trackster Rhonda Kolaric all three turn 21 today.
Happy Birthday: Nov. 30 to men's track junior Mark Hewitt.
On Nov. 7, we wish Happy Birthday to junior baseball player Alex Fischer, track sophomore Andrew Grube and football freshman Brandon Hill.
Four UMass student-athlete Birthdays on Nov. 2.
From men's swimming Dan Backler
From football Quinton Sales
Men's Track Daniel Barry, Women's Soccer Meghan Collins, Men's Track twins David Johnson and Kevin Johnson, Women's Track Jaime Mastrorio and Women's Track Jennifer Simao
Barry Collins D. Johnson K. Johnson
Mastrorio Simao
Busy day for UMass Athlete Birthdays on Oct. 4 as men's track sprinter Arjun Collins, women's soccer player Jen Houtmann, football lineman Travis Poston and rower Erin Stockman all celebrate!
Houtman Poston Stockman
Best wishes for a Happy Birthday to track runner Nicolai Naranjo on Sept. 7.
A big day of birthdays for UMass student-athletes on Aug. 29: Stephane Aguguo (track & field), Marc Concannon (hockey), Perry McIntyre (football), Chris Roswess (men's soccer)
Happy Birthday wishes to track runner Rosalind Murphy, who celebrates her big day on Aug. 27.
Happy Birthday to trackster Andrew O'Donnell on Aug. 20. 
Best wishes to track and field member Michelle Jenssen, who celebrates her birthday today.
Happy Birthday - Aug. 10: Carl Jewell from men's track field & Dorothy Polatin from women's swimming and diving.
In this column from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Patch, former UMass cross country/track runner and Scotch Plains-Fanwood native, Walter J. Biner, writes about his experiences serving in Afghanistan with the United States Army. In this first installment, Biner introduces himself and provides background on his deployment. Definitely an interesting read!
Wishes for a great birthday to junior track and field member Michael McDonough of Woburn.
Happy Birthday on Aug. 5 to rower Molly Bogle and runner Madeline Nally.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - JULY 19:
Danielle
McNiff (Cross Country), Darius Velez (Track & Field)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - July 6
Sean
Duncan (Cross Country/Track & Field)
