Cross Country: 1998: One of the top two UMass finishers at every race...Led Minutemen runners with a 19th place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship... 1997: Placed among the top three UMass runners in all but one race...Second Minuteman to cross the finish line at the Atlantic 10 Championship, 26th overall... 1996: Finished 24th at the UMass Invitational... Indoor: 1998-99: Placed 7th in the 3,000 meters (8:50.17) at the Atlantic 10 Championships...Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the New England Championships in a time of 14:59.55... 1997-98: Placed fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 5000 meters...Finished 18th at the New England Championships in the 5000 meters... Outdoor: 1999: Placed fifth in the 10,000 meters (32:42.59) in the Atlantic 10 Championships...Also placed fifth in the 10,000 meters (31:48.44) in the New England Championships... 1998: Seventh in the 10000 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championships (32:36.70)... 1997: Placed eighth in the 10000 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championships (34:15.0)... at Monson: Led senior cross country team to undefeated season and league championship...Western Mass. Division II Individual Champion...Also played four years of basketball and golf... Personal: Born December 27, 1977...An Education major...Son of Ronald and Maureen Somers. |
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