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7/21/2008

Korhonen and McCarron Complete 3,500 Mile Cross Country Charity Cycling Trip

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Jon & Andy's Daily Blog
On Friday afternoon, former UMass track and field standouts Jon Korhonen and Andy McCarron completed their cross country charity cycling fundraiser as they rolled across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The pair logged over 3,500 miles as they rode from Boston to San Fran in 35 days raising over $14,000 for the Children's Hunger Fund. The pair will spend some vacation time in San Francisco before returning back to Amherst for a welcome back party on August 16. (more)

Korhonen, McCarron Riding Cross Country For Charity

6/24/2008

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California, here they come. UMass cross country/track alums Jon Korhonen and Andy McCarron logged many miles running around Western Massachusetts during their collegiate days in Amherst. Despite being several years out of college competition, cross-country still beckons, but in a different way. They are in the midst of a a real cross-country challenge where they will travel 3,500 miles to San Francisco in 40 days, riding the entire trip on their bicycles to raise money for the Children's Hunger Fund. (more)

Track Foursome Turn In Strong Performances At NCAA East Regional Meet

6/1/2008

Redshirt junior Kristen Bakanowski (Northboro, Mass.), senior Christina DeRosa (Sound Beach, N.Y.), junior Jesse Regnier (Hampden, Mass.) and Lisa Wilson (Holden, Mass.) each turned in strong performances on Friday and Saturday night as they represented the UMass track and field teams at the NCAA East Regional Meet hosted by Florida State University. DeRosa will now wait to hear if she qualifies for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000 meters. She is currently ranked 28th nationally in the event. Last season, the NCAA took 27 competitors in the 10K field. (more)

05/29/2008

UMass Quartet Tracks Down To Florida State For NCAA East Regionals

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Four University of Massachusetts track and field student-athletes will head to Florida State this Friday and Saturday for the NCAA East Regional Meet. Kristen Bakanowski (pole vault), Christina DeRosa (5,000 meters), and Lisa Wilson (discus) will represent the UMass women's team, while Jesse Regnier (3,000 meter steeplechase) represents the men's team. Each will be competing to qualify for the NCAA National Championship Meet.

05/27/2008

Ryan Durkin Named 21st Century Leader At UMass Commencement

For senior men's track captain Ryan Durkin, his final week at the University of Massachusetts was a good one. It started on Monday with Durkin being a featured speaker at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center for the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund's 59th annual banquet. He followed that up the next day by becoming just the second person in school history to complete a marathon inside the Curry Hicks Cage. At Saturday's 138th Commencement, Durkin was named one of 11 seniors presented with the 21st Century Leader Award which is co-sponsored by the Chancellor's Office and the Alumni Association.

05/18/2008

Lisa Wilson Breaks School Record In Discus Throw At ECAC Championships

Men's Results | Women's Results
The UMass track and field teams traveled to Princeton University over the weekend where the men competed in the IC4A Championships and the women competed in the ECAC Championships. Sophomore Lisa Wilson (Holden, Mass.) had the top performance of the weekend after placing sixth in the discus throw. Wilson broke the UMass school record with a throw of 155 feet, 9 inches. Wilson surpassed Natalie Hart's throw of 153 feet, 8 inches that was set back in 1993. In addition, Wilson now qualifies for the NCAA Regional Meet in two weeks.

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