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XC 2004
Indoor 2004 - 2005
Outdoor 2005
Tufts Sixth at Nationals
Tufts Captures its Highest National Finish in Team History A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet. A mix of light and heavy rain covered ...
Sophomore Josh Kennedy Earns All-American Honors
Josh Kennedy capped off a great season, placing 32nd out of 215 runners at the NCAA DIII National Cross Country Meet at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, WI. His time of 25:16....
Jumbos Win Regionals, Head to NCAA
The Jumbos won the New England Div III Championship Saturday, earning them a trip to the NCAA national championship next week in Eau Claire, WI. Tufts put their five scoring runne...
Jumbos Take ECAC Title
Thirty-four teams from throughout the Northeast converged on Tufts Veterinary School for the 2004 ECAC Championship. The Tufts men took first for the second year in a row (and the...
Tufts takes NESCAC Title for a Second Consecutive Year
On what might be described as a perfect day for cross country running, the Tufts Jumbos won their second consecutive NESCAC title in Waterville, Maine. Hosted by Colby College,...
Tufts Runs Together for Second at Twin Brooks
The Tufts Cross Country Team returned to Twin Brooks Recreational Park, home of the Division III New England Regional meet. As can be expected in Maine on a fall day, the temperat...
Tufts Sixth at New England Championships
Facing their first championship meet of the season the Tufts University Jumbos saw an opportunity for a breakout race. Ranked sixth in the country heading into the All-New England...
Tufts Places Third at Keene State Invite
With the chill of fall beginning to blanket New England, the Tufts Cross Country team voyaged out to Keene, New Hampshire to take part in the Keene State Invitational. Keene State...
Tufts XC Captures First Win of the Season
As can be expected every year, the Jumbo Invitation at Grafton was presented with a sunny day with the temperature hovering in the mid to upper 70s. Teams of note included NESCAC ...
TUXC Split Squad finishes 8th at UMass Dartmouth
In one of the weirdest races of his life, junior Matt Lacey ran one of his best. All he needed was a little help from a Japanese national team and an old friend. Despite running...
Tufts Places Fourth at Conn. College Invite
The Tufts University Men's Cross Country team placed fourth at the Connecticut College Invitational on Saturday. Using their patented strategy of racing and resting victory was sa...
TUXC Makes It Two in a Row at Alumni Run
It was a hot, sunny day for the 13th annual Alumni Run. With the temperature in the lower 80s a mass of new, veteran, and past Jumbos converged on the newly mowed hayfield. Graft...
Fred Jones 2nd in LJ; Brigham 8th in 5k; DMR 8th
This year's trip to the 2005 Division III NCAA Championship was by all accounts a successful one. Six Jumbos made the trip to the national meet at Illinois Wesleyan University and...
Jumbos Compete at Last Chance
A handful of Jumbos traveled to Yale University where Trinity College hosted their "Last Chance Meet." The competition was, as the name suggests, the last opportunity to qualify f...
Kaye Sets School Record at Open New Englands
Senior captain Aaron Kaye ran to a blazing 2:28.93 in the 1000 meter run this evening at the Open New England Championships hosted by Boston University. His time broke the record ...
Tufts 2nd at Division III New Englands
After a tightly-contested day of competition, the Jumbos fell to Williams college, 123-108.5 at the New England Division III Championships held at the Gantcher Center. Behind the ...
Tufts Finishes Up Regular Season With Stampede
The Jumbos rounded out the regular season with the non-scoring Tufts Stampede. For some athletes, the meet served as a final opportunity to qualify for the post-season. For other...
Tufts Smashes DMR Record. Brigham, Lacey Get Times
On an exciting night for Tufts Track and Field, the Distance Medley Relay team of Aaron Kaye, Trevor Williams, Patrick Mahoney, and Matt Fortin ran 10:01.33 to smash the school rec...
Tufts Wins Again At Invite 3
The Jumbos won the Tufts Invite 3 this afternoon in decisive fashion, taking a clean sweep of Invites 1, 2, and 3. The meet marks the second to last regular season meet of the ind...
Tufts Second Against Tough Competition at Bowdoin
The Jumbos had good performances from several athletes, but came up short against tough competition from MIT. Tufts came into the meet with several key players dealing with minor ...
DMR Runs to a New School Record at Terrier Invite
The Tufts DMR team finished 6th in a new school record of 10:07.02, which is also good enough for a provisional qualification. This is seen as an opening benchmark that will be lo...
Tufts Tallies Another Win at Tufts Invite 2
Tufts won its second home meet decisively with 199 points, far ahead of second place Bates' 121 points. As usual, Tufts dominated in the jumps and hurdles. However, the young spr...
Tufts Wins First Tufts Invitational
The Tufts Track and Field team claimed victory over 9 other New England colleges with 233 points today at the Gantcher Center for Tufts Invitational #1. Second at the meet with a ...
Jumbos Start off 2005 at the Dartmouth Relays
Fourteen members of the Tufts University Indoor Track and Field team cut their break short to compete against DI, DII, DIII, and Canadian competition at the Dartmouth Relays. To s...
The Jumbos Qualify 2 for Nationals at the December Preseason Meet
The Annual Husky Classic hosted by Northeastern University at the Reggie Lewis Complex is a time for sprinters and field athletes to gauge how their fall training has or hasn't gon...
Young Sprints Aim to Match Long Distance Team's Success
By Kristy Cunningham Daily Editorial Board The sprinters on the men's track team often fall into the shadow of their highly successful distance-running teammates. Though they ...
Distance Runners Anticipate Another Successful Season
By Jessica Genninger Daily Staff Writer If the distance runners perform for the track team like they did for the cross country team this fall, then this indoor men's track and ...
The 2004-2005 Campaign Ends, 9 All-American Honors in Hand
With the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet over, the campaign of the 2004-2005 school year is finally complete. The meet marks the 33rd time Jumbos have competed since the first cros...
Jones Takes 2nd in Triple, 7th in Long; Disappointment in 5K
Fred Jones jumped 14.98 meters (49'1.75) in the triple jump to set a new school record and earn him second place at the NCAA national championship Saturday afternoon. Fred als...
Field Events Shine for Jumbos at ECACs
For the few brave Jumbos who put off summer for another week to compete at the ECAC championships, the weekend was a success. Nate Scott got things started on Thursday in the Deca...
Galvin's PR Leads Team at All-NE Champs
Jason Galvin improved his standing on the national lists with a strong performance in the hammer. His new personal record (PR) in the event led the Jumbos at the All New England c...
Another School Record Falls
Matt Lacey continues his streak of PR's with a national qualifying 30:04 in the 10,000. Along with two other Jumbos, Matt traveled to Princeton University for the IC4A Championshi...
Rainy Division III Championships
The New England Division III Championships hosted by Springfield College represented a great opportunity for Jumbos to post performances against the best competition in New England...
Team Effort Earns Second Place
Tufts took second place at the NESCAC Championship on a strong all-around effort. The team was led by individual champions Nate Brigham (5000m), Matt Lacey (10,000m), and Fred Jon...
Lacey 14:19, Brigham 30:14 -- New School Records
Junior Matt Lacey ran 14:19.37 tonight in the 5000 meters. This breaks the old school record by 12 seconds. In addition, the time meets the automatic qualifying standard for the ...
Jumbos Compete at Rainy Dartmouth Invite
The Jumbos concluded their regular season at the Dartmouth Invitational. Constant rains fell on Hanover, NH throughout the afternoon, leaving the squad thoroughly soaked. For som...
Tufts Competes at UMass Lowell
Tufts Track & Field traveled to Lowell to compete against programs from host UMass - Lowell, and other Division II and Division III schools from throughout New England. Saturday's...
School/Facility/National Performances at Inaugural Hillside Relays
Tufts Track & Field had a "grand re-opening" of their track and field facility this weekend. The meet was highlighted by stellar performances at Friday's distance carnival. That ...
NCAA Qualifiers and School Record at Hillside Relays Evening Distance Carnival
This evening produced some of the best early season racing in the history of New England track and field. Under beautifully clear skies and with perfect low 50 degree temperatures...
Scott finishes third in the Hillside Relays Decathlon
First year Nate Scott finished third this afternoon in his first ever collegiate decathlon, with a point total of 5468. He had solid performances in the hurdles (17.83), discus (2...
Jumbos Must Wait to Open New Track
Saturday's meet was cancelled due to the forecasted rainstorm. The Jumbos will now wait until their upcoming home meet to open their outdoor season and inaugurate their newly resu...
Jumbos Head Outdoors
Having finished the indoor season as runner-up in the New England DIII Championship and come home from the National meet with six All-American honors, a regional athlete of the yea...