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XC 2005
Indoor 2005 - 2006
Outdoor 2006
Jumbos Take Fifth, Kennedy All American
Coming off of their third straight New England Regional title, the Jumbos headed into the 2005 NCAA DIII championship race with high hopes of a top four finish and the chance to b...
Jumbos Come away with Third Straight Regional Championship
The Jumbos toed the line on Saturday at the New England Regional Championships needing a top 3 finish to secure a spot at the national championships on November 19th. While confid...
Tufts Emerges from ECACs with Many PRs in Hand
Tufts second seven finished 9th at the ECAC championships in Waterford Connecticut on Saturday. The team was lead by Anyenda Inyagwa whose time of 26:19 was one mintute and ten se...
Tufts takes the NESCAC title for a third consecutive year
On a cold and overcast day, the Tufts Jumbos made the long trip to Middletown, CT to battle for top NESCAC honors. While many would characterize Wesleyan's home course as "Grafton...
Wisconsin Is Good Home For Jumbos
In a race Tufts Varsity attended because it featured some top Division III competition and closely resembled nationals, the Jumbos performed as well as they have all year. After w...
Tufts Finishes 6th overall, first out of DIII teams
Tufts ran strong today in wet and muddy conditions to come out with a 6th place, first out of DIII teams and a mere 20 points out of fourth. Senior co-captain Matt Lacey (25:05) l...
Small Squad Hits Keene
While the varsity group rested up for big races coming up in the next two races, the rest of the team went to work on the deceptively challenging Keene St course. Once again pack ...
Tufts Protects Its House
Tufts performed well at the season's only home meet, putting five in the top 15 for the second straight first place finish at the annual Jumbo Invitational. Matt Lacey (25:41) ...
The Jumbos Run to Plan at UMass Dartmouth
On a potentially volatile day with Tropical Storm Ophelia just off shore, the 2005 Jumbos were profoundly calm. With a game plan in hand, the team relaxed and pondered the results...
Pack Running and PRs at Conn College
With the major championships races still two months away, the Jumbos were instructed to use the Connecticut College Invitational as an exercise in pack running. The top crew was a...
Jumbos Reunite at Alumni Run
Twenty-three alumni and friends came back to the farm course at Grafton to join the twenty-seven current jumbos in starting off their season. The 5k race was only a part of the da...
Tufts Cross Country 2005 Season Preview
The TUXC team of 2004 had the most successful season in the program?s history. The Triple Crown (NESCAC, ECAC, and Regional Championships) was defended for a second consecutive ye...
Fred Jones Places 4th in Long Jump at NCAA's
Five Jumbos were able to continue their stellar indoor seasons by earning spots in the NCAA Division III National Championships hosted by St. Olaf College. Matt Fortin, Matt La...
IC4A's Prove Disappointing for 4x4 Relay
The Jumbos ran only the 1600 meter relay at the IC4A Chamionship meet at BU. The team of freshman standout Will Forde, Nathan Scott, Patrick Mahoney, and senior tri-Captain Trevor ...
Jumbos Get Season Bests and NCAA Qualifiers at Last Chance Meet
Tufts University traveled to Coxe Cage at Yale University for a Last Chance Meet hosted by Trinity. For most of the Jumbos, this competition was the final opportunity to acheive an...
Tufts 11th at All New England Championships
The Jumbos went up against Division I powerhouses this weekend in the All New England Championship at Boston University. Where last weekend was approached with a Team success ment...
Jumbo Performances From Tufts Not Enough to Upset Williams
Tufts entered the Division III NE Championships fielding the strongest team in the school's history, but it wasn't enough to upset defending favorite Williams College. The Ephs be...
Scott sets School Record in Pentathlon as Jumbos lead the Field After Day 1
On Day 1 of New Englands, Tufts sent 5 Pentathletes to MIT to attempt to secure a lead going into Day 2. Senior Lionel Yarmon, sophomores Nathan Scott and Jeremy Arak, and freshme...
Double Header Weekend Proves Superb for Jumbos
The Team was split up this weekend with a number of competitors at both BU and MIT. Both sections put up huge performances at both meets. The air crackled with excitement at MIT...
Stampede of Performances as Gantcher Says Goodbye to Strong Senior Class
This Saturday marked the last time the Jumbos Seniors would run inside their home Gantcher Center, and they made a point of showing that. The strongest senior class Tufts has seen ...
Jumbos Run to a Second Place Finish at Bowdoin
The Jumbos had a great showing at Bowdoin on Saturday. With Competitors like Springfield College and MIT in attendance the meet was guaranteed to hold tough competition. Early in t...
Lacey, Kennedy, Kantos Qualify Provisionally in 5k at Terrier
Friday afternoon, Tufts distance athletes Matt Lacey, Josh Kennedy, and Chris Kantos ran the 5k at Boston University's Terrier Invite. For the first time in Tufts history, the Jumb...
Tufts Edges Out Victory at Jumbo Invitational
The Jumbos hosted their second invitational of the 2006 season and came away with a very close victory. The meet featured competition from Bates College, SUNY Plattsburgh and Trini...
Full Team Effort at Tufts Invitational
In their first home meet of the season the Jumbos wasted no time in posting some great performances, making themselves known to their NESCAC rivals. Many members of the Cross C...
Arak Leads Team to 7th Place Finish at Dartmouth Relays
Tufts finished 7th out of 14 teams at the Dartmouth relays with only three athletes competing, all of whom scored points for the Jumbos. Sophomore Jeremy Arak won the high jump sm...
Jumbos Open Season at Husky Carnival
The 2005-2006 Indoor Track season got off to a strong start on Saturday. With nearly forty Jumbos competing and most of the Cross Country runners taking the weekend off, the team s...
The Team is Preparing for a Break-through Season that will Put them over the Top this year
The Men's track and field team is looking to have a break-through year in this 2005-2006 track season. The expectations have never been higher mainly because 10 out of the 15 poi...
Ethan Barron Named Head Coach of Tufts Cross Country and Track and Field
After an extremely successful year for both Cross Country and Track, interim head coach Ethan Barron has been offered and accepted a full time position as the head coach of the men...
Fred Jones is National Champion, Dan Marcy 6th in Triple Jump
Four Jumbos were accepted into the NCAA Division III Championships. This meet marks the culmination of the hard work for many athletes. The competition was held by Benedictine Univ...
Jumbos Compete at ECAC Championships
A few Jumbos traveled to Springfield College on Thursday to take part in the first day of competition at ECAC championships. Some athletes were looking for national qualifiers whil...
Field Events Strong at All New England Championships
A small squad was in competition at the All New England Championships hosted by MIT. The field events were particularly strong for the Jumbos this weekend. With some excellent perf...
Trevor Williams wins NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Senior tri-captain Trevor Williams (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) of the Tufts University men's track & field team was recently selected as one of 58 students in the nation to rec...
Tufts Takes 2nd Place at Division III NE's
All the Jumbos walked into the New England Division III Championships with one goal in mind, performing at the highest level. The result was an unanticipated second place finish. O...
Jumbos take 2nd at NESCAC's
On a beautiful day at Bowdoin College, the Tufts track team worked hard to earn a second place finish. Williams College was victorious with an impressive 214 points while Tufts fol...
Stellar Performances Despite Cold Weather In NH
The Jumbos traveled to Hanover, NH for the Dartmouth Invitational anticipating Good competition and fair weather. Only the former greeted the Tufts athletes during the competition....
Jumbos Take Advantage of Good Competition and Good Weather at Lowell
For the first time this season the Jumbos found good weather at UMass Lowell, and took advantage of it to post a number of PR's and qualification times. Leading the day off Tim...
Fast Times and Big Marks at Hillside Relays
The Tufts Jumbos hosted their second meet of the outdoor season and saw some great performances. Teams from all divisions (I-III) were present, and the competition level was high. ...
Rain, Sun and Balmy weather at Snowflake Classic
The 2006 Snowflake classic was just the second outdoor meet hosted by Tufts University in over five years. The day saw a few weather patterns, but thankfully no snow. Another w...