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XC 2008
Indoor 2008 - 2009
Outdoor 2009
Jesse Faller Earns Second All-American Honor
Jesse Faller kicked past 10 other runners in the final mile at the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn his second All-America honor in as many years. Faller finished the ...
Faller 2nd Overall, Advances to National Championships
As the teams headed to the line for the 2008 New England Cross Country Championships this weekend at Williams College, they were greeted by driving wind and rain. The Jumbos toed t...
Jumbos Take Tumble at ECAC Championships
One week after the NESCAC Championships the Jumbo XC squad headed down to Bristol, RI and Colt State Park for the ECAC Championships. With the top six from the previous week restin...
Faller and Welch Lead Jumbos to 4th in Conference
A crisp November morning marked the start of the championship season for TUXC. A squad of twelve Jumbos toed the line against the ten other teams from the NESCAC on Saturday a...
Jumbos Pack Well at Open NESCACs
With the Jumbo Top 12 gearing up for the NESCAC Championships this coming Saturday, a group of six ventured down to Wesleyan University for the NESCAC Open Race. Less than two week...
Jumbos Preview Regional Course at Plansky Invite
This past weekend the Jumbos split their squad between the 5k and 8k races at the Plansky Invitational hosted by Williams College. In the 8k, juniors Nick Welch and Jesse Fal...
NESCAC Athlete of the Week Honors Return to Faller
Jesse Faller earned Athlete of the Week honors for the 2nd time this season with his 6th place finish at the Open New England Championships this past weekend. His time of 24:55 was...
Jumbos 19th at Open NEs, Faller 6th Overall
This past weekend the Tufts cross country programs joined the rest of the New England teams at Franklin Park in Boston for the 2008 Open New England Championships. Division II powe...
Faller Wins NESCAC Athlete of the Week Honors
Jesse Faller earned NESCAC Athlete of the Week honors with his 1st place finish at this weekends Codfish Bowl. His time of 25:42 at Franklin Park outpaced the field by three second...
Tufts Top Collegiate Team, Faller Wins at Codfish
With a last-minute schedule change due to the cancellation of the Connecticut College Invite, the Jumbos traveled across town to Franklin Park (the site of Open New Englands in two...
Alum Brigham Finishes 3rd Overall American in Philly 1/2 Marathon
This past weekend, Nathan Brigham, class of 2005, former Jumbo standout, school record holder, and All American, ran a 1:06.56 to finish 17th overall at the Philadelphia Distance R...
Great Debut 8k for Freshmen at UMD
The perenially fast UMASS-Dartmouth 8k was again home to a host of PRs as the Jumbos took part in the first championship-distance race of their 2008 campaign. With a good chunk of ...
Perfect Score 5k, Solid Times in 8k at Home Invite
This weekend, the Jumbos made the familiar trip to Grafton, MA, for the Jumbo Invitational. A solid group of teams from the region convened at the challenging course, putting toget...
Jumbos Open Season at Trinity Invite
It was another unseasonably hot and humid day in Medford, MA, but even more so in Manchester, CT where the Tufts Jumbos took on several New England region rivals including the host...
Alumni Sweep - Alum Men Defend Title, Alum Women Claim Crown
The Tufts Cross Country alumni returned to Grafton, MA, this weekend to take on the current TUXC roster over a hilly 5000-meter course with friendly wagers and immense bragging rig...
TUXC 2008
August 6, 2008. A rainy summer day in Medford, MA. The Tufts campus, though still lacking students, looks lush and green. We all know it: Fall is coming. And with it, another prom...
Six All Americans at Rose Hulman
With the promise of the sunshine and warmth of Spring Break right around the corner, six Tufts University athletes postponed their March travel plans in lieu of something so much m...
Jumbos Take Top Spot in DMR, HJ, and Pent
Right here at home in the Gantcher Center on the first day of competition at the ECAC indoor championships, the squad of juniors Billy Hale, Scott Brinkman, Jesse Faller and senior...
DMR Breaks School Record, Qualifies for Nationals
One week after their 2nd place finish at the DIII New England Championships at MIT, the Jumbos ventured across town to the Boston University oval in pursuit of personal and season ...
Faller, Welch Named Academic All American
In a press release today, the USTFCCCA named two members of the Tufts University Mens Cross Country program to the All Academic team. Juniors Jesse Faller and Nick Welch were the ...
Jumbos Battle for 2nd at New Englands
With the most balanced team in New England the Jumbos headed across town to the ...
TUTF Divides to Conquer Two Venues
With a split squad for the first time this year, the Jumbos spread out across the Greater Boston area grabbing PRs and last chance qualifiers for next week's New England Championsh...
Jumbos Roll at Stampede, Bradley Ties School Record
The Tufts Stampede, though not the last home indoor competition of the 2009 season, marked the final home meet before the New England Championships for the Jumbos. With the additio...
Landslide of PRs at Bowdoin Invite
The Jumbos traveled to Brunswick, Maine, this past weekend and returned with a whole host of PRs, new qualifiers for the Division III New England Championships, and a rising sense ...
All Qualify at Tufts Pentathlon, Engelking to Nationals
The Jumbos made their triumphant return to the pentathlon this Friday as they kicked off the second of three invitationals at the Gantcher Center this season. Seen by many programs...
Strong Finish at Terrier as Welch Qualifies in 5k
This weekend's Terrier Invitational marked the first of three meets at BU's Track and Tennis Center this year for the Jumbos. After a slow start to Saturday's competition, the Jumb...
DMR Coasts to 10:12 to Kick Off Terrier Classic
The distance medley relay consisting of Jeff Ragazzini (So), Ben Crastnopol (Fr), Billy Hale (Jr), and Jesse Faller (Jr) kicked off the competition at BU\'s Terrier Invitational th...
Qualifiers All Around For Jumbos, Bradley to Nationals
One week removed from their drumming by the Alumni and Coaches, the Jumbos opened the doors of Gantcher to some early season competition. Joined by UMass Lowell, Keene State, RPI a...
Jumbos Kick Off 2009 With Alumni Invite
As the decorations and boxes from another holiday season found their way back into storage, the Jumbo alumni again begin to dust off their spikes and work the rust out of their leg...
Jumbos Open Season at Husky Winter Carnival
With classes coming to a close on Monday afternoon, the Jumbos opened up their 2009 Indoor Track & Field season at the Reggie Lewis Center this past Saturday. The Husky Winter Carn...
Healthy Bodies, Young Legs, and More Experience Highlight 2009 Campaign
In a sport like Track & Field, there is always an onslaught of questions as you head into a new season. Who will have the next break out season? How will the freshmen adjust to c...
Tufts Tops in Academic All Americans
In a press release by the USTFCCCA, eight Jumbo men were named to the 2009 Academic All American Track & Field Team is spring. No other school in the nation had more. Tufts share...
Engelking 3rd at National Championships
Three Jumbos boarded a plane for Marietta, OH this past week as they headed west for the 2009 National Championships hosted by Marietta College. The pair of decathletes, Skip Pag...
Gutsy Performances and PRs at ECACs
For everyone except the trio of Jumbos heading to the National Championships, this years ECAC meet represented the culmination of another year of hard work, dedication, and determi...
Faller and Pagel Set School Records at UMass Amherst
Reading Period - Check Finals – Check Open New Englands – Check Two School Records – Check Sometimes a distraction from competing is exactly what is call...
School Records and National Qualifiers at New Englands
Coming off a string of PRs at the NESCAC Championships, the Tufts Track and Field team headed to Springfield College for the Division III New England Championships this past weeken...
PRs Continue To Fall At NESCAC Championships, Tufts 3rd Overall
As the morning sun shone down on the Connecticut College track and field complex this past Saturday, it was obvious to all that most current season bests would be a thing of the pa...
Pagel Improves on National Qualifier, Currently 6th in Nation
Senior Captain Skip Pagel posted a national qualifying mark of 6332 points at the Tufts Last Second Decathlon this past weekend. It was a season best for Pagel as he improved his ...
Landslide of Season Bests at Dartmouth
It was an onslaught of PRs for the Jumbos as they finished off their regular season competition at the Dartmouth Invitational this past Saturday. Hoping to see a change in the drea...
Faller Qualifies Automatically For Nationals in 5k
A pair of Jumbos ventured south to Princeton, NJ to compete in the Friday night Distance Carnival of the Larry Ellis Invitational. Juniors Jesse Faller and Nick Welch, both nation...
As Weather Worsens, Performances Improve at Northeastern
With cold and rain on the horizon, it was expected to be a challenging day in Dedham, Mass for the Jumbo track & field team. In the end, it would be a challenge they could overcome...
Windy Day of Strong Performances at Stonehill
The Jumbos took on a list of competition from all divisions this weekend at Stonehill’s 2nd Annual Skyhawk Invitational. Teams from across Massachusetts were forced to bundl...
Jumbos Return to Full Action at Snowflake Classic
This weekend's Snowflake Classic marked the Jumbos first ‘full squad’ effort of the 2009 outdoor season. Yes, it’s true, the Jumbos host a meet that implies a f...