University of Massachusets Athletics
Michael Pieck Earns Atlantic 10 Honors
September 10, 2001 | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 10, 2001
AMHERST, Mass. -
University of Massachusetts senior Michael Pieck (Guilderland, N.Y.) was named Atlantic 10 performer of the week for his ninth-place finish at the University of New Hampshire College Woods Course in Durham on Friday, Sept. 6. Pieck finished the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:36.
Pieck's ninth-place finish led all Minuteman runners, pacing UMass to a third-place finish in the four-team field. Providence won the meet with a team score of 25, followed by New Hampshire with 32, UMass with 80 and Maine with 98 points.
During the 2000 season, Pieck was UMass' top finisher in every race, including an 11th place finish at the 2000 Atlantic 10 Championships. In outdoor competition last season, he placed second overall in the steeplechase (9:31.4) at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
Pieck graduated from Guiderland Central High School in 1992 and Hudson Valley Community College in 1997. He also served in the United States Navy, prior to his career at UMass.
The UMass men's cross country team returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Franklin Park against Boston University, Vermont, Maine, Colgate, Yale and Cornell. The meet is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m.
