University of Massachusets Athletics
Men’s Track and Field Adds 20 Newcomers
August 05, 2016 | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
The group includes 18 freshmen and two transfers with, 14 student-athletes hailing from Massachusetts.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts' men's track and field/cross country programs and head coach Ken O'Brien will welcome 20 newcomers to the squads for the 2016-17 seasons. The incoming group includes 18 freshmen and two transfers with 14 hailing from Massachusetts, three from New York and one apiece from Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
The new roster additions for UMass men's track and field/cross country:
Jack Adamski
Danbury, Conn. | Danbury High School
- Connecticut state outdoor 3,200: 2nd
- Connecticut state indoor 3,200: 2nd
- Connecticut state cross country: 21st
- Personal records: mile - 4:17.34 | 3,200 - 9:11.84
Dawson Bathgate
Rochester, N.Y. | East Rochester High School
- New York state outdoor steeplechase: 7th
- New York state Cross Country D Championship: 1st
- New York state Section 5 Championship cross country: 1st
- New York state Section 5 Championship indoor 3,200: 1st
- New York state Section 5 Championship outdoor steeplechase: 1st
- Personal records: Steeplechase - 9:25.16
Keegan Burchard
Whitinsville, Mass. | Northbridge High School
- Massachusetts western/central outdoor state 110 HH: 1st
- Personal records: 55 HH - 7.94 | 110 HH - 15.25
Tyler Bryant
Pembroke, Mass. | Pembroke High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor 200: 6th
- Personal records: 200 - 22.22 | 100 - 11.15
Michael Cuthbert
Hopkinton, Mass. | Hopkinton High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor 200: 3rd
- Personal records: 200 - 22.05
Erik Engstrom
East Hampton, N.Y. | East Hampton High School
- NY ctate Cross Country B Championship: 8th
- Manhattan High School Invitational: 2nd
- Personal records: steeplechase 2K - 6:09.10 | 4,000 Manhattan - 12:48
Jacob Gore
Northborough, Mass. | Algonquin High School
- Massachusetts state indoor 600: 3rd
- Massachusetts state outdoor 400: 7th
- Personal records: 400 - 49.40 | 600 - 1:23.28
Hayden Gray
Littleton, Mass. | Littleton High School
- Massachusetts western/central state outdoor 200: 2nd
- Personal records: 200 - 22.81 | 300 - 36.50
Hunter Gray
Littleton, Mass. | Littleton High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor pentathlon: 1st
- MSTCA indoor pentathlon: 1st
- New England indoor 55HH: 5th
- Personal records: 55 HH - 7.76 | 110 HH - 14.82 | Pentathlon - 3.311
Michael Hunter
Lexington, Mass. | Lexington High School | Springfield College
- New MAC Outdoor Championships: 11th
- Personal records: 200 - 22.32
Noah Kortkamp
Brookline, Mass. | Brookline High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor 110 HH: 2nd
- New England outdoor 110 HH: 5th
- Personal records: 110 HH - 14.76
Michael McDonald
Framingham, Mass., Framingham High School
- Massachusetts eastern state cross country: 9th
- Personal records: mile - 4:27.34
Nathan Narcisse
Providence, R.I. | Classical High School
- New England outdoor 110 HH: 1st
- Rhode Island state outdoor 110 HH: 1st
- New Balance Nationals 60 HH: 4th
- New England indoor 55 HH: 1st
- Rhode Island state indoor 55 HH: 1st
- Personal records: 55 HH - 7.54 | 110 HH - 14.20 | 300 IH - 39.33
Thomas O'Donoghue
Lexington, Mass. | Lexington High School
- MSTCA indoor pentathlon: 8th
- Personal records: pentathlon 2,981 | high jump - 6'3"
Zach Rolfe
Ayer Mass. | Parker Charter Essential School
- Massachusetts central state cross country: 1st
- Massachusetts state cross country: 7th
- Personal records: 2 mile - 9:59.56
Nicholas Santos
Wilbraham, Mass. | Minnechaug Regional High School
- Western Massachusetts outdoor 800: 2nd
- MIAA Division 2 indoor 600: 4th
- Personal records: 600 - 1:23.14 | 800 - 1:57.54
Kevin Shannon
Reading, Mass. | Reading High School
- Massachusetts Eastern Division 2 400 IH: 1st
- Personal records: 400 IH - 56.02
Jackson Southard
Shrewsbury, Mass. | Shrewsbury High School
- Massachusetts central state cross country: 18th
- Massachusetts western/central state outdoor 3,200: 3rd
- Massachusetts state indoor 2 mile: 8th
- Personal records: 2 mile - 9:38.11
Chris Swenson
Brookhaven, N.Y. | Bellport High School | Arizona State/Suffolk CC
- New York state outdoor steeple: 12th
- NJCAA Division III Championships outdoor steeple: 2nd
- Personal records: mile - 4:19.85 | steeple - 9:40.56
Kendall Westhoff
Hudson, N.H. | Alvirne High School
- New England outdoor 3,200: 8th
- NHIAA Outdoor Meet of Champions 3,200: 1st
- New Hampshire Cross Country Meet of Champions: 5th
- Personal records: 3,200 - 9:15.27
For continued coverage of UMass track and field, follow the team on Twitter @UMass_XC_TF and on UMassAthletics.com.
The new roster additions for UMass men's track and field/cross country:
Jack Adamski
Danbury, Conn. | Danbury High School
- Connecticut state outdoor 3,200: 2nd
- Connecticut state indoor 3,200: 2nd
- Connecticut state cross country: 21st
- Personal records: mile - 4:17.34 | 3,200 - 9:11.84
Dawson Bathgate
Rochester, N.Y. | East Rochester High School
- New York state outdoor steeplechase: 7th
- New York state Cross Country D Championship: 1st
- New York state Section 5 Championship cross country: 1st
- New York state Section 5 Championship indoor 3,200: 1st
- New York state Section 5 Championship outdoor steeplechase: 1st
- Personal records: Steeplechase - 9:25.16
Keegan Burchard
Whitinsville, Mass. | Northbridge High School
- Massachusetts western/central outdoor state 110 HH: 1st
- Personal records: 55 HH - 7.94 | 110 HH - 15.25
Tyler Bryant
Pembroke, Mass. | Pembroke High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor 200: 6th
- Personal records: 200 - 22.22 | 100 - 11.15
Michael Cuthbert
Hopkinton, Mass. | Hopkinton High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor 200: 3rd
- Personal records: 200 - 22.05
Erik Engstrom
East Hampton, N.Y. | East Hampton High School
- NY ctate Cross Country B Championship: 8th
- Manhattan High School Invitational: 2nd
- Personal records: steeplechase 2K - 6:09.10 | 4,000 Manhattan - 12:48
Jacob Gore
Northborough, Mass. | Algonquin High School
- Massachusetts state indoor 600: 3rd
- Massachusetts state outdoor 400: 7th
- Personal records: 400 - 49.40 | 600 - 1:23.28
Hayden Gray
Littleton, Mass. | Littleton High School
- Massachusetts western/central state outdoor 200: 2nd
- Personal records: 200 - 22.81 | 300 - 36.50
Hunter Gray
Littleton, Mass. | Littleton High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor pentathlon: 1st
- MSTCA indoor pentathlon: 1st
- New England indoor 55HH: 5th
- Personal records: 55 HH - 7.76 | 110 HH - 14.82 | Pentathlon - 3.311
Michael Hunter
Lexington, Mass. | Lexington High School | Springfield College
- New MAC Outdoor Championships: 11th
- Personal records: 200 - 22.32
Noah Kortkamp
Brookline, Mass. | Brookline High School
- Massachusetts state outdoor 110 HH: 2nd
- New England outdoor 110 HH: 5th
- Personal records: 110 HH - 14.76
Michael McDonald
Framingham, Mass., Framingham High School
- Massachusetts eastern state cross country: 9th
- Personal records: mile - 4:27.34
Nathan Narcisse
Providence, R.I. | Classical High School
- New England outdoor 110 HH: 1st
- Rhode Island state outdoor 110 HH: 1st
- New Balance Nationals 60 HH: 4th
- New England indoor 55 HH: 1st
- Rhode Island state indoor 55 HH: 1st
- Personal records: 55 HH - 7.54 | 110 HH - 14.20 | 300 IH - 39.33
Thomas O'Donoghue
Lexington, Mass. | Lexington High School
- MSTCA indoor pentathlon: 8th
- Personal records: pentathlon 2,981 | high jump - 6'3"
Zach Rolfe
Ayer Mass. | Parker Charter Essential School
- Massachusetts central state cross country: 1st
- Massachusetts state cross country: 7th
- Personal records: 2 mile - 9:59.56
Nicholas Santos
Wilbraham, Mass. | Minnechaug Regional High School
- Western Massachusetts outdoor 800: 2nd
- MIAA Division 2 indoor 600: 4th
- Personal records: 600 - 1:23.14 | 800 - 1:57.54
Kevin Shannon
Reading, Mass. | Reading High School
- Massachusetts Eastern Division 2 400 IH: 1st
- Personal records: 400 IH - 56.02
Jackson Southard
Shrewsbury, Mass. | Shrewsbury High School
- Massachusetts central state cross country: 18th
- Massachusetts western/central state outdoor 3,200: 3rd
- Massachusetts state indoor 2 mile: 8th
- Personal records: 2 mile - 9:38.11
Chris Swenson
Brookhaven, N.Y. | Bellport High School | Arizona State/Suffolk CC
- New York state outdoor steeple: 12th
- NJCAA Division III Championships outdoor steeple: 2nd
- Personal records: mile - 4:19.85 | steeple - 9:40.56
Kendall Westhoff
Hudson, N.H. | Alvirne High School
- New England outdoor 3,200: 8th
- NHIAA Outdoor Meet of Champions 3,200: 1st
- New Hampshire Cross Country Meet of Champions: 5th
- Personal records: 3,200 - 9:15.27
For continued coverage of UMass track and field, follow the team on Twitter @UMass_XC_TF and on UMassAthletics.com.
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