For the piece, Connolly spoke with both UMass women's track and field head coach Julie LaFreniere and sophomore Heather MacLean following a record-breaking Saturday at the Meet. MacLean won the 800m title and was part of the Gold medal-winning 4x800m relay squad, breaking New England records in both events.
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In Sunday's Boston Herald, John Connolly had a round up of the action at the New England Championships, which were held this past Friday and Saturday at MIT.
Arthur Hayden of the Daily Collegian has a recap of the women's track and field team taking third place at the New England Championships over the weekend highlighted by several standout individual performances. The article also recaps the performance by the men's team.
Take a look at the feature story on Rachel Hilliard's success in the classroom and in athletics written by Jackson Alexander of The Dailey Collegian. The feature also includes an interview with the head coach of the women's cross country and track and field teams Julie LaFreniere.
Massachusetts women's track and field coach Julie LaFreniere received an e-mail in mid-March that perplexed her.
The e-mail, from the academic services within the athletic department, notified her that all women's sophomore track and field athletes could sign up for fall courses.
But on the list was freshman cross country and track and field athlete, Rachel Hilliard.
With the indoor track & field season opening up this weekend for the Minutemen and Minutewomen, the Boston Herald has a nice preview of both UMass teams.
Like the United States Postal Service, the UMass indoor track and field team delivers on time, no matter what the weather is.
Wednesday's mammoth nor'easter hardly was a hurdle for the Minutemen as they prepared for this weekend's season-opening Sorlien Memorial Invitational in Kingston, R.I.
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