University of Massachusets Athletics
2017 Men's Track & Field Roster
Alexander Finestone
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Billerica, Mass.
- High School:
- Billerica Memorial HS
As a Senior in 2016-2017: Outdoor: Was part of the 4x800 relay team that earned bronze at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7) with a time of 7 minutes, 34.88 seconds… Placed fourth in the 800m run at 1 minute, 56.18 seconds at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29)… Placed sixth in the 400m run at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15) with a time of 50.58 seconds… Indoor: Was part of the 4x800m relay team that finished fourth at A10 Championships (2/19) with a combined time of 7:48.39… Was part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 30th at the Valentine Invitational (2/11) with a time of 3 minutes, 23.90 seconds… Finished fourth in the 800m run at the Giegengack Invitational (2/4) with a time of 1:56.37 and was part of the 4x400m relay that placed second with a combined time of 3:23.69… Ran 1:59.02 to earn fifth in 800m run at the Beantown Challenge (1/14).Â
As a Junior in 2015-2016: Outdoor :  Was part of the 4x800 relay team that finished fourth at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/15) with a time of 7:46.40… Competed in two events at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/8) and placed eighth with the 4x400 relay team (3:26.18)… Helped the 4x400 relay team finish third at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/30) with a time of 3:23.63… Helped the 4x400 relay team place fifth at the Leap Year Tri Meet (4/9)… Finished sixth in the 800m at the CCSU Invitational (4/2) with a time of 1:58.55. Indoor: Was part of the 4x800 relay team that came in sixth place at IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/8)… Helped 4x800 relay team place fourth in New England’s (2/28) with a time of 7:37.65… Came in fifth place in the distance medly relay at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22) with a time of 10:06.43 and helped the 4x800 relay team finish in sixth place… Came in second with the 4x800 relay team at the John Donahue Games (1/23) and placed sixth for the 500 (1:07.13)…Â
As A Sophomore in 2014-2015: Outdoor: Took bronze in the 4x800-meter relay at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships crossing the line in 7-minutes, 36.41-seconds (5/7)...Competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 3-minutes, 20.55-seconds (5/2)...Ran the 800-meter run at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet running a season best of 1-minute, 57.53-seconds (4/25)...Competed in the 800-meter run at the Larry Ellis College with a preliminary time of 2:01.37 (4/17)... At the UMass Invitational competed in the 1,500-meter run finishing in 4-minutes, 8.24-seconds (4/11)...Placed third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2-minutes, 1.27-seconds at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/4). Indoor: Competed in the 4x800-meter relay at the IC4A Indoor Championships with a preliminary time of 7:37.74 and final time of 7:39.76 finishing seventh overall (3/6)...Also competed at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships in the 4x800-meter relay finishing fourth with a time of 7:37.65 (2/27)...Placed fifth in the distance medley relay crossing the line in 10-minutes, 06.43-seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/21)... Finished sixth in the 4x800-meter relay crossing the line in 7-minutes, 52.53-seconds (2/21)...Finished ninth in the 500-meter run at the Coaches Invitational (1:08.19)(2/7)...Also Competed in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing in eighth in 3-minutes, 33.06-seconds (2/7)...Ran a new personal record in the 800-meter run at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational finishing at 1-minute, 56.04-seconds (1/30)...Placed sixth in the 500-meter dash in 1-minute, 7.13-seconds at the Joe Donahue Games (1/23)... Took silver in the 4x800-meter relay (8:04.37)(1/23)...Placed seventh in the 500-meter dash at the Beantown Challenge (1:08.41)(1/17)...Ran in the 4x440-yard relay finishing ninth in 3-minutes, 32.06-seconds (1/17)...Competed in the 800-meter run at Yale Invitational (1:59.74)(1/10)...Also ran in the 4x400-meter relay finishing eighth (3:30.17)(1/10).
As A Freshman In 2013-14: Indoor: Competed in the 800m run in three meets ... Posted a season-best time of 1:58.41 with a fifth-place finish at the Sorlien Invitational (1/18) ... Was a part of UMass' distance medley relay squad at the New England Championship (3/1) (10:23.58) ... Saw action in the 4x800m relay at the IC4A Championship (3/9) ... Helped UMass' 4x800m relay place third at the Sorlien Invitational (1/18) with a time of 8:09.48 ... Also competed in the 4x800 at the Yale Invitational (1/11) ... Ran on 4x400m relay squads at the Giegengack Invitational (2/8) and the Northeastern Invitational (1/24) ... Took seventh in the 500m dash at the Giegengack Invitational (2/8) with a time of 1:07.44. Outdoor: Helped post UMass' fastest 4x800m relay time of the season, 7:41.97, at the IC4A Championship (5/17) ... Also contributed to a fourth-place finish and New England qualifying time of 7:43.95 in the 4x800 at the A-10 Championship (5/4) ... Ran the 800m in three meets ... Posted a season-best time of 1:59.05 at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/26) ... Was a part of a 4x400m relay squad at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/19) ... Ran the 400m dash at the Minuteman Invitational (4/12).
Personal: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
