University of Massachusets Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Liam Ouellette
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo
- High School:
- Beverly (Mass.)
Cross Country: Raced in six meets, scoring in three … Took fifth for the Minutemen and 80th overall (31:35.05) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/15) … Was UMass’ No. 5 runner in 14th overall (24:25.3) to help the team win the Atlantic 10 Cross Country title (11/2) … Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors for a top-15 finish … Claimed 109th overall (24:28.4) at the Princeton Cross Country Fall Classic (10/18) … Earned 227th overall (25:33.9) at the Paul Short Run (10/5) … Was 10th overall (25:53) at the Ted Owen Invitational (9/21) … Came in fifth for the Minutemen and seventh overall (18:41.05) at the Ken O’Brien Minutemen Invitational (8/31).
2023-2024
Cross Country: Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 17th overall in the 5k with a time of 15:40.9 minutes at the Shawn M. Nassaney XC Invitational (9/9)... Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 155th overall in the 8k with a time of 25:24.9 minutes at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (College) (9/30)... Placed 8th for the Minutemen and 101st overall in the 8k with a time of 25:26.5 minutes at the IC4A XC Championship (10/13)... Placed 3rd for the Minutemen and 21st overall in the 8k with a time of 24:44.6 minutes at the A10 Conference XC Championships (10/28)... Placed 5th for the Minutemen and 112th overall in the 10k with a time of 31:36.2 minutes at the NCAA D1 Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/10).
Indoor: Placed 7th in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:29.23 minutes at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/20)... Set a new personal record in the 1000 meter run with 2:34.11 minutes, and set a new personal record in the mile with 4:17.93 minutes at the Riverhawk Invitational (1/26-27)... Earned 2nd place in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:26.94 minutes at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/10)... Earned 2nd place, set a new personal record in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:13.20 minutes and earned his name in the record book as 5th all-time indoor at the NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championships (3/1-2).
Outdoor: Earned 1st place in the 10000 meter run with a time of 30:15.98 minutes at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/29-30)... Placed 5th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:32.17 minutes at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/7).. Placed 4th, set a new personal record in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:02.14 minutes, and earned his name in the record book as 3rd all-time outdoor at the Friar Invitational (4/12)... Placed 8th, set a new personal record in the 10000 meter run with a time of 30.02.69 minutes, and earned his name in the record book as 3rd all-time at the A10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4-5).
2022-23
Cross Country: Raced in five meets, scoring in one … Was 107th (26:36.0) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/29) … Placed 35th at the New England Championships (10/8) in 25:53 … Finished in the scoring for the first time as UMass' No. 4 in 288th overall (25:13.9) at the Paul Short Run (9/30).
Indoor: Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) … Competed in five meets with personal bests of 4:20.83 in the one mile run, 2:39.71 in the 1,000-meter run, 8:37.78 in the 3,000-meter run and a season best of 14:55.13 in the 5,000-meter run
Before UMass: Graduated from Beverly High School in Beverly, Mass. in 2022 … Won six varsity letters … Was a Salem News Outdoor Track All-Star in 2021 and 2022 … Garnered cross country all-conference recognition from the Salem News in 2021 … Named the 2022 NEC Track Athlete of the Year … Moynihan Lumber Award recipient in 2022 … Set a school record in the 2-mile run (9:14) … Honor Roll student.
Personal: Born Liam Joseph Ouellette … Son of DiAnn Sherk and Jon Ouellette … Has two siblings, Keelia Otten and Galen Otten … Intends to major in Environmental Science.
