University of Massachusets Athletics
2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster
Brian Gendron
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Conn.
- High School:
- The Morgan School
As a Senior in 2018-19: Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 4x800m relay with a time of 7:43.11 and ran a time of 1:54.66 in the 800m at the New England Outdoor Championships (5/10-11) … Was part of the 4x800m relay team that combined to run 7:37.46 to claim the silver medal at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/04-05) … Finished tenth with a time of 1:52.80 in the 800m at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/04-05) … Claimed fourth in the 400m with a time of 52.83 and ran a leg on the first place 4x400m relay team at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/27) … Ran a time of 1:52.28 in the 800m at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20) … Claimed tenth in the 800m at the UConn Northeast Challenge (4/13) … Took second with a time of 1:54.73 in the 800m and second in the 4x400m relay at the Minuteman Invitational (4/06) … Was fourth in the 800m at the Black and Gold Invitational (3/29-30). Indoor: as a part of the 4x800 meter relay team which combined to run 7 minutes, 46.44 seconds to take fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24)... Placed seventh in the 1000m with a time of 2:30.56 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24)... Was part of the 4x800 squad that placed second with a time of 7:39.49 at the New England Championships (2/2) … Placed eleventh in the 1000m run with a time of 2:27.15 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26).
As a Junior in 2017-18: Outdoor: Was part of the 4x800 meter relay team that collected the silver and was fifth in the 800 meter at the New England Championships (05/12) … Ran the 800 meter at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/20) ... Claimed first in the 800 meter with a time of 1:55.36 at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Ran the 800 meter on day one of the IC4A Championships (03/03) ... Placed ninth in the 800 meter at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier (02/25) ... Finished seventh in the mile on day two of the A-10 Indoor Championships (02/18) ... Competed in the DMR on day one of the A-10 Indoor Championships (02/17) ... Clocked in at 1:51.71 to finish 19th in the 800 meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (02/10) ... Took the bronze in the 800 meter with a time of 1:52.70 on day two of the New England Championships (02/03) ... Won the 800 meter with a time of 1:52.68 on day one of the New England Championships (02/02) ... Ran the mile in 4:09.07 to place 34th at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (01/27) ... Won the 800 meter with a time of 1:54.41 at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Crossed the finish line in 2:27.24 to claim second in the 1,000m at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Finished sixth in the mile at the Dartmouth Relays (01/07).
As a Sophomore 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 … inished seventh overall in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:53.79 to qualify for the IC4A Championships at the Sam Howell Invitational (4/7). Indoor: Broke the school record in the 800m run with a time of 1 minute, 50.90 seconds and finished sixth at IC4A Championships (3/5) … Earned silver in the 1,000m run at New England Championships (2/25) with a time of 2 minutes 26.38 seconds which is also good for third all-time in the UMass record book … Earned fifth in the 1,000 meter run at the A10 Championships (2/19) with a time of 2:31.90 … Was named Student-Athlete of the week for the week of 1/30-2/5 after his performance at the Giegengack Invitational … Captured first place in the 1,000m run with a time of 2 minutes, 27.25 seconds, an IC4A and New England qualifier, at the Giegengack Invitational (2/4) … Named Student-Athlete of the Week (1/23-1/29) … Became the first runner in UMass history to post a sub-1:52 time in the 800m at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28) by finishing 11th with a time of 1:51.52 and qualified for IC4A and New England Championships … Captured sixth in the mile run with a New England-qualifying finish of 4:15.63 at the Joe Donahue Games (1/21) … Came in third place in the 1,000m run with a time of 2 minutes, 28.12 seconds at the Beantown Challenge (1/14) qualifying for New Englands and IC4A.
As a Freshman in 2015-2016: Outdoor: Competed in four meets, with a record of 1:53.74 in the 800m … Competed in the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/15) and helped 4x800 relay team finish fourth (7:46.40) … Competed in two events at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/8) and helped the 4x400m team place eighth (3:26.18). Indoor: Finished sixth in the 500m with a time of 1:05.99 at the Giegengack Invitational (2/6) ... Qualified for New Englands in the 1000m at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/29) with a time of 2:29.64 ... Placed third in the 500m at the Beantown Challenge (1/16) with a time 1:06.16 ... Finished fourth in the 800m at the Yale Invite (1/9) with a time of 1:56.32
Before UMass: Ran all three seasons at The Morgan School in Clinton, Conn. under coaches Mike Underwood and Peter Gersz ... All-State Cross Country runner and Indoor Track Class "S" State Champion junior and senior year ... Broke school records in the 5K, 600M, 800M, 1600M, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay and Sprint Medley Relay ... Set Shoreline Conference records in Indoor Track 600M (1:23.09) and Outdoor Track 800M (1:55.29) and Class "S" State records in the Indoor Track Sprint Medley Relay (2014, 3:39.60) and Outdoor Track 800M (2015, 1:55.57) ... Received the Shoreline Scholar Athlete Award junior and senior year, along with CIAL Scholar Athlete Award and CAPSS Superintendent Award as a senior.
Personal: Born Brian Gendron in New Haven, Conn. ... Son of Bob and Sharynn Gendron ... Has an older brother, Bobby ... Majoring in Operations & Info Management.
