University of Massachusets Athletics
Men's Track & Field
Adamson, John
John Adamson
- Title:
- Meet Management
- Email:
- jmadamson@umass.edu
John Adamson enters his fifth season as an assistant coach with the University of Massachusetts men’s and women’s track and field programs in 2019-20 and works with the Minutemen middle distance runners, long sprinters, intermediate hurdlers and high jumpers and Minutewomen intermediate hurdlers and high jumpers.
In his first season back at his alma mater (2015-16), Adamson's athletes achieved school records in the 200, 400, 500 and 4x400, as well as additional top five all-time performances in the dash, 200, 800, 4x400 and high jump. His athletes won Atlantic 10 and New England Championships and earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Honors, All-Atlantic 10, All-New England and All-ECAC awards, as well as qualifying for the NCAA East Regional and the USATF Jr. National Championships.
Most recently in 2019, Jada Harris became the first UMass field performer to reach the NCAA Championships since 1995 where she earned Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Prior to returning to UMass, Adamson was a member of the Amherst College track and field and cross country staffs from 1997-2012. Adamson began his career at Amherst as assistant coach for men's and women's track and field, concentrating on coaching the programs' sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. His role evolved during his 15-year tenure, during which time he also had varying responsibilities for coaching athletes in the multi-events, throws, long sprints, middle distances and cross country. He ascended through the programs, ultimately to become head coach of women's cross country and track and field teams.
During his time at Amherst, athletes that Adamson coached set and reset school records in 17 different events on the track and in the jumps, throws and multi-events. Coach Adamson's athletes won conference, New England, ECAC and National Championships. Additionally 25 athletes qualified to compete at the NCAA Championships, earning 23 All-American Awards. His student-athletes earned 128 All-New England Awards and 70 All-ECAC Awards, as well.
At Amherst, Adamson was a four-time finalist for the United States Track and Cross Country Coaches' Association's Track and Field Coach of the Year recognition, winning the peer-voted award in 2011.
Adamson previously worked with the UMass men's track and field program from 1995-97 and trained the Minutemen in events ranging from 400 and 400 hurdles to the 1,500 meters.
A four-year letter winner with the Minutemen, Adamson graduated from UMass with honors and was a Phi Beta Kappa nominee in the School of Arts and Sciences.
In his first season back at his alma mater (2015-16), Adamson's athletes achieved school records in the 200, 400, 500 and 4x400, as well as additional top five all-time performances in the dash, 200, 800, 4x400 and high jump. His athletes won Atlantic 10 and New England Championships and earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Honors, All-Atlantic 10, All-New England and All-ECAC awards, as well as qualifying for the NCAA East Regional and the USATF Jr. National Championships.
Most recently in 2019, Jada Harris became the first UMass field performer to reach the NCAA Championships since 1995 where she earned Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Prior to returning to UMass, Adamson was a member of the Amherst College track and field and cross country staffs from 1997-2012. Adamson began his career at Amherst as assistant coach for men's and women's track and field, concentrating on coaching the programs' sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. His role evolved during his 15-year tenure, during which time he also had varying responsibilities for coaching athletes in the multi-events, throws, long sprints, middle distances and cross country. He ascended through the programs, ultimately to become head coach of women's cross country and track and field teams.
During his time at Amherst, athletes that Adamson coached set and reset school records in 17 different events on the track and in the jumps, throws and multi-events. Coach Adamson's athletes won conference, New England, ECAC and National Championships. Additionally 25 athletes qualified to compete at the NCAA Championships, earning 23 All-American Awards. His student-athletes earned 128 All-New England Awards and 70 All-ECAC Awards, as well.
At Amherst, Adamson was a four-time finalist for the United States Track and Cross Country Coaches' Association's Track and Field Coach of the Year recognition, winning the peer-voted award in 2011.
Adamson previously worked with the UMass men's track and field program from 1995-97 and trained the Minutemen in events ranging from 400 and 400 hurdles to the 1,500 meters.
A four-year letter winner with the Minutemen, Adamson graduated from UMass with honors and was a Phi Beta Kappa nominee in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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