2015-2016 Assumption College Women's Track and Field News
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Women's Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Distinction
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Hounds Announce Incoming Cross Country/Track and Field Class
July 15, 2016Worcester, Mass. (July 15) -- The Assumption College cross country/track and field programs have announced the incoming class for the 2016-2017 season. The Hounds, who set indoor and outdoor records in 51 events last season, will again be under the direction of fourth-year head coach Stacie Wentz.
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Four Hounds Earn Spring Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Honors
July 04, 2016Mansfield, Mass. (July 4) -- Four Assumption College student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Spring Northeast-10 Conference Academic All-Conference Teams, as selected by a panel of Northeast-10 Conference administrators.
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Jones Earns NE-10 Outdoor Field Rookie of the Year Honors
June 14, 2016Mansfield, Mass. (June 14) -- Assumption College track and field freshman Abby Jones (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) has been named as the 2016 Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Field Rookie of the Year for her performance during the 2016 season.
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Assumption Finishes Sixth in the 2016 NE-10 President's Cup
June 10, 2016Providence, R.I. (June 10) -- Assumption College has finished sixth out of 15 institutions in the 2016 Northeast-10 Conference President’s Cup standings, which were announced on Monday night in Providence, R.I. at the league’s annual Awards Night ceremony at the Providence Hilton.
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Assumption Athletics Announces the 2016 Hall of Fame Class
June 02, 2016Worcester, Mass. (June 2) -- The Assumption College Department of Athletics has announced the 2016 Hall of Fame Class, which will be inducted on November 4, 2016. This year’s inductees include Sandy Norton `74 (ice hockey/football), Jeff Blanchard `81 (football), Caitlyn Clark `06 (cross country/track and field, Ralph DeLucia (softball coach) and Ryan Richert `03 (tennis).
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Perrin Places 21st in Javelin at NCAA Outdoor Championship
May 28, 2016At the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championship, sophomore Megan Perrin (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) placed 21st overall in the women’s javelin finals on Saturday afternoon at the IMG Academy Track and Field Complex. Perrin was in the second flight of the event as the championship was then interrupted with a lightning delay shortly after the javelin competition was completed.
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Avard Earns CoSIDA Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-District Honors
May 26, 2016Worcester, Mass. (May 26) -- Assumption College junior Rachel Avard (Manchester, N.H./Manchester West) has been named to the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Track and Field and Cross Country Academic All-District Team, recognizing the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
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Hounds Place Six on USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region Teams
May 18, 2016New Orleans, La. (May 18) -- Six members of the Assumption College men’s and women’s track and field teams have earned United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region honors for their performances during the 2016 outdoor season.
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Hounds Set Seven School Records, Win Two D2 Individual Titles
May 14, 2016At the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday and Saturday, the Assumption College women’s track and field team picked up seven school records, placed 18th overall and fifth among Division II schools as the Hounds posted 18 points over the two-day event. The 18 points marks the highest point total in program history at New England’s.
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A Look Back at the 2016 "Houndies" Student-Athlete Awards Show
May 13, 2016Worcester, Mass. (May 13) -- The Assumption College Department of Athletics recently held the First “Houndies” Student-Athlete Awards Night, honoring the top student-athletes and accomplishments from the 2015-2016 athletic season. The event was held in Laska Gym with nearly 700 student-athletes and special guests in attendance and featured women’s basketball head coach Kerry Phayre and football head coach Bob Chesney as emcees for the evening.
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Pagliuca, Jaehnig Named as the Assumption Athletes of the Week
May 10, 2016Women’s track and field sophomore Antonia Pagliuca (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veteran’s Memorial) and baseball sophomore Andrew Jaehnig (Quincy, Mass./Boston College) have been named as the Assumption College Athletes of the Week for their performances in the week ending May 8th.
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Women's Track and Field Finishes Sixth at NE-10 Championship
May 07, 2016At the 2016 Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship, the Assumption College women’s track and field team charged to a program-best sixth-place finish over the two-day event.
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Scott, Reid Named as Assumption Athletes of the Week
May 05, 2016Worcester, Mass. (May 5) -- Women’s track and field freshman Greta Scott (Little Compton, R.I.,/Portsmouth) and men’s lacrosse freshman Travis Reid (Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) have been named as the Assumption College Athletes of the Week for their performances in the week ending May 1st.
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Six Hounds Named to NE-10 Winter Academic All-Conference Teams
May 02, 2016Mansfield, Mass. (May 2) -- Six Assumption College student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Northeast-10 Winter Academic All-Conference Teams, as announced by the league office. These teams were voted on by a panel of Northeast-10 Conference administrators.
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Three Records Fall, Women Finish Fourth at Skyhawk Invite
April 30, 2016At Penn Relays and the Skyhawk Invitational, the Assumption College women’s track and field team set three more school records over the weekend. The Hounds set the 4x400 record at the Penn Relays and then finished fourth out of 11 teams at the Skyhawk Invitational with a total of 135 points as the Hounds defeated Division I opponents Holy Cross, Bryant, Boston University and Harvard.
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Perrin, Foster Named as Assumption Athletes of the Week
April 28, 2016Worcester, Mass. (April 28) -- Women’s track and field sophomore Megan Perrin (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) and men’s tennis sophomore Ryan Foster (Bloomfield, Conn./Classical Magnet) have been named as the Assumption College Athletes of the Week for their performances in the week ending April 24th.
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Perrin Named as Northeast-10 Field Athlete of the Week
April 26, 2016Assumption College sophomore Megan Perrin (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) has been named as the Northeast-10 Conference Field Athlete of the Week for her record-setting performance at the Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday at MIT.
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Perrin Leads Hounds at MIT as Four School Records Fall
April 23, 2016Led by a record-setting javelin throw from sophomore Megan Perrin (Watertown, Conn./Watertown), the Assumption College women’s track and field team set four school records at the Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday at MIT. Perrin easily won the event with a toss of 150 feet, 8.25 inches, which is a school record by over eight feet and ranks her No. 10 in the nation in Division II.
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Pagliuca, Waung Named as Assumption Athletes of the Week
April 20, 2016Worcester, Mass. (April 20) -- Women’s track and field sophomore Antonia Pagliuca (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veteran’s Memorial) and men’s tennis junior Chris Waung (Bolton, Conn./East Catholic) have been named as the Assumption College Athletes of the Week for their performances in the week ending April 17th.
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Six Records Fall, Women's Track and Field Finishes Second at Silfen
April 16, 2016Led by six school records over the two-day Silfen Invitational, the Assumption College women’s track and field team finished second out of 21 teams with a total of 95 points in the meet hosted by Connecticut College in New London, Conn.
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Pagliuca, Coggeshall Named as Assumption Athletes of the Week
April 13, 2016Worcester, Mass. (April 13) -- Women’s track and field sophomore Antonia Pagliuca (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veteran’s Memorial) and baseball junior Mike Coggeshall (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) have been named as the Assumption College Athletes of the Week for their performances in the week ending April 10th.
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Pagliuca, Scott Set School Records at Sam Howell, AIC Invites
April 09, 2016At the Sam Howell and Yellow Jacket Invitationals over the weekend, the Assumption College women’s track and field team picked up a pair of school records and 11 top-10 finishes.
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Athletics Holds Its Fourth Annual Academic Excellence Breakfast
April 08, 2016Worcester, Mass. (April 8) -- The Assumption College Department of Athletics held its Fourth Annual Academic Excellence Breakfast event on Friday morning at the Atrium in the Testa Science Center.
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Athletics Signs Nike Contract With Kangaroo Crossing
April 06, 2016Worcester, Mass. (April 6) -- The Assumption College Department of Athletics has signed a three-year contract extension with Kangaroo Crossing as the department’s official Nike apparel and equipment supplier, as announced by Nick Smith, director of athletics.
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Hounds Post 11 Event Wins in Team Victory at Fitchburg
April 02, 2016On Saturday afternoon, junior Gwen Sawyer (North Yarmouth, Maine/Greely) smashed the record in the hammer throw by nearly eight feet as the Assumption College women’s track and field team powered to the overall title at the Jim Sheehan Memorial at Fitchburg State. The Hounds piled up 262 points on the day to win the event by a 148-point margin as the team was first out of 17 squads.
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Perrin, Curtis and Flynn Named as Assumption Athletes of the Week
March 28, 2016Worcester, Mass. (March 28) -- Women’s track and field sophomore Megan Perrin (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) has been named as Assumption Female Athlete of the Week, while baseball pitchers Mike Curtis (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) and Steve Flynn (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter-Marian) earned Co-Male Athlete of the Week honors for their performances in the week ending March 27th.
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Perrin Named as Northeast-10 Conference Field Athlete of the Week
March 28, 2016Mansfield, Mass. (March 28) -- Assumption women’s track and field sophomore Megan Perrin (Watertown, Conn./Watertown) has been named as the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for her performance last weekend.
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Three Records Fall on Saturday at Bridgewater Invitational
March 26, 2016At the Bears Invitational at Bridgewater State University, the Assumption College women’s track and field team set three program records and won four events as the team continued its solid start to the 2016 outdoor season.
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Three Hounds Honored in NE-10 Outdoor Weekly Awards
March 21, 2016Mansfield, Mass. (March 21) -- The Assumption College track and field teams have had three student-athletes honored by the Northeast-10 Conference for their performance at the Coach O Coastal Carolina Invitational, which opened the outdoor schedule for the Hounds.
