UMBC Retrievers Track & Field

6/30/2009
Carapcea, Devaud Named America East Scholar Athletes

Senior Cornelia Carapcea (Constanta, Romania) and junior Dominic Devaud (Baltimore, Md.) were named America East Scholar Athletes for women’s tennis and men’s indoor track and field, respectively, the conference announced Tuesday. The conference named members of teams in the 15 championship sports which America East offered in the winter and spring seasons, that represent the best of the America East Conference both academically and athletically.

Track & Field

6/5/2009
Dominic Devaud Tabbed to Academic All-District First Team

Track & Field

6/1/2009
Cliff Bridges Awarded MACDA Post-Graduate Scholarship

Track & Field

5/31/2009
Track and Field Completes Season at NCAA East Regional Championships

5/19/2009

Bridges Named to America East Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team

Senior Cliff Bridges (Raleigh, N.C./William G. Enloe) was named to the America East Outdoor Track and Field Men’s All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference Tuesday.

5/17/2009

UMBC Track and Field Completes Action at IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships Sunday

The UMBC track and field teams competed in the final day of the IC4A/ECAC Championships as the men’s team finished in 31st place with eight points.

5/16/2009

UMBC Track and Field Competes in Second Day of IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships Saturday

Junior Antonio Thomas (Columbia, Md./Long Reach) will compete in the finals of the 200-meter dash on Sunday as the UMBC track and field teams competed at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships in Princeton, N.J. Saturday.

5/3/2009

UMBC Track and Field Wins Four Events as the Men's Team Finishes Fourth at the America East Championships

Juniors Adrian Arthur (Bowie, Md./Bowie) and Antonio Thomas (Columbia, Md./Long Reach) each earned gold in individual events and were part of the men’s 4x100-meter relay team that broke the America East Championship record as the UMBC men’s track and field team finished fourth at the America East Outdoor Championships at Binghamton University. Sophomore Chrissy Robinson (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) won the women’s shot put as the women’s team finished ninth.

5/2/2009

Gilreath Wins High Jump on First Day of America East Championships

VESTAL, N.Y.—Sophomore Victor Gilreath won the high jump, junior Adrian Arthur is seeded first in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes and senior Dominic Devaud is first in the decathlon for the UMBC track and field teams after the first day of competition in the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

4/25/2009

Men's Distance Medley Relay Team Breaks School Record as UMBC Track and Field Competes at Penn Relays

The UMBC outdoor track and field teams competed at the Penn Relays this weekend in Philadelphia, Pa. with the men’s distance medley team setting a school record.

8/3/2010
Men's Basketball Opens 13-Game Non-Conference Slate vs. High-Powered VMI on Sunday, Nov. 14
The UMBC men’s basketball team will open its 25th season of NCAA Division I competition on Sunday, Nov. 14, when the host a high-powered V.M.I. Keydets’ squad at the RAC Arena. Tip-off time is set for 3:00 p.m. The contest vs. V.M.I. is the first of 13 non-conference contests for the Retrievers. The schedule is highlighted by four games vs. Baltimore-area rivals and a pair of games at Big East Conference heavyweights U. Conn (Dec. 3) and Notre Dame (Dec. 22) .
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3/6/2010
Freshmen Shine, But Men's Basketball Season Ends in America East Quarterfinals
West Hartford, Conn.—A pair of freshmen, wing Shawn Grant and post Adrian Satchell gave UMBC fans a promising glimpse of the future, but the seventh-seeded Retrievers dropped a 76-59 decision to second-seeded Vermont (23-9) in the quarterfinals of the 2010 America East Tournament. It was UMBC’s (4-26) first defeat to open tournament play since 2003-04, their first season in the conference.
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3/5/2010
Men's Basketball: Gilliam, Satchell Earn America East All-Conference Honors
West Hartford, Conn.—Sophomore guard Chauncey Gilliam (Columbia, Md./Brewster (N.H.) Academy) earned America East Third Team All-Conference honors, while freshman post Adrian Satchell (Windsor, Conn./Windsor) was named to the league’s All-Rookie team, it was announced at the conference’s awards reception at the University of Hartford. The seventh-seeded Retrievers meet second-seeded Vermont at 6:00 p.m. in the America East quarterfinals on Saturday.
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