UMBC Retrievers Track & Field

Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

ORONO, Maine—Senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) was named the America East Outdoor Championship Most Outstanding Field Performer for the second straight year as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively at the conference championship meet in Orono, Maine last weekend.

Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

Track & Field

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

Track & Field

4/26/2008
UMBC Track and Field Competes at Penn Relays

Track & Field

4/24/2008
Penn Relays Update Day 1

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

BALTIMORE—Senior Toni Boyd (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) and sophomore Jennifer Kalkstein (New Kensington, Pa./Burrell/St. Francis (Pa.)) set new school records in their respective events, while senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) claimed her first gold medal of the weekend as UMBC track and field completed the first day of the America East Championships in Orono, Maine on Saturday.

Track & Field

4/26/2008
UMBC Track and Field Competes at Penn Relays

Track & Field

4/24/2008
Penn Relays Update Day 1

Track & Field

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

4/26/2008
UMBC Track and Field Competes at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA—The UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams concluded competition at the Penn Relays on Saturday, as the men ran a total of three events on the weekend and the women saw competitors in five events over the course of the three-day event.

Track & Field

4/24/2008
Penn Relays Update Day 1

Track & Field

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

Track & Field

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

4/24/2008
Penn Relays Update Day 1

PHILADELPHIA--The women's track and field team finished the first day of competition at Penn Relays on Thursday, with appearances in five events. The Retrievers fielded teams in the 4 x 100m relay, 4 x 400m relay, 5000-meter run championship, 5000-meter run olympic development, and shot put.

Track & Field

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

Track & Field

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

Track & Field

4/26/2008
UMBC Track and Field Competes at Penn Relays

4/19/2008

Fauntleroy and Kalkstein Set New School Records, Women Fourth, Men Fifth as UMBC Track and Field Competes at Bucknell Team Challenge

LEWISBURG, Pa.—Senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) and sophomore Jennifer Kalkstein (New Kensington, Pa./Burrell/St. Francis (Pa.)) set new school record as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Bucknell Team Challenge on Saturday. The women’s team finished fourth overall, amassing 58 points, while the men’s team was fifth with 48 total points.

4/18/2008

UMBC Track and Field Senior Ashley Fauntleroy Named ECAC Player of the Week

BOSTON, Mass.—UMBC track and field senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) has been named the ECAC Division I Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 13, the conference announced Friday.

4/15/2008

UMBC Track and Field Earns Second Straight Performer of the Week as Fauntleroy Earns Women's Field Award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—UMBC track and field senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) was named the America East Women’s Field Performer of the Week for the week ending April 14, the conference announced Tuesday.

4/12/2008

Fauntleroy, Boyd Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Competes at UVA Invite

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Seniors Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) and Toni Boyd (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) set new school records as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams finished competition at the University of Virginia Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational on Saturday at Lannigan Field.

4/8/2008

UMBC Track and Field's Hart Named America East Performer of the Week

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—UMBC track and field sophomore Chris Hart (Lancashire, England/St. Mary’s University) has been named the America East Conference Men’s Track Performer of the Week for the week ending April 7, the conference announced Tuesday.

4/5/2008

Fauntleroy Turns in Two Second-Place Finishes as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Competition at Colonial Relays

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) led the Retrievers with a second-place finish in the shot put as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams finished competition at the William and Mary Colonial Relays on Saturday.

4/23/2008
Former Marshall Forward Robbie Jackson Transfers to UMBC; Retrievers Sign Philadelphia-Area Post Jacob Wasco
UMBC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe has announced that former Marshall University forward Robbie Jackson has signed a grant-in-aid and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008. In addition, Jacob Wasco (Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Learning Center) has signed a national letter-of-intent and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2008.
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4/15/2008
UMBC Men's Basketball Post-Season Notes: Retrievers Are Nation's Best in Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
UMBC received a great number of post-season accolades from collegeinside.com and finished the year as the nation's top team in assist-to-turnover ratio. Read about those accomplishments and others in our first post-season notebook.
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3/21/2008
"A Season to Remember" Ends in NCAA Tournament Setback to Second-Seeded Georgetown, 66-47
Raleigh, N.C—It was a basketball season like none other before at UMBC. But all good things must come to an end, and this memorable campaign did for the Retrievers today. They fought valiantly but fell to the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas, 66-47, in the first round of the Midwest regional of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The sold out crowd of 19,477 and a national televised audience witnessed the scrappy and beloved Retrievers (24-9) pester the Hoyas (28-5) into 15 turnovers. However, UMBC could not crack the top defense in the nation and scored a season-low 47 points in the defeat.
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