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.

6/29/2009
Men's Basketball Inks Virginia All-State Guard Jamar Wertz
Baltimore, Md.—Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe announced today that Jamar Wertz (Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork) has signed a grant-in-aid form and will attend UMBC in the fall of 2009. The Virginia High School Coaches Association Group and the Virginia Associated Press named Wertz to the AAA Second-Team All-State boys’ basketball squad after the 2008-09 season. The six-foot-three, 185-lb. wing guard averaged 14.2 points per game last season and helped the Bulldogs (31-1) win the title of the VHSL boys’ basketball state championship.
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4/16/2009
Retriever Men's Basketball: Brian Neller Signs NLOI to Attend UMBC
UMBC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe announced that Brian Neller has signed a national letter-of-intent and will become the fourth freshman on the 2009-2010 Retriever squad. Neller (Red Bank, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) is a 6-foot-4, 185-pound wing guard who amassed 1,119 points in his prep career. He earned Boys’ Player of the Year honors from the basketball coaches in the Shore Conference and from the media in The Asbury Park Press.
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3/14/2009
Men's Basketball Falls in America East Championship Game, 61-51
Vestal, N.Y.—The UMBC men’s basketball team’s dream of a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and the brilliant careers of seniors Jay Greene and Darryl Proctor came to a close, as host Binghamton edged the Retrievers, 61-51, in the America East championship game.
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