2011-12 Headlines and Program Notes
Academic All-Americans Four members of the team were named Academic All-Americans by the USTFCCCA (Ben Scheetz, Andrew Erskine, Matt Melton and Alex Durkee) by virtue of success in the classroom and on the track Full Story
Capital One First team Academic All-AmericanSenior Ben Scheetz was honored as First Team Captial One Academic All-American, becoming the first Amherst Male student-athlete to receive the honor Full Story
Olympic Trials for Scheetz Ben Scheetz finishes 29th in the 800m at the 2012 US Olympic Trials - the only DIII competitor at the meet
NCAAs Scheetz caps collegiate career with an all-American finish Full Story
ECACs PRs, NCAA qualifying marks, and Freshmen Records all at RPI! Full Story
Open New Englands Junior Andrew Erskine leads the charge and brings home gold in the 10k! Full Story
DIII New Englands Season-best and career-bests abound at MIT Full Story
NESCAC's Ben Scheetz defends conference crown at NESCAC Championships as Jeffs score in nine different event Full Story
Little IIIs Jeffs finish second in Middletown, CT Full Story
A New Track The college has announced plans for a new track and football complex to be started this fall, with completion ready for the 2013-14 season. Full Story
UMass Invite Jeffs' trip down the hill results in PRs, freshman records, and qualifying marks, oh my! Full Story
Yellow Jacket Invite Invite at A.I.C. produces season-best marks on the track and in the field Full Story
Snowflake Classic Jeffs battle the elements for the outdoor season opener. Full Story
National Track Athlete of the Year Senior Captain Ben Scheetz named as USTFCCCA's Track Athlete of the Year for second year in a row. Full Story
NCAA Championships A rough weekend across the board at NCAA's in Iowa Full Story
Scheetz named Region's Top Track Athlete Senior Ben Scheetz named USTFCCCA New England Track Performer of the Year Full Story
Track Team Bowls for Big Brother / Big SIster Full Story
ACT&F Third at ECAC Championships Wins in three events and points in three others make for the highest team finish in program history Full Story
The Bowerman Award Watch List The USTFCCCA has added senior captain Ben Scheetz to the "receiving mention list" for College's highest award in Track and XC, The Bowerman Award Full Story
Athlete of the Week By virtue of his DIII National Record in the 800, Senior captain Ben Scheetz named Rund3.net Athlete of the week Full Story
NATIONAL RECORD! Senior captain Ben Scheetz leads the Jeff's performances at Open New Englands with a DIII national record in the indoor 800m Full Story & Video
DIII New Englands Jeffs win three events, score in four more to finish sixth overall Full Story
Showcase at Valentine 29 entries result in 26 PRs at the Lord Jeffs' final invitational competition Full Story & Link for Videos of Events
XC earns All-Academic Team Honors Based on success at Regionals (8th) and cumulative team GPA (a most impressive 3.50), the USTFCCCA bestowed the XC team with All-Academic Team honors Full Story
Erskine named XC Academic All-American Andrew Erskine was named to the USTFCCCA Academic All-American team based on success in both running and academics Full Story
Springfield Invite Lord Jeff Men's Track and Field wins the meet propelled by multiple career-best performances Full Story
Boston Indoor Games Lord Jeff Men's Track and Field rolls with the big dogs at the Reggie Lewis Center Full Story
Wesleyan Invite Interterm training ends with gritty performances on tired legs from the Jeffs in Middletown, CT Full Story
Tufts Invite 2012 begins with blazing speed and outstanding results!~Full Story
Smith Invite The Indoor track season gets under way next door at the Smith Winter Classic Full Story
NCAA's Andrew Erskine runs 25:49 at the National Championships held at UW Osh-Kosh. Full Story
Regional's A gutsy effort by the entire team, and their best race of the year at the New England Regionals. Andrew Erskine's 6th place 25:01 effort garners an individual qualifying spot for NCAA's Full Story
ECAC's Gus Greenstein, Eli Howe and Alva Morales - separated by a mere second - help to lead Amherst to a 6th place finish at the ECAC Championships.Full Story
NESCAC's Mud rules the day at Amherst, as the men finish 8th at home in the NESCAC Championships led by strong pack running headed by first year KC Fussell. Full Story
Little Three's A strong pack headed by Andrew Erskine, KC Fussell and Patrick Grimes were not enough to overtake L3 rivals as the team finished 3rd at Williams. Full Story
NEICAAA's Led by Andrew Erskine, the team finished 19th (6th DIII Team), at the New England Championships Full Story
Purple Valley Led by first year KC Fussell's 24th place finish, the guys finished 6th at Williams Full Story
Umass Invite The men kicked off the start of the season at the UMass Invite, led by Jr Andrew Erskine Full Story
XC Pre-Season Video Amherst Sports Info takes a video look at pre-season practice with interviews from Ned and captains View Video
Runnerspace.com Video Winter 2011interview of Coach Ned by runnerspace.com guys Calvin and John as they tour the land watching track meets and talking wtih coaches, athletes and various programs along the way Part 1 and Part 2