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         <title>DeRosa and McCann Named UMass/Dinn Bros. Athletes of the Week</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:24:12 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior distance runners Christina DeRosa (Sound Beach, N.Y.) and sophomore Andrew McCann (Fayetteville, N.Y.) have been named the UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete of the Week for the week of May 4 for their performances at the Atlantic 10 Track and Field Championships last weekend. DeRosa and McCann will be honored at the weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday at Noon in room 1009 of the Campus Center.]]></description>
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         <title>Men Take Fourth And Women Take Sixth At 2008 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 15:52:10 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/2007-2008/a10_men_results.html" class="pagelinks">Men's Complete Results </A> | <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2007-2008/a10_women_results.html" class="pagelinks">Women's Complete Results </A><br>Following the second day of competition, UMass wrapped up the regular outdoor track season at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships. Overall, the men placed fourth out of eleven teams, while the women placed sixth out of twelve teams. Both the men and women improved on last year's finish of eighth place for the men and tenth for the women. Overall, Rhode Island took first for both the men and women. UMass scored 62 points for the men and 60 points for the women. Next weekend, both teams will head back to the University of New Hampshire for the New England Championships.]]></description>
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         <title>DeRosa And McCann Both Take First Place in 10K At Atlantic 10 Championships</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 17:57:09 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/041108aaa.html" class="pagelinks">Championship Information </A> | <a href="javascript:window.open('http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=atl10&sport=c-otrack&category=live&media=67543','VideoBroadcast','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=yes,width=1000,height=700'); void('');" class="pagelinks">Watch Live</a> | <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2008_Meets/outdoor/A10/" class="pagelinks">Live Results</a><br><li> <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/2007-2008/a10_men_results.html" class="pagelinks">Men's Day One Results </A> | <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2007-2008/a10_women_results.html" class="pagelinks">Women's Day One Results </A><br>After the first day of competition at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, UMass currently sits in fourth place for both teams with the women being tied with La Salle. Overall, Rhode Island is presently in first place for both the men and women. Christina DeRosa and Andrew McCann had the top performances of day after both took first place in the 10K run. DeRosa set an Atlantic 10 record with a time of 35:40.68 and broke the A-10 record of 36:07.62 that she set last year. McCann also set an Atlantic 10 record with a time of 30:04.87 to qualify for the New England and IC4A Championships. In addition, McCann now holds the third fastest time at UMass and set a new facility record at the UMass Track and Field Complex. Tomorrow, UMass will wrap up the Championships with the second day of competition set to begin at 8:45 A.M.]]></description>
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         <title>Christina DeRosa Ranks Nationally In 5K And 10 K</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:59:15 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Since shattering the UMass record in the 10K at the Stanford Invitational, Christina DeRosa is now ranked nationally according to the NCAA. After placing third at the Invitational with a time of 34:26.95, DeRosa is now ranked 22nd in the nation. DeRosa also ranks 55th in the 5K after placing second at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a time of 16:41.49. Red-shirted junior Kristen Bakanowski (Northboro, Mass.) also ranks ninth in the East Region in the pole vault competition.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass To Host 2008 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship This Weekend</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:57:38 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/041108aaa.html" class="pagelinks">Championship Information </A> | <a href="javascript:window.open('http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=atl10&sport=c-otrack&category=live&media=67543','VideoBroadcast','toolbar=no,resizeable=no,scrollbars=yes,width=1000,height=700'); void('');" class="pagelinks">Watch Live</a> | <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2008_Meets/outdoor/A10/" class="pagelinks">Live Results</a><br><li> <a href=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/032808aab.html" class="pagelinks">UMass XC/Track Alumni Weekend Information</a><br><li><A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/050108aac.html" class="pagelinks"> Christina DeRosa Ranks Nationally In 5K And 10 K</A><li> <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/2007-2008/a10_men_results.html" class="pagelinks">Men's Day One Results </A> | <A HREF=" http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2007-2008/a10_women_results.html" class="pagelinks">Women's Day One Results </A><br>This weekend, UMass will host the 2008 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the UMass Track and Field Complex. The two day event will begin Saturday and conclude on Sunday with both days beginning at 9:30 AM. This will be the first time that UMass has ever hosted the Atlantic 10 Championships. Live video streaming of the Championship will be available through UMass and the Atlantic 10 web site's All-Access package. UMass will look to improve on last season's results after the men placed eighth and the women finished tenth.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass Track And Field Competes in UNH Pre-Conference Meet</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:05:17 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/042608aaa.html"> Men's Results </A> | <a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/042608aaa.html "> Women's Results </a><br>On Saturday, the UMass track and field teams traveled to the University of New Hampshire to participate in the UNH Pre-Conference Meet. UMass took first place in seven events, while senior Nathan Barksdale had the top performance of the day after placing second in the 200 meter dash to qualify for the New England Championships with a time of 22.31 seconds. The meet served as a final tune up for the athletes before UMass plays host to the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships next weekend. Stay tuned to umassathletics.com for more information regarding the Championship.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:39:35 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/recaps/042008aaa.html">Larry Ellis Invitational Recap</A> |<a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/recaps/042308aaa.html">Holy Cross Multi Event Meet Recap </a><br>On Saturday, the UMass track and field teams will travel to the University of New Hampshire to compete in the UNH Pre-Conference Meet. The meet will serve as the final tune up for both teams before the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, which will be hosted by UMass, May 3-4. Stay tuned to umassathletics.com for more information.]]></description>
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         <title>UMass Competes in Holy Cross Multi Event Meet</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:59:39 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/042308aaa.html">Heptathlon Results</A>|<a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/042308aaa.html">Decathlon Results </a><br>Last week, four members of the UMass track and field team headed out to Holy Cross to take part in the Holy Cross Multi Event Meet. Freshman Daniel Schwartz (Sudbury, Mass.) and freshman Chris Dzidek (Chicopee, Mass.) took part in the decathlon, while freshman Jaclyn Imhoff (Miton,Mass.) and freshman Elaina Zizza (Stoneham, Mass.) participated in the decathlon.]]></description>
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         <title>Lisa Wilson Dominates Throwing Competition at Larry Ellis Invitational</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:58:37 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/041908aab.html">Friday's Results </A>|<a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/2007-2008/resultsellissaturday.html">Saturday's Results </a><br>This past weekend, the UMass track and field teams traveled to Princeton University to take part in the Larry Ellis Invitational. Sophomore Lisa Wilson was the star of the weekend after dominating the throwing competition and recording the second-best throw in school history in three different events. Wilson began by taking third place in the hammer throw competition with a distance of 168 feet, 11 inches. Her throw also qualified her for the New England Championships and the ECAC Championships. Wilson followed by taking second place in the discus throw with a distance of 152 feet. Finally, Wilson took third in the shot put competition with a throw of 43 feet, 10.75 inches. Wilson previously held the third-best throw in the shot put and discus throw. Next weekend, both teams will travel to the University of New Hampshire to compete in the UNH Pre-Conference Meet. Both teams will look to prepare for the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, which will be hosted by UMass on May 3-4.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:15:12 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[This weekend, the UMass track and field teams will head to Princeton University to take part in the Larry Ellis Invitational. The meet will begin on Friday and conclude on Saturday at the William Weaver Stadium. The two day meet will prepare the teams for the Atlantic 10 Championships, which UMass will host May 3-4. Next weekend, the teams will head up to New Hampshire for the UNH Pre-Conference Meet.]]></description>
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         <title>Christina DeRosa, Jason Small, and Karen Upperco Named UMass Winter Scholar-Athletes</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:19:37 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Track and field's Christina DeRosa, skiing's Jason Small and diving's Karen Upperco were honored by the UMass Athletic Department as the Winter Scholar-Athletes of the season. All three student-athletes excelled in and out of the classroom this winter and were honored at the weekly sports luncheon in the Campus Center.]]></description>
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         <title>Kristen Bakanowski Named UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete Of The Week</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:36:49 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/recaps/041208aaa.html" class="pagelinks">UMass Invitational Recap</a> <br><li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/2007-2008/menresults.html">Men's Results</A>|<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.open('http://umassathletics.cstv.com/view.gal?id=27013', 'PopupViewer', 'toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no,directories=no,titlebar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=970,height=705');">Men's Photo Gallery</a><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-photogallery.gif" /><br><li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2007-2008/womenresults.html">Women's Results</A>|<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.open('http://umassathletics.cstv.com/view.gal?id=27014', 'PopupViewer', 'toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no,directories=no,titlebar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=970,height=705');">Women's Photo Gallery</a><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-photogallery.gif" /><br>Red-shirted junior Kristen Bakanowski was named the UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete of the Week after a record breaking performance at the UMass Invitational. On Saturday, Bakanowski had the top performance of the day after placing first in the pole vault competition. With a NCAA qualifying standard height of 12 feet, 7.50 inches, Bakanowski also set a new school record. Bakanowski surpassed the school record of 12 feet, 3.5 inches that Brandy Green set back in 2003. In addition, Bakanowski qualified for the ECAC Championships. Bakanowski will be honored at the UMass Sports Luncheon on Wednesday at the Campus Center in room 1009.]]></description>
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         <title>Women Take Second, Men Take Third At UMass Invitational</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:54:11 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/stats/2007-2008/menresults.html">Men's Results</A>|<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.open('http://umassathletics.cstv.com/view.gal?id=27013', 'PopupViewer', 'toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no,directories=no,titlebar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=970,height=705');">Men's Photo Gallery</a><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-photogallery.gif" /><br><li> <A HREF="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2007-2008/womenresults.html">Women's Results</A>|<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.open('http://umassathletics.cstv.com/view.gal?id=27014', 'PopupViewer', 'toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no,directories=no,titlebar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=970,height=705');">Women's Photo Gallery</a><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/teams/icons/media-icon-photogallery.gif" /><br>Under sunny skies, the UMass track and field teams hosted the first home meet of the season on Saturday. Overall, the women placed second while the men placed third out of nine teams. Red-shirted junior Kristen Bakanowski had the top performance of the day after placing first in the pole vault competition. With a NCAA qualifying standard height of 12 feet, 7.50 inches, Bakanowski also set a new school record. Bakanowski surpassed the school record of 12 feet, 3.5 inches that Brandy Green set back in 2003. In addition, Bakanowski qualified for the ECAC Championships. For the men, there were four qualifying finishes for the New England Championships. Overall, Albany took first place for both the men's and women's teams. Next weekend, both teams will head down to Princeton, New Jersey to take part in the Larry Ellis Invitational.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:30:34 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[<li><a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/recaps/040508aaa.html" class="pagelinks">UConn Invitational Recap</a> <br><li><a href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/040708aaa.html" class="pagelinks">DeRosa Named UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete of the Week</a> <br>On Saturday, the track and field teams will play host for the UMass Invitational at the Track and Field Facility. The meet is scheduled for 11:30 A.M. UMass will host the following teams: Albany, Amherst College, Boston College, Central Connecticut State, Fairfield, Hartford, Stony Brook, Westfield State, and Williams. Both teams are coming off a strong weekend at the UConn Invitational last weekend. The men placed fourth overall, while the women placed sixth in the first outdoor meet of the season.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:11:29 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Christina DeRosa (Sound Beach, N.Y.) was named the UMass/Dinn Bros. Athlete of the Week. Over the weekend, DeRosa smashed the UMass 10K record at the Stanford Invitational, placing third in her section with a time of 34:26.95. She placed 24th overall and was the 17th fastest collegiate athlete.]]></description>
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