Boston College Eagles track and field

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Boston College Eagles track and field
Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg
University Boston College
Head coach Pete Watson
Conference ACC
Location Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Indoor track The Track at New Balance
Nickname Eagles
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   

The Boston College Eagles track and field team is the track and field program that represents Boston College. The Eagles compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts at the The Track at New Balance. [2]

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The program is coached by Pete Watson. [3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports. [4]

The team is most known for its hammer and weight throwing program, beginning with Hal Connolly who won the gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Olympics. [5] [6] John Fiore, George Desnoyers, and Sean McGehearty have also won NCAA national titles in the hammer or weight throw. [7]

Postseason

As of 2024, a total of 14 men and 7 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships. [8] [9]

First team All-Americans
TeamChampionshipsNameEventPlaceRef.
Men's 1935 Outdoor Dimitri Zaitz Shot put 4th [10]
Men's 1937 Outdoor Richard Gill 400 meters 5th [11]
Men's 1937 Outdoor Dimitri Zaitz Shot put 2nd [10]
Men's 1944 Outdoor Herb McKenley 400 meters 2nd [11]
Men's 1962 Outdoor Samir Vincent Triple jump 3rd [12]
Men's 1962 Outdoor George Desnoyers Hammer throw 2nd [13]
Men's 1963 Outdoor George Desnoyers Hammer throw 1st [13]
Men's 1965 Outdoor John Fiore Hammer throw 1st [13]
Men's 1966 Indoor John Fiore Weight throw 2nd [14]
Men's 1966 Indoor James Kavanaugh Weight throw 4th [14]
Men's 1966 Outdoor John Fiore Hammer throw 1st [13]
Men's 1966 Outdoor James Kavanaugh Hammer throw 3rd [13]
Men's 1967 Indoor James Kavanaugh Weight throw 2nd [14]
Men's 1967 Outdoor James Kavanaugh Hammer throw 3rd [13]
Men's 1968 Indoor James Kavanaugh Weight throw 2nd [14]
Men's 1968 Outdoor James Kavanaugh Hammer throw 2nd [13]
Men's 1973 Indoor Keith Francis 1000 meters 2nd [15]
Men's 1974 Indoor Keith Francis 1000 meters 2nd [15]
Men's 1974 Outdoor Keith Francis 800 meters 2nd [16]
Men's 1975 Indoor Keith Francis 1000 meters 1st [15]
Men's 1975 Outdoor Keith Francis 800 meters 4th [16]
Men's 1976 Indoor Keith Francis 1000 meters 2nd [15]
Men's 1976 Outdoor Bill Martin 800 meters 6th [16]
Men's 1985 Indoor Jim Kenney Weight throw 5th [14]
Men's 1986 Indoor Jim Kenney Weight throw 4th [14]
Men's 1986 Outdoor John Clopeck 5000 meters 6th [17]
Men's 1987 Outdoor Joe Rocha 10,000 meters 4th [18]
Men's 1995 Indoor Mark McGehearty Weight throw 6th [14]
Women's 1995 Indoor Angela Graham Mile run 5th [19]
Women's 1995 Indoor Caroline Pimblett Distance medley relay 8th [20] [2]
Mary Brady
Amy Lyman
Angie Graham
Women's 1995 Outdoor Angela Graham 1500 meters 6th [21]
Men's 1996 Indoor Mark McGehearty Weight throw 2nd [14]
Men's 1996 Indoor Sean McGehearty Weight throw 4th [14]
Men's 1996 Outdoor Sean McGehearty Hammer throw 4th [13]
Men's 1996 Outdoor Mark McGehearty Hammer throw 8th [13]
Men's 1997 Indoor Sean McGehearty Weight throw 1st [14]
Men's 1997 Indoor Mark McGehearty Weight throw 2nd [14]
Women's 1997 Indoor Angela Graham Mile run 4th [19]
Men's 1997 Outdoor Sean McGehearty Hammer throw 5th [13]
Men's 1997 Outdoor Mark McGehearty Hammer throw 7th [13]
Women's 1997 Outdoor Angela Graham 3000 meters 5th [22]
Women's 1998 Indoor Angela Graham Mile run 2nd [19]
Women's 1998 Outdoor Angela Graham 1500 meters 7th [21]
Women's 2000 Outdoor Shannon Smith 3000 meters 6th [22]
Women's 2001 Indoor Shannon Smith 3000 meters 1st [23]
Women's 2002 Outdoor Maria Cicero 10,000 meters 5th [24]
Women's 2004 Outdoor Jennifer Kramer 5000 meters 7th [25]
Women's 2007 Indoor Kasey Hill Pentathlon 8th [26]
Women's 2008 Outdoor Kasey Hill Heptathlon 7th [27]
Women's 2011 Indoor Caroline King Mile run 7th [19]
Women's 2012 Outdoor Caroline King 800 meters 8th [28]
Women's 2015 Outdoor Liv Westphal 5000 meters 8th [25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Boston College Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Boston College Eagles Media Guide". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Boston College Eagles Track and Field Coach". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Harold Connolly; Olympian coached hammer throwers". The Boston Globe. 25 August 2010. p. B14. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "UMass-BC softball tilt 'hammered'". Daily Hampshire Gazette. 23 April 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Wolfson, John. "Hammer Time". Boston College. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "1000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. 1 2 "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. 1 2 "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. 1 2 "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. ↑ "Pentathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. ↑ "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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