2014-15 Men's Track & Field News
Men’s Track & Field’s Minors Collects All-America Honor from USTFCCCA
August 20, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (August 20, 2015) – Sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s track & field program has earned All-America First Team honors in the outdoor 800 meters from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, as announced earlier this summer by the USTFCCCA. It is the first All-America accolade in outdoor track & field in program history.
Jon Holmes Named to CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District I First Team
August 13, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (August 12, 2015) – Sophomore Jon Holmes (Albany, N.Y.) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s cross country and track & field program has been named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District I First Team, as announced earlier this summer by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
Minors Earns Bermuda U20 National Title in 1500m
August 04, 2015
HAMILTON, Bermuda (August 4, 2015) – Soon-to-be junior Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s track & field captured the U20 national title in the 1500 meters in his native Bermuda earlier this summer at the National Sports Center. It was one of two events Minors participated in at the XL Catlin Bermuda National Athletics Championships.
Six Ravens Earn Spots on Spring Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Teams
July 28, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (July 28, 2015) – Six Franklin Pierce University student-athletes have been named to the spring 2015 Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team in their respective sports, as announced earlier this summer by the Conference office. Women’s track & field saw juniors Nadine Hyde (Maple Valley, Wash.) and Jackie Price (Brick, N.J.) selected, along with junior shortstop Justin Brock (Latham, N.Y.) from the baseball team, junior attack Lauren Beville (Jamesville, N.Y.) from the women’s lacrosse team, graduate student outfielder Jamie Wiley (Cape Vincent, N.Y.) from the softball team and sophomore Jon Holmes (Albany, N.Y.) from the men’s track & field team. The selected Ravens were among 93 student-athletes across 10 sports honored by the Northeast-10.
Minors Earns All-America Honors by Placing Eighth in 800 Meters at NCAA Championships
May 23, 2015
ALLENDALE, Mich. (May 23, 2015) – Sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s track & field team earned All-America honors for the second time this year on Saturday afternoon, as he placed eighth in the 800-meter final at the NCAA Championships, held at Grand Valley State University Track & Field Stadium. It is the first All-America honor earned by the outdoor track & field portion of the Ravens’ program.
Minors Through to Final of 800m at NCAA Championships
May 22, 2015
ALLENDALE, Mich. (May 22, 2015) – Sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s track & field team ran a 1:50.86 in the 800-meter prelims at the NCAA Championships on Friday evening at Grand Valley State University Track & Field Stadium. The time was good enough to qualify Minors for Saturday afternoon’s 800-meter final.
Biunno named Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Week
May 13, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 13, 2015) – Junior Vinny Biunno (Montgomery, N.Y.) put himself in high company this past weekend, and it was recognized as he was named the Northeast-10 Conference Field Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.
Minors Selected for NCAA Track & Field Championships
May 12, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 12, 2015) – Sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men's track and field team has been selected to the NCAA Championships, as announced Tuesday evening by the NCAA.
Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Combine for 11 All-Region Selections from USTFCCCA
May 12, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 12, 2015)- Junior Vincent Biunno (Montgomery, N.Y.), junior Chris Bohi (Loudon, N.H.), sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda), and junior Nadine Hyde (Maple Valley, Wash.) all earned multiple honors each from the United States United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, leading 13 total All-Region performances by the Franklin Pierce University men's and women's track and field teams, as announced Monday night by the USTFCCCA.
Minors aids Men’s Track and Field to 14th place finish at NEICAAA Championships
May 09, 2015
RINDGE, N.H. (May 9, 2015) – Sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parrish, Bermuda) used a second place finish in the 800 meter run as the Franklin Pierce University Ravens Men’s Track and Field team finished 14th in the field after the final day at the NEICAAA Championships hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Biunno Wins Decathlon Day Two of NEICAAA Championships
May 08, 2015
BOSTON (May 8, 2015) – Junior Vinny Biunno (Montgomery, N.Y.) of the Franklin Pierce University men's track & field team placed first in the Decathlon on Friday on the second day of the NEICAAA Championships hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His win marks the first outdoor New England title in program history.
Men’s Track & Field’s Biunno Leads After First Day of Decathlon at NEICAAA Championships
May 07, 2015
BOSTON (May 7, 2015) – Junior Vinny Biunno (Montgomery, N.Y.) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s track & field team led the way in three of the first five events in the decathlon to amass an 85-point lead on the rest of the field on Thursday, at the first day NEICAAA Championships, hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Third place finish sets new program best for Men’s Track and Field after final day at Northeast-10 Championships
May 02, 2015
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 2, 2015) – Junior Vinny Biunno (Montgomery, N.Y.) and sophomore Cory Cataldo (Tewksbury, Mass.) each scored big on Saturday afternoon with multiple top finishes, while sophomore Dage Minors (Hamilton Parrish, Bermuda) took home a first place finish in the Men’s 800 meter run in leading the Franklin Pierce University Men’s Track and Field team to a program-best second place finish at the Northeast-10 Championships held at Southern Connecticut State University. The hosts, Southern Connecticut, would take the conference championship.
Men’s Track fourth after day one of Northeast-10 Championships
May 01, 2015
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 1, 2015) – Juniors Vinny Biunno (Montgomery, N.Y.) and Chris Bohi (Loudon, N.H.) each topped two leaderboards en route to helping the Franklin Pierce University Men’s Track and Field team to a fourth place finish after day one of the Northeast-10 Championships hosted by Southern Connecticut State University.
Men’s Track sports top finishes at Pride Classic
April 26, 2015
WESTON, Mass. (April 26, 2015) – The Franklin Pierce University Ravens Men’s Track and Field team sported plenty of solid finishes on Sunday afternoon, as they traveled to Regis College to participate in the Pride Classic. The Ravens were well represented on the scoreboard throughout most of the events.
Men’s Track & Field Wraps Up Penn Relays with Season Best in 4x800 Relay
April 25, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (April 25, 2015) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s track & field team wrapped up its third annual appearance at the prestigious Penn Relays on Saturday afternoon by running a season-best time in the 4x800-meter relay at Franklin Field, on the campus of University of Pennsylvania.