May 26, 2011
FOUR ARE ALL-AMERICANS, TEAM PLACES 13TH AT NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Senior Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA) of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team qualified for the finals of the 1,500 meters on the first day of the NCAA Div. III Championships at Ohio Wesleyan University on Thursday.

May 26, 2011
WALLIN NAMED WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD NEW ENGLAND ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently announced its winners of regional awards for the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season, and Tufts University's Lisa Wallin was recognized as the Women's Assistant Coach of the Year for New England.

May 23, 2011
SEVEN FROM WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD QUALIFY TO COMPETE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Seven members of the 2011 Tufts women's outdoor track & field team earned berths into the NCAA Division III Championships to be held this coming Thursday through Saturday (May 26-28) at Ohio Wesleyan University. That is the most for the Tufts team since the 2000 season.

May 20, 2011
THREE TITLES WON, JUMBOS PLACE THIRD AT WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Juniors Nakeisha Jones (Boston, MA) and Ronke Oyekunle (Harvard, MA) along with sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) won 2011 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championships for the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team at Moravian College on Thursday and Friday. Coach Kristen Morwick's Jumbos placed third at the annual ECAC meet with 54 points scored.

May 14, 2011
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCORES 10TH AT ALL-NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Tufts women's outdoor track & field team is one of the top 10 in New England regardless of division based upon the team's 10th place finish at the 2011 New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championships. Tufts scored 36.33 points at the meet, which featured teams from Divisions I, II and III and was hosted by Southern Connecticut over the weekend.

May 7, 2011
ALLEN WINS THREE TITLES FOR WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD AT NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team firmly established herself as the best thrower in the region by winning three events at the 2011 New England Division III Championship hosted by MIT on Friday and Saturday.

May 3, 2011
ALLEN NAMED WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD'S MOST OUTSTANDING PERFORMER AT NESCAC MEET, SEVEN JUMBOS HONORED IN ALL
Sophomore thrower Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) of the Tufts women's track & field team was announced today as the Sabasteanski Award winner as the Most Outstanding Performer at the 2011 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships, one of seven Jumbos who were honored.

April 30, 2011
HIEBER, WILFERT, JONES, OYEKUNLE AND ALLEN WIN NESCAC TITLES FOR WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Five members of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team won New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) titles at the annual conference meet hosted by Wesleyan University on Saturday. The Jumbos placed third overall with 131 total points.

April 25, 2011
KELLY ALLEN EARNS WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD'S THIRD STRAIGHT NESCAC WEEKLY HONOR
Sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team more than held her own in the hammer and discus on Friday at Princeton University's Larry Ellis Invitational. Her performances in New Jersey won Allen this week's New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Field Performer of the Week award.

April 23, 2011
TUFTS WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD HOSTS INVITATIONAL BEFORE START OF CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT WEEK

April 22, 2011
ALLEN IMPROVES NCAA HAMMER THROW MARK AT PRINCETON'S LARRY ELLIS INVITATIONAL
Sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team was in New Jersey on Friday night competing at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational and improved her hammer throw qualifying mark while she was there.

April 22, 2011
JUMBO TRACK & FIELD TO HOST OUTDOOR INVITATIONAL AT DUSSAULT TRACK ON SATURDAY
The Tufts University men's and women's outdoor track & field teams will host an invitational at the Dussault Track on Saturday. Visit GoTuftsJumbos.com after the meet for full results.

April 21, 2011
KAYLEY PETTORUTO PLACES 10TH AT HOLY CROSS HEPTATHLON EVENT
Junior Kayley Pettoruto (Andover, MA) of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team finished 10th out of 24 entrants at the Holy Cross College Multi-Event Meet held on Wednesday and Thursday.

April 18, 2011
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD'S WILFERT LANDS TEAM'S SECOND STRAIGHT NESCAC AWARD
For the second straight week, a member of the Tufts University women's track & field team has been selected as the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Track Performer of the Week. This time it's senior distance specialist Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA).

April 16, 2011
TUFTS WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD POSTS SEVERAL TOP PERFORMANCES AT MIT INVITATIONAL
The Tufts University women's outdoor track & field team was out in force on Saturday at the MIT Invitational and showed their scoring power in the region. The non-scoring meet was large in scale and Tufts finished with five victories.

April 11, 2011
HIEBER'S PERFORMANCE AT UMASS LOWELL LANDS NESCAC WOMEN'S TRACK WEEKLY HONOR
One of the more exciting first year performers in New England Division III women's track & field this year, Tufts University's Jana Hieber (Goffstown, NH) has earned NESCAC's Track Athlete of the Week honor for her efforts at the George Davis Invitational hosted by UMass Lowell on Saturday. (Photo by Robin Armstrong)

April 9, 2011
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TRIO WINS AT UMASS LOWELL WITH NCAA PROVISIONAL MARKS
First year Jana Hieber (Goffstown, NH), junior Nakeisha Jones (Boston, MA) and sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) of the Tufts women's outdoor track & field team all won events at the non-scoring George Davis Invitational hosted by UMass Lowell on Saturday. Each of the three had NCAA Championship provisional qualifying marks as well.

April 2, 2011
THREE WINS IN FIELD EVENTS LEAD WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD TO VICTORY AT SNOWFLAKE CLASSIC
First year Kristen Roberts (Marlborough, MA), junior Heather Theiss (North Woodmere, NY) and senior tri-captain Kanku Kabongo (Abington, MA) each won events as the Tufts University women's outdoor track & field team hosted and won the annual Snowflake Classic at Dussualt Track on Saturday.The Jumbos accumulated 147.5 points to top second-place Springfield College's 130.5 score.

April 1, 2011
JUMBO TRACK & FIELD TO HOST ANNUAL SNOWFLAKE CLASSIC AT DUSSAULT COMPLEX ON SATURDAY
Weather permitting, the Tufts University men's and women's outdoor track & field teams will host the annual Snowflake Classic at the Dussault Complex on Saturday. Visit GoTuftsJumbos.com after the meet for full results.

March 26, 2011
THROWERS SCORE 51 POINTS AT WESTFIELD STATE FOR JUMBO FIFTH AT WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD MEET
Four Tufts University throwers combined to score 51 points in four events at the Gerry Gravel Classic hosted by Westfield State University on Saturday. The Jumbo women's track & field team placed fifth at the meet.

March 11, 2011
JONES WINS ALL-AMERICAN HONORS IN TRIPLE JUMP WITH SIXTH PLACE AT NCAA INDOOR MEET
The Tufts University women's indoor track & field team opened competition at the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships on Friday as four Jumbos were in action in two events.

March 7, 2011
SEVEN FROM WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD READY TO COMPETE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Tufts University women's indoor track & field team will send a group of seven competitors to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championships to be held on Friday and Saturday (Mar. 11-12) at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

March 5, 2011
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD TAKES SECOND PLACE AT ECAC'S WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE
Featuring outstanding performances in several events, the Tufts University women's indoor track & field team was the runner-up at the 2011 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships held at the Armory in New York City on Friday and Saturday.

February 26, 2011
JONES IN TRIPLE JUMP, 4X4 ESTABLISH NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS AT ALL-NEW ENGLAND MEET
The Tufts University women's indoor track & field team placed 20th at the annual NEICAAA Championships - featuring New England Divison I, II and III programs - on Friday and Saturday at Boston University. Junior triple jumper Nakeisha Jones (Boston, MA) improved her NCAA qualifying mark and the 4x400 relay established a qualifying time to lead the Jumbo effort.

February 19, 2011
ALLEN, 4X4 WIN NEW ENGLAND DIV. III INDOOR TRACK & FIELD TITLES AS TEAM PLACES THIRD
Sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) won the New England Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field title in the shot put with an NCAA provisional qualifying distance on Saturday at MIT. The Jumbo 4x400 meter relay also won, with both firsts leading Tufts to 78 points for a third-place team finish

February 12, 2011
ALLEN EXTENDS WEIGHT THROW RECORD, THEISS WINS THIRD STRAIGHT POLE VAULT FOR JUMBOS
In the final home invitational of the 2010-11 season at the Gantcher Center on Saturday, Tufts sophomore thrower Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) broke the women's indoor track & field team's weight throw record for the third straight week and junior Heather Theiss (North Woodmere, NY) won the pole vault for the third straight week in a non-scoring meet.

February 11, 2011
THREE JUMBOS HIT NCAA QUALIFYING MARKS DURING VALENTINE INVITATIONAL AT BU
Senior Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA), junior Nakeisha Jones (Boston, MA) and senior tri-captain Kanku Kabongo (Abington, MA) all either improved upon or established NCAA women's indoor track & field qualifying marks during competition at Boston University's Valentine Invitational on Friday.

February 5, 2011
HIEBER QUALIFIES IN PENTATHLON, ALLEN EXTENDS WEIGHT THROW RECORD IN WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
On Friday night, first year Jana Hieber (Goffstown, NH) won the pentathlon with an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 3,015 points, and on Saturday sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) recorded a schol-record weight throw of 49'4 1/4" (15.04m) to highlight two days of home women's indoor track & field action at the Gantcher Center over the weekend.

February 3, 2011
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD TO HOST SECOND INVITATIONAL AT GANTCHER ON SATURDAY
The Tufts University men's and women's indoor track & field teams will host the second invitational of the season at the Gantcher Center on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am.

January 29, 2011
TUFTS WOMEN COMPETE AT MIT AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEETS IN SATURDAY ACTION
The Tufts University women's indoor track & field team competed at two venues on Saturday, with the distance medley relay running at Boston University and a larger faction of the team in action at MIT. Both were non-scoring meets, and Tufts won three events at MIT.

January 28, 2011
WILFERT, JONES RECORD NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS AT BU ON FRIDAY
With the indoor track & field season heating up, Jumbos Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA) and Nakeisha Jones (Boston, MA) both had NCAA provisional qualifying performances for Tufts at the annual Boston University Terrier Inviational on Friday.

January 22, 2011
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD WINS THREE EVENTS, FINISHES AS TEAM RUNNER-UP AT SPRINGFIELD
Senior Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA), first year Lauren Creath (Corte Madera, CA) and sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) all won events as the Tufts women's indoor track & field team accumulated 139.5 points to take second at the Springfield Invitational on Saturday. MIT placed first as a team with 206.5 points.

January 15, 2011
JUMBOS WIN FIVE EVENTS, POST TOP TEAM SCORE AT FIRST TUFTS INVITATIONAL OF 2011
With five individuals earning victories, the Tufts University women's indoor track & field won the first home invitational of the season on Saturday at the Gantcher Center. The Jumbos accumulated 190.5 points to out-distance second place UMass Lowell.

January 12, 2011
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD TO HOST FIRST INVITATIONAL AT GANTCHER ON SATURDAY
The Tufts University men's and women's indoor track & field teams will host the first invitational of the season at the Gantcher Center on Saturday beginning at 11:00 am.

January 9, 2011
SMALL GROUP OF JUMBOS BEGIN SECOND SEMESTER COMPETING AT DARTMOUTH
A handful of Tufts University women's track & field team members traveled to Coach Kristen Morwick's alma mater on Sunday to compete at the Dartmouth Relays. In a meet at which only the top six scored in each event (typically it's the top eight), the Jumbos scored two points and placed 19th.

December 4, 2010
COLLINS, WILFERT HAVE NCAA QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES IN WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD OPENER
Senior Amy Wilfert (Westborough, MA) and junior Dayorsha Collins (Boston, MA) both opened the 2010-11 Tufts University women's indoor track & field season excellently on Saturday at the Jay Carisella Invitational hosted by Northeastern University.

December 2, 2010
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD LOADED WITH RETURNING TALENT AS 2010-11 SEASON SET TO BEGIN
The Tufts University women's track and field season starts on Saturday at the Husky Invitational hosted by Northeastern University. The Jumbos, led by head coach Kristen Morwick, are looking for a successful campaign with many athletes returning from last year. Read a 2010-11 Preview. (Photo by Matthew Modoono)

November 23, 2010
SEVENTY-FIVE WINTER ATHLETES GETTING IT DONE IN CLASS AND IN COMPETITION AS ACADEMIC ALL-NESCAC RECIPIENTS
The New England Small College Athletic Conference has announced the Winter All-Academic Team for each winter sport sponsored by the conference. ? Jumbo student-athletes were recognized.

November 15, 2010
TUFTS SENIOR SARAH NOLET IS A JUMBO FOR ALL SEASONS
Tufts senior Sarah Nolet (Los Altos, CA) is the definition of "student-athlete." A member of the Jumbos' soccer, basketball and track & field teams, Nolet is also a double-major in engineering and psychology. How does she do it? Read a profile on the three-sport star by Tufts Athletics Communications Assistant Scott Sudikoff. (Photo by Don Megerle)