2011-12 Men's Track and Field Roster

Andrew Chalmers

Andrew Chalmers

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ashland, NH
  • Highschool:
    Plymouth Regional

Summary

Biography

JUNIOR (2010-11):

INDOOR: Named to the 2010-11 America East Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team … a distance runner who broke school records in three individual events as a junior … a two-time All-New England honoree in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter events … turned in an 800-meter PR time of 2:00.26 at the Dartmouth Classic … in his lone attempt, broke Hartford’s mile run school record at the Valentine’s Invitational … 12th overall in the 3,000 at the America East Championships posting a Hartford record time of 8:36.85 … bettered that performance the following weekend at the New England Championships, placing fourth and earning All-New England in the event after notching a new school record time of 8:32.68 … improved his previous school record 5,000-meter time at the Reebok-Boston Invitational with a time of 15:02.74 … broke that record in his next attempt, placing seventh at the America East Championships with a new PR of 14:44.38 … named All-New England in the 5,000-meter race after placing sixth at the New England Championships (14:46.70) … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

OUTDOOR: Named to the 2011 America East Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team … America East All-Conference in the 5,000-meter run … ran an 800-meter PR time of 2:02.00 at the Holy Cross Quad Meet … won the 3,200-meter race at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (9:11.92) … captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase title at the Gerry Gravel Classic (9:59.17) … smashed Hartford’s 26-year old record in the steeplechase at Holy Cross with a time of 9:47.79, good for second place overall … deemed All-Conference in the 5,000-meter run after placing third with a school record breaking time of 14:38.97 at the America East Championships … placed eighth in the 5,000-meter distance at the New England Championships (15:03.73) … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

SOPHOMORE (2009-10):

INDOOR: Ran the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter events at three meets during his sophomore indoor season … covered the 3,000-meter distance in season-best time of 8:52.96 at the Lafayette-Rider Invitational … 25th overall in the 3,000 at the America East Championship posting a time of 9:03.59 … set indoor school record in 5,000-meter run at the conference championship and placed 15th (15:29.15) … 30th in 5,000-meter run at the New England Championship (16:01.57) … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

OUTDOOR: Improved 800-meter time to 2:06.26 at the Yale Invitational, a season-best time … ran the 1500-meters in 4:14.72 at the Yale Invitational … season-best 5,000-meter time came at the Holy Cross Quad Meet (15:57.43) … 18th in the 5,000-meters at the America East Championships (16:13.67) … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

FRESHMAN (2008-09):

INDOOR: Competed in the mid-distance and distance events during the indoor season … posted a season-best finish of 9:03.59 in the 3000-meter at the America East Championship, placing 20th in the event and breaking the previous school record … broke previous school record in the 5000-meter run at the America East Championship (15:41.01), placing 17th overall … ran a season-best time of 4:36.75 in the mile run at the Wesleyan Cardinal Invitational … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

OUTDOOR: Saw his first collegiate individual victory in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:02.20 at the Holy Cross Invitational … posted a season-best time of 9:51.34 in the 3k steeplechase at the America East Championship, placing seventh overall … season-best 5000-meter time came at the UMass Invitational (15:47.34) … 18th in the 5000-meter run at the America East Championship (15:49.13) … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

 

BEFORE HARTFORD:

A four-year member of the cross country and outdoor track and field teams at Plymouth Regional High School ... captained the cross country team during his junior and senior years ... was named captain of the track and field team during his senior year ... placed second in the 3200-meter at the Laconia Dual meet in 2008 ... finished sixth at the Class I championships in the 3200-meter outdoor road race ... placed 37th in the Cigna/Elliot 5k road race with a time of 16:22 ... placed 24th in the championship race of the Brown University Cross Country Invitational with a time of 16:33 in the 5k ... finished eleventh at the Great Bay Half Marathon ... placed 44th at the Ted Owens Invite, posting a time of 28:16 in the 8000-meter course ... also competed in cross country skiing for three years and ski jumping for one year ... a scholar-athlete.

 

ANDREW’S PERSONAL BESTS:

 

SEASON

800m

1000m

1500m

Mile

3000-m

3200m

5000-m

Steeple

Indoor

2:00.26

16:00.72

-

4:17.51

8:32.68

-

14:44.38

-

Outdoor

2:02.00

-

4:14.72

-

-

9:11.92

14:38.97

9:47.79

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    Distance
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2010-11Junior

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2011-12Senior

    Distance
    5'8"