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2011 Men's Track & Field Roster

John Gaffney

John Gaffney

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 /
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Rutherford, N.J.
  • High School:
    Rutherford

Summary

Biography

2011 Outdoors: Ran the 1500 meters at the Dick Shea Open on March 25, posting a time of 4:27.35...Had a season-best time of 2:01.18 in the 800 meters at the Lions Invitational on April 30...Placed 12th in the 800 (2:03.39) at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 7.

2010-11 Indoors: Took second in the 1000 meters (2:38.65) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 4...Posted a time of 1:09.23 in the 500 meters at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan. 28...Finished fifth in the 800 meters (1:57.43) at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.

2010 Cross Country: Opened the season with a 22:22.05 clocking over 6200 meters at the Stony Brook Invitational on Sept. 4...Finished 84th at the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 8, running 8000 meters in 28:46...Posted best 8000-meter time (28:16.50) of the season at the MAAC Championships on Oct. 29.

2010 Outdoors: Posted a 2:00.70 clocking in the 800 meters at the Yale Springtime Invitational on April 25...Ran the 400 meters at the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 2), finishing ninth in a time of 52.27 seconds.

2009-10 Indoors: Opened the season with a 2:37.43 clocking in the 1000 meters at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 5...Ran a season-best time of 2:00.04 in the 800 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational on Feb. 12.

2009 Cross Country: Took 22nd place at the season-opening Stony Brook Invitational (Sept. 5), completing the 6200-meter course in 22:03.41...Ran 8000 meters in 29:40.00 at the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 9...Finished 88th at the MAAC Championships on Oct. 30, recording a time of 29:53.60...Placed 83rd at the IC4A Championships (Nov. 21), finishing in a season-best time of 27:39.70.

2009 Outdoors: Recorded a time of 2:06.22 in the 800 meters at the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 3).

2008-09 Indoors: Placed fifth in the 1000 meters (2:40.98) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 6.

2008 Cross Country: Finished 14th in a season-opening dual meet with Iona (Sept. 5), completing the 3000-meter course in 9:59.8...Posted a time of 29:54.8 over 8000 meters at the Iona Meet of Champions on Sept. 20...Competed at the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 10, placing 116th in a time of 30:53.8.

Before Manhattan: Served as team captain in both cross country and track & field at Rutherford High School...Helped Rutherford earn a Bergen County Small School of the Year nod in cross country.

Personal: Son of Michael and Lori...Has one brother, Robert...Majoring in finance...Born on November 15, 1989.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    Long Distance
    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2010Sophomore

    Long Distance
    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2011Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 0 lbs
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