Northeastern University Women's Track

Tramaine Shaw was named the Northeastern Track and Field Director on July 24, 2018 after spending nine seasons as an assistant coach and one season as the interim head coach in 2017-18. Shaw is now in her seventh year at the helm of the Huskies and ran for the program as a student-athlete from 2005 to 2009, earning a spot in the Northeastern Hall of Fame in 2015.   Shaw currently owns the outdoor Northeastern school record in the 100-meter hurdles (13.58), 4x100-meter relay (45.59), 4x200-meter relay (1:37.82) and the 4x400-meter relay (3:39.21) and the indoor school record for the 4x400-meter relay. In the 2022-23 season, Shaw earned her fifth-straight CAA Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year Award, dating back to her interim tenure in 2018. Shaw led the Huskies to its eighth-straight CAA outdoor title, a conference record, and coached the Huskies to 80 personal-bests, 30 top-ten program marks and three school records. Shaw also coached five NCAA preliminary qualifiers, including NCAA Championships participant Ethan Exilhomme, who finished 17th nationally in the 110m hurdles and earning Honorable Mention All-American Honors. On the women's side, the Huskies finished sixth at the CAA Outdoor Championships after Dominique Biron was named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the competition. Shaw guided Biron and four other Huskies to the NCAA East Preliminaries. Shaw also led the men's team to the first-ever CAA Indoor Track and Field Championship and earned the first CAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year award. The Huskies finished with 11 medals over the two-day championships with six gold, three silver and two bronze medals. The women's team finished third at the Indoor CAA Championships with Biron taking home Most Outstanding Field Performer then as well. In the Fall, Alexander Korczynski was named 2022 CAA Runner of the Year for the second time after winning the CAA Cross Country Championship and competing in the NCAA Championships.  In 2022, Shaw was named to the CAA Title IX 50th Anniversary Team, which recognized five women student-athletes from each CAA institution who made a significant impact during their time as an athlete. The Huskies had a strong 2021-2022 season, with the men's team earning a seventh-straight CAA Outdoor title, led by Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer Donatien Djero. The Huskies had 14 first-place finishes across both teams, with the women's team taking home fifth place overall.  Shaw earned CAA Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year honors, coaching athletes to 12 gold medals at the CAA Outdoor Championships and 22 male athletes who earned All-CAA Honors. She also guided Alexander Korczynski to the CAA Men's Track Athlete of the Year, Nicholas Pisciotta to the CAA Men's Rookie of the Year and Dominique Biron to the CAA Women's Co-Field Athlete of the Year. Korczynski also earned 2021 CAA Runner of the Year honors after winning the CAA Cross Country Championship and earning All-Northeast Region honors after finishing 17th at the NCAA Northeast Region Championships. 2020-2021 was another impressive year for Shaw and the Huskies, as the men collected a sixth straight CAA Outdoor title and she earned her third straight CAA Men’s Outdoor Coach of the Year Award. Her tutelage led 28 Huskies to All-CAA honors. She coached David Adams and Alexander Korczynski to the USTFCCCA Outdoor Track and Field All-America Team for the first time since 2018.   Shaw oversaw individual success at the CAA Championships, as Adams set a new school record in the 400 hurdles and won four gold medals, taking home 2021 CAA Most Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet at the CAA Championships. On the women’s side, Dominique Biron won the 2021 CAA Most Outstanding Field Athlete at the CAA Championships.   The Huskies’ cross country teams also saw success that season, with the men finishing first at the CAA Championshipsand the women earning their first-ever second-place finish. The men’s team ended William & Mary’s 20-year championship streak.    In a shortened 2019-2020 season with no outdoor track, the Huskies finished second at the New England Indoor Track & Field Championships with the most impressive meet being the Joe Donahue Meet, as Dametrius O’Connor set a meet record in the men’s 200 meters.   During that cross country season, Shaw oversaw a men’s program that finished second at the CAA Championships and a women’s program that finished sixth. Louisa Wise, Cameron Dickson and Alexander Korczynski all earned All-CAA honors that year.    Shaw’s first season as Director of Track and Field was 2018-2019, and it followed her interim campaign nicely. She was named CAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year following the men’s fifth-straight CAA Championship win. The Huskies won eight gold medals at the event, including three from Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet Dametrius O'Connor (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay). In all, Shaw coached 19 different male athletes to All-CAA honors for placing top-three in their event, including eight who medaled in multiple events.   Shaw coached Kerri Ruffo to a Women’s Track Athlete of the Year honor that season, winning gold in both the 5,000-meter and the 10,000-meter. Ruffo bested her own program record in the 10,000-meter with a time of 34:32.79 at the Raleigh Relays in March. Six women earned All-CAA honors alongside the men, pushing the total number of honorees to 25.   The cross country season another successful venture, as the Huskies topped their program-best finish at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, with the men finishing 10th. The Huskies’ Bridget Foote was named CAA Women’s Cross Country Rookie of the Year and Louiza Wise and Camila Cortina joined her in All-CAA honors.   In the interim year of 2017-2018, Shaw produced both men’s and women’s squads that won the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the only time in program history to do so, and marked the fourth-straight men’s title and first women’s title since 2007. For her efforts, Shaw was named CAA Coach of the Year on both the men’s and women’s sides, the first time a CAA coach accomplished that feat since 2013.   As an assistant coach and interim head coach, Shaw coached 10 national qualifiers - four of which were in the long jump, including 2018 All-American Kyle Darrow. Shaw has also coached student-athletes who have broken or tied 12 school records, including a pair of 30-year-old school records in the men's 4x100m relay and the men's long jump.   Shaw joined Zara Northover as one of 25 members to be named to the 25th Anniversary CAA women's track and field team in December 2009.   As a student-athlete from 2005-2009, Shaw wrapped up her Northeastern career with Husky records in the 100 hurdles (13.58) and pentathlon (3,685), CAA records in the 100 hurdles (13.71) and 400 hurdles (59.88) and the America East record in the pentathlon (3,607). She was also part of the Huskies' record-setting indoor 4x400 relay and outdoor 4 x 100, 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relays.   Shaw's forte was not record-setting performances, however. It was championship wins. She was named America East Rookie of the Year during both the indoor and outdoor seasons as a freshman. NU then moved to the CAA, and over three outdoor championships, Shaw went on to win CAA individual titles in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, long jump and relays. She was named CAA Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer in 2007 after helping the team win NU's first CAA title in any sport.   Shaw earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Northeastern in May 2009 and earned a master's in Nonprofit Management, with a Specialization in Sport and Social Change, in 2013.         

Matt Lonergan enters his ninth season as Associate Head Coach of Cross Country and 14th season as Assistant Coach of Track and Field in 2026-27. Coaching Highlights: Olympians (2) • Marla Runyan, 1500m 8th (2000 Sydney) • Marla Runyan, 5000m (2004 Athens) USA World Championship Team Members (4) • Marla Runyan, Half- Marathon (2003) • Nolan Swanson, Cross- Country (2003) • Jenny Crain, Marathon (2005) • Shadrack Biwott, Half- Marathon (2014) USA Pan American Team Members • Jenny Crain, 10,000m (2003) USA Olympic Trials Qualifiers (10) • 2000 Marla Runyan (1500m) • 2004 Marla Runyan (1500m, 5000m, Marathon) • 2004 Jenny Crain (10,000m, Marathon) • 2004 Kevin Castille (10,000m) • 2008 Sopagna Eap (Marathon) • 2016 Kevin Castille (Marathon) • 2020 Kerri Ruffo (Marathon) • 2020 Jordan O'Dea (Marathon) • 2024 Cameron Dickson (Marathon) • 2024 Alexander Korczynski (3000mSC) • 8 Individual USATF Track/Road National Champions (Marla Runyan) • 2002, 2006 USATF Long Distance Runner of The Year (Marla Runyan) • 2013 USATF Road Circuit Overall Grand Prix Champion (Shadrack Biwott) • 29 USATF National Championships Track, Road, Cross-Country Top 10 Individual Finishes • 7 NCAA All-Americans  • 3 NCAA Cross- Country Individual National Qualifiers • 22 NCAA Preliminary Round Qualifiers • 37 CAA Conference Individual Champions • 33 Northeastern University Track and Field Program Records • 12 CAA Conference Team Championships • 2020 CAA Conference Cross- Country Coach of The Year • 7 CAA Athletes of The Year Awards • 3 CAA Conference Rookie Of The Year Awards • 3 CAA Championships Athlete of The Meet Awards • 8 NCAA Cross- Country All- Region Individual Awards • 19 New England Individual Champions Athletic Career: Cross Country/Track and Field Athlete at the University of New Hampshire (1991-1996)

Howard Powell joined the Huskies in the 2021-2022 season as Associate Head Coach. Powell previously held assistant coaching positions at Stony Brook University and Williams College. Coaching Career: Assistant Coach for Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps, Throws and Multi's at Stony Brook University (2013-2021) At Stony Brook, he coached 37 America East Conference champions, 38 team record holders, 54 ECAC/IC4A qualifiers and eight NCAA regional qualifiers During his time at Stony Brook he coached three U.S. Junior finalists and one Canadian IAAF World U20 Championship participant Assistant Coach for Sprints and Hurdles at Williams College (2011-2013) At Williams, he coached eight NCAA DIII All-Americans, 16 NCAA Championship qualifiers and five team record holders Athletic Career: Four time letterwinner at Wheaton College (2006-2010) Men's Track and Field Captain at Wheaton College (2008-2010) 2010 Dean Sue Alexander Senior Athlete Award  2010 Helene Pruszynski Leadership Award  2008 Caroline Cutler Metcalf Leadership in Athletics Award  2008 NCAA Indoor Track and Field All-American 2006-2007 Division III New England Region Men's Track Athlete of the Year 2007 NCAA Division III Championships, 110m Hurdles Finalist

Brady enters his fourth season as recruiting coordinator and throws coach to the Northeastern men's and women's track & field programs. Under his tutelage, the Northeastern throwers have achieved 25 All-New England performances, three New England crowns, five All-East performances, 34 CAA top scores, three CAA individual titles and two NCAA regional qualifications.   As recruiting coordinator, the program has won four New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, one CAA Outdoor Track and Field Team Championship, and one IC4A Cross Country Championship. A proven leader as both a student-athlete and coach, Brady joined the Northeastern track and field coaching staff in September 2012 after assisting Erickson with the throwing, multi event and high jumpers at Harvard for five years.   I hired Jack because he believes in the vision I have for the Northeastern program, Erickson said.  The loyalty and trust Jack has displayed while working together in the last five years as a student-athlete, captain and an assistant coach, made Jack the lead candidate and the perfect fit for our program. Jack and I believe in the same things; that hard work, being a good person and doing the right things are truly the foundation of success and we are very much on the same page with the value based leadership that Peter Roby expects from his coaches." During the 2012-13 season, Brady guided his throwers to 26 personal best performances and six appearances at the ECAC and IC4A Championships. He also mentored Max Milder to an appearance at the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary Round in the hammer throw. Brady graduated from Harvard in 2010 with a B.A. in economics. During his career at Harvard, Brady was a nine-time Heptagonal Championship scorer, scoring in every event in which he competed. He was named to the All-Ivy League second team in the weight throw and All-East in the hammer throw as a senior. He is the only athlete to rank in the top ten in four events in program history (hammer throw, weight throw, shot put, and discus). His success in the hammer qualified him for the NCAA Preliminary Championships in Greensboro, N.C., as a senior. As team captain, Jack led the men's team to its highest finish at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships in the last eight years, finishing only two points out of third place. Brady also led a group of multi-event and vertical jumpers in addition to assisting with implementing workout packages for the student-athletes in the sprints, multi event and jumps groups. Jack is a true student of our sport and is willing to fill whatever shoes the program needs, Erickson said. His versatile background as an athlete and coach is a huge asset to the Northeastern program. I believe Jack is the brightest, most communicative and enthusiastic young coach in the business and we are very lucky to have him on staff." During the 2011-12 indoor and outdoor seasons, Brady assisted Erickson in mentoring eight Harvard throwers to All-Ivy League accolades, including a men's and women's Heptagonal champion in each season.  Brady, reunited with Erickson, now makes Northeastern one of only a handful of schools in the country to have two throwing coaches on its staff. "I know that with Cathrine at the helm and the staff we have in place, we can accomplish great things, Brady said. What has been so great is that the student-athletes are just as excited as we are to get started. They have already done a great job of buying in and, because of this, I know that the sky is the limit for this program." Jack Brady Recruiting Coordinator, Assistant Coach 3555 northeasternrecruiter Jack Brady enters his fourth season as recruiting coordinator and throws coach to the Northeastern men's and women's track & field programs. Under his tutelage, the Northeastern throwers have achieved 25 All-New England performances, three New England crowns, five All-East performances, 34 CAA top scores, three CAA individual titles and two NCAA regional qualifications.   As recruiting coordinator, the program has won four New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, one CAA Outdoor Track and Field Team Championship, and one IC4A Cross Country Championship. A proven leader as both a student-athlete and coach, Brady joined the Northeastern track and field coaching staff in September 2012 after assisting Erickson with the throwing, multi event and high jumpers at Harvard for five years.   I hired Jack because he believes in the vision I have for the Northeastern program, Erickson said.  The loyalty and trust Jack has displayed while working together in the last five years as a student-athlete, captain and an assistant coach, made Jack the lead candidate and the perfect fit for our program. Jack and I believe in the same things; that hard work, being a good person and doing the right things are truly the foundation of success and we are very much on the same page with the value based leadership that Peter Roby expects from his coaches." During the 2012-13 season, Brady guided his throwers to 26 personal best performances and six appearances at the ECAC and IC4A Championships. He also mentored Max Milder to an appearance at the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary Round in the hammer throw. Brady graduated from Harvard in 2010 with a B.A. in economics. During his career at Harvard, Brady was a nine-time Heptagonal Championship scorer, scoring in every event in which he competed. He was named to the All-Ivy League second team in the weight throw and All-East in the hammer throw as a senior. He is the only athlete to rank in the top ten in four events in program history (hammer throw, weight throw, shot put, and discus). His success in the hammer qualified him for the NCAA Preliminary Championships in Greensboro, N.C., as a senior. As team captain, Jack led the men's team to its highest finish at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships in the last eight years, finishing only two points out of third place. Brady also led a group of multi-event and vertical jumpers in addition to assisting with implementing workout packages for the student-athletes in the sprints, multi event and jumps groups. Jack is a true student of our sport and is willing to fill whatever shoes the program needs, Erickson said. His versatile background as an athlete and coach is a huge asset to the Northeastern program. I believe Jack is the brightest, most communicative and enthusiastic young coach in the business and we are very lucky to have him on staff." During the 2011-12 indoor and outdoor seasons, Brady assisted Erickson in mentoring eight Harvard throwers to All-Ivy League accolades, including a men's and women's Heptagonal champion in each season.  Brady, reunited with Erickson, now makes Northeastern one of only a handful of schools in the country to have two throwing coaches on its staff. "I know that with Cathrine at the helm and the staff we have in place, we can accomplish great things, Brady said. What has been so great is that the student-athletes are just as excited as we are to get started. They have already done a great job of buying in and, because of this, I know that the sky is the limit for this program."

John Murray, enters his ninth season in 2026-27 as an Assistant Coach of the Cross Country and Track and Field teams coaching the women’s cross country team and women distance runners. John Murray by the numbers 76 Northeastern all-time top 10 performances coached  27 Northeastern school record performances coached  25 CAA champions coached  7 NCAA first round qualifiers coached  5 NCAA Northeast Cross Country All-Region athletes coached  3 CAA Event Records   2 CAA Meet Records 3 CAA Cross Country Individual Champions Coached 1 CAA Cross Country Team Championship Coached 1 NCAA Cross Country National Championship qualifier coached   John Murray through the seasons at Northeastern 2024-2025 Cross Country: In his seventh season, Murray led the Women’s Cross Country team to the programs first CAA Cross Country Conference Team Championship victory, in the process Murray Coached Abby Hassman to her first 3rd straight CAA Cross Country individual title. The team had four All-CAA Performances from Abby Hassman, Azza Borovicka-Swanson, Ava Duggan, and Lena Lebrun. The team went on to place 6th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, earning their third straight top 10 finish in at the regional championship between 2022-2024. Individually the championship was highlighted by Hassman’s performance earning her third straight All-Region Honors. Other highlights from the season include a fourth-place team finish at the Paul Short Run, where Hassman finished third overall with a time of 20:01 setting a school record for 6k.  Indoor track: In the winter season Murray coached Hassman to another school record in the indoor 5000m with a time of 15:47.59. He also Coached Nicole Dunbury to a school record in the indoor 800m with a time of 2:08.04. Murray followed through with coaching Dunbury to her first CAA individual title in the 800m, and the first women’s 800m CAA individual title in Northeastern history. Murray also coached Lucy Abdow, Morgan Haywood, and Lena Lebrun victory in the CAA women’s Distance Medley Relay at the 2025 indoor championships. Outdoor Track: In the spring Murray coached Tessa McClain to a 3rd all-time performance in the 5000m at the Friar Invite where she notched a 16:35.89 winning the overall event. McClain went on the earn another 3rd all-time performance in the 10,000m at the CAA Championships with time of 35:07.79 where she placed 5th overall coming back in the 5k placing 4th overall scoring in both events at the 2025 outdoor championships. Murray coached Nicole Dunbury to 3rd all-time mark in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays where won her section in 4:23.74.  2023-2024  Cross Country: In his sixth season the Northeastern Huskies, Murray coached Abby Hassman to a second consecutive CAA Individual title, leading her team to a 3rd place team finish. This was the first time in program history an athlete as defended their individual title at the CAA Championships. Both Azza Borovicka-Swanson and Abby Hassman earning all CAA honors (top-14) Hassman went on to place 4th individually at the NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships qualifying her for the NCAA championships. Hassman was the first American finisher at the Northeast Regional Championships and was the first time in program history a women’s cross country athlete advanced to the National Championships. Hausman went onto win the CAA runner of the year award. and the women’s cross country team earned the highest GPA average out of all the women’s varsity sports teams at Northeastern.   Indoor Track: Murray coached Abby Hassman to a school record in the 5000m at the BU Opener the first ever sub-16 women’s 5k in program history with a time of 15:56.99. Hassman went on to break the school record in the Mile 4:41.30 at the Collegiate Showdown, and 3000m school record with a time of 9:09.68 at the Valentine Invite. Murray also coached Azza Borovicka-Swanson to a school record in the 3000m with a time of 9:27.20 at the Scarlet & White Invite.  Murray coached Ava Duggan to a school record in the 1000m at the John Thomson Terrier Classic with a time of 2:43.70 which was the 14th fastest time in the NCAA in 2024. A week later Duggan broke the Mile school record at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite with a time of 4:38.87, this was the first time in women went under 4:40.00 for the mile in program history. At the CAA Indoor Championships Hassmen won both the 3000m & 5000m wire-to-wire setting meet records in both events. Ava Duggan won the Mile and came back in the 800m to place 3rd overall setting a school record of 2:08.49 in her fourth race of the championship. The women’s 4x800m crossed the line in first place setting a school record of 8:57.00 with the team made up of Brittani Westberry, Sarah Petersen, Lucy Abdow, anchored by Nicole Dunbury. Murray’s athletes scored 69 points out the 119.5 team total at the Championships and was the first time in Program history the women’s team won the CAA team title.  Outdoor Track: Murray coached Hassman to a school record in the 5000m at the 2024 Raleigh Relays where she clocked a time of 15:41.40. At the same meet Ava Duggan ran a school record time of 4:20.70 in the 1500m coming back the next day and running a school record for 800m running 2:07.65. At the Penn Relays Duggan broke the school record again being the first athlete in program history to break 4:20 in the 1500m clocking a time of 4:15.37, she came back two days later and broke the school record in the 800m with a time of 2:07.09. Also at the Penn Relays Isa Meyers broke the school record in the 10000m with a time of 33:59.48, being the first athlete in program history to break the 34 minute barrier. Azza Borovicka-Swanson broke the school record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays running a time of 10:05.90. At the CAA Championships Murrays athletes took individual titles in the 1500m and steeplechase, and runner up finishes in the 800m and 1500m. Murray athletes scored 52 points out of 127.5 total team points scored to help secure first women’s team title since 2018. Azza Borovicka-Swanson secured Olympic Trails B standard in 3000m steeplechase and Abigail Hassman secured Olympic Trials B standard in the 5000m.    2022-2023  Cross Country: Murray coached the Northeastern Women’s cross country team to a runner up team finish at the Coach-to-Coast Battle in Beantown behind Virginia. The women’s team went on to earn a podium finish at the Penn State National Open finishing behind Penn State & West Virginia. In the postseason Murray coached Abigail Hassman to the CAA Cross Country Championship individual title which was the first ever individual title in Northeastern women’s cross country program history. Hassman’s effort lead the team to a second straight runner up team finish at the CAA Championships, and four athletes earned all CAA honors, Tessa McClain, Azza-Borovicka Swanson, and Ava Duggan. At the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Van Cortland Park the Huskies placed 5th which was the first top-5 team finish in program history for the women’s cross country team. Abby Hassman and Isa Meyers both placed in the top-25 earning them All-Region Honors. Hassman went on to win her first CAA Runner of the year award.   Indoor Track: Murray coached Abby Hassman to a school record in the 3000m at the Terrier Classic, two weeks later Hassman broke the 5000m school record at the Valentine Invite. Hassman went on to win the 5000m title at the CAA Indoor Championships setting a meet record of 16:17.59. At the CAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Murray’s athletes scored 46 points out the 93 points scored for the Northeastern 3rd place team finish.   Outdoor Track: Murray coached Abby Hassman to a school record in the 5000m at the 2023 Raleigh Relays. Hassman Went on the break the school record on the Mile two weeks later at the Friar invite running a time of 4:43.91. Murray’s athletes score 26 points out of the 72 points scored for the team’s 7th place finish.     2021-2022  Cross Country: Murray coached the women’s cross country team to a second consecutive runner up team title at the 2021 CAA Cross Country Championships at Historic Franklin Park. Tessa McClain Azza Borovicka-Swanson, and Abby Hassman all earning CAA Honors.   Indoor Track: Murray coached Tessa McClain to a school record in the 1000m at the Valentine Invite, McClain then went on to break the school record in the Mile at the BU Last Chance invite. Abby Hassman broke a 36 year school record at the Valentine Invite in the women’s 3000m running 9:29.40, and went on to break it again at the ECAC Championships running 9:28.12. Murray’s athletes also broke the school record in the women’s distance medley relay running 11:28.28 at the Valentine invite the team made up of Ava Duggan, Mariah Fede, Lucinda Shotts, and Tessa McClain. Murray’s athletes helped contribute to the runner up team finish at the 2022 ECAC Indoor Championships.   Outdoor Track: Murray coached Abby Hassman to a school record in the 5000m at the 2022 Raleigh Relays. Murray’s athletes scored 41 points out of 104 total points at the 2022 CAA outdoor Track & Field Championships for the team’s 5th place, with Madison Neuner earning a podium finish in the steeplechase and Ava Duggan earning a podium finish in the 1500m.    2020-2021 Cross Country: In his third year Murray began to coach the women’s cross country team and all women’s distance & middle distance runners. This was the first time in school history the team finished runner-up at the CAA Cross Country Championships at UNCW.  Indoor Track: Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.  Outdoor Track: Murray coached Tessa McClain to a podium finish at the CAA Championships, and a school record in the Mile, in addition Murray also coached Abigail Hassman to a top-10 all-time mark in the 5000m, and Azza Borovicka-Swanson and Madison Neuner to an All-time top-10 marks in the steeplechase.     2019-2020  Cross Country: In his second year, Murray began coaching with women’s middle distance runners and assisted with the men’s & women’s cross country teams. The men’s CAA runner up team finish and women’s 4th place finish at the 2019 CAA Cross Country Championship.  Indoor Track: Murray coached Amy Piccolo to a New England Championship title in the 800m, and also coached Amy to a School Record in the 1000m at the Valentine Invite.   Outdoor Track: Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic    2018-2019  Cross Country: In his first year Murray assisted with the men’s & women’s cross country teams as well as men’s & women’s distance and middle distance runners on the track team. During the cross country season the men’s team earned a runner up team finish, and women’s 4th place team finish at the 2018 CAA Championships. Murray also helped assist with the Men’s first ever NCAA Northeast Regional Top-10 team finish.  Indoor Track: Murray assisted with the numerous all-time top 10 performances.   Outdoor Track: Murray helped assist with the 2019 men’s CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Team Title and help assist Alex Korczynski to his first CAA Steeplechase Individual title as well as helping assist Kerri Ruffo’s double victory in both the 5000m & 10000m at the 2018 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Both Ruffo & Korczynski went on to qualify for the NCAA First Round for the first time in their careers     Athletic Career: • 4x letterwinner at Georgetown University  • 3x qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships • 2x qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminaries • 1x Penn Relays in the 5000m Runner up • 1x IC4A Cross Country Champion • 1x USTFCAAA All-Academic Honoree  • 2x Massachusetts High School State Champion (Cross Country & 2-Mile) • 2x Footlocker High School National Cross Country Championship qualifier • 1x Massachusetts High School Cross Country Gatorade Athlete of the Year Personal:  A Central Massachusetts native, Murray grew up in Shrewsbury and was raised in a large family of eight. He is son to Mark & Cheryl, and brother to Luke, Mark Jr, Elizabeth, Julianna and Olivia. Murray was coached and developed throughout high school by both his Father, Mark Murray, the school record holder for 5000m at Holy Cross College, and late coach Jim Smith. Through their guidance, Murray quickly rose through the ranks at Shrewsbury High School, in the state of Massachusetts, the region of New England and before finishing high school he had developed into one of the top runners in the country. Murray went on to be coached and mentored by some of the greatest middle distance and distance minds in the United States training under Patrick Henner, Brandon Bonsey, and Mike Smith at Georgetown University. They helped develop him into one of the top distance runners in the NCAA where he competed in multiple national championships for the Hoyas, and helped him further his passion for the sport as well as for coaching, teaching and leadership while he earned a B.A. in Government & Political Theory.   

Northeastern alumna Jacilyn Briggs enters her fourth season as Assistant Coach of the Huskies after joining the staff prior to the 2018-19 season. Briggs primarily works with the men's and women's pole vault groups.  Coaching Career: Assistant Coach for men's and women's pole vault for three seasons, Volunteer Assistant Coach for two seasons Has been a part of five CAA Men's Track and Field Championship wins Helped coach one athlete to a CAA Championship Gold-Medal finish and five athletes to CAA All-Conference honors Athletic Career: Four time letterwinner at Northeastern University (2012-2017), served as a captain from 2014-2016 Two-time CAA Pole Vault Champion (2014, 2015) Qualified for the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championship in the pole vault 2014 New England Indoor Champion in the pole vault Second-place finish in the pole vault at the 2015 Outdoor ECAC Championships Part of 2015, 2016 Indoor New England Team Championship and 2016 Outdoor New England Team Championship wins