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2010-11 Women's Track and Field Roster

Richard Orr

Shannon Gagne

Shannon Gagne

  • Position:
    Jumps/Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Meriden, Conn.
  • High School:
    Lyman Hall

Summary

Biography

2009-2010 Season: Indoor Track: Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year…Finished fifth place in the 200m dash finals at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships earning All-American honors…Named East Region Track Athlete of the Year…Placed first in the 55m dash at the SCSU Alumni Invitational finishing with a time of 7.14…Finished in the 60m dash and 200m dash at the Yale Lid Lifter Invitational…Also finished the 200m dash (24.79) and 300m dash (56.26) at the Yale Giegengack Invite…At the Northeast-10 Championships placed first in the 400m dash finishing in 56.56 and also placed first in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.59…Placed first in the 400m dash at the New England Championship finishing in 55.54.

2008-09 Season:
Indoor Track: Finished seventh in the 200m dash (24.91) finals at the NCAA Division II National Championship on March 13, becoming the first University of New Haven women’s track and field student-athlete ever to score points at the national meet and earn All-American honors...Captured Northeast-10 titles in the 55 meters, 200 meters and long jump...Broke four school records this season in the 55m (7.19), 200m (24.47), long jump (5.52m) and 4x400 relay (4:01.50). Outdoor Track: Two-time All-American with a fifth place finish in the 200m dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 23.91...Broke three school records this season in the 100m (11.81), 200m (23.70) and 400m (56.67) dash....Broke the school record for the long jump at the NE-10 Conference Championships on May 2 with 5.85m...Named the women’s East Region Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), becoming the first women’s track and field student-athlete to earn the distinction...Northeast-10 Outdoor Champion in the 100m, 200m and long jump...Qualified for the national meet in 100m, 200m and long jump and was named Northeast-10 Women’s Athlete of the Week five times during the 2009 outdoor season...Selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 1 First Team...Eligible for CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors.

2007-08 Season:
Outdoor Track: Set the school records in three events...Posted a 12.35 in the 100-meter dash at the Yale Classic...Cut nearly a second off of her previous career best in setting the 200-meter dash school record (24.61) at the New England Outdoor Championships...Had a long jump of 5.61 meters at the George Davis Invite. Indoor Track: Competed in short sprints and the long jump...Set the school record in the long jump with a leap of 5.52 meters at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games...Ran a season-best 25.80 in the 200-meter dash at both the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games and New England Championships...Had season-best times of 7.52 in the 55-meter dash and 8.05 in the 60-meter dash.

2006-2007 Season:
Outdoor Track: Won the Long Jump with a distance of 5.18-meters at the Springfield College Invitational…Placed 1st in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.04-meters at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational…Finished 7th at the Yale Spring Invitational in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.23-meters…Member of the UNH Honors Program.

High School:
Four-year letter winner in track and field at Lyman High School…All-State, All-New England and All-Class L selection in 2006…Track Team MVP for two years…Holds the Long Jump, 200-meters, 4x100-meters and career points record at Lyman High School…Also participated in Cheerleading.

Personal:
Daughter of Laura and Rick Gagne...Has one brother, Ricky…Chose UNH for its Criminal Justice Program.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2010-11Senior

    Jumps/Sprints