UMass Lowell Athletics

Velazquez TFRRS Career Results

Personal Bests
1500m: 4:12.56
MILE: 4:16.33
3000m: 8:26.21
2 MILE: 9:51.53
5000m: 14:59.83
7.5K (XC): 23:24.1
8K (XC): 24:29.3
10K (XC): 31:51.8
5 MILE (XC): 24:12.4

Keene: Great Glen Invitational two-time boys champion...Three-time boys champion Wachusett Invitational, Three-time CVC champion...Holds three course records...Won MVP award in cross-country...Won NH Runner of the Year Award...Gatorade Player of the Year Award Recipient...Won the Division 1 boys cross country state championships...First place in the NH Meet of Champs...Finished in seventh at the New England cross-country Championships...Two-time All-state NH team award winner...Set a personal best in the 5k-15:12...Great Glen Invitational boys champion...Wachusett Invite champ...CVC champion...Won MVP award for cross-country/track and field...Finished third in the Division 1 boys cross country state championships...Recorded a third place finish at the NH Meet of Champs...Eighth place at the New England Championships...Wachusett Invitational individual champion...CVC champion...Londonderry Invite 3,200m winner...Named fastest freshman in the state in cross-country...Keene High School Outstanding Freshman award...Finished 27th at the NH Meet of Champs...Eighth place in the Division 1 boys cross-country state championships....Scholar athlete throughout high school...Keene High School Nostalgia recipient...Winner of the NHAA Scholar athlete award.

Personal: Son of Zeke Velazquez of and Nora Traviss of Keene, N.H. ...Enjoys writing music, video games, anime, and being a youth running coach...Lists JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and One Punch Man as his favorite TV shows...The Boston Bruins are his favorite sports team...Hicham El Guerrouj, Eliud Kipchoge, and Steve Prefontaine are his favorite athletes.

Why UMass Lowell: It was the best fit for me overall in terms of athletic and academic offers. UMass Lowell is one of the very few schools in New England to have an SRT major, which is what I intended to study originally before switching to Composition for New Media. Plus I loved the team!