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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

2016-17 Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Roster

John Abraham

  • Position Cross Country, Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 155
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lowell, Mass.
  • Highschool Lowell High School
  • Major Mechanical Engineer

Biography

Personal Bests
Mile:       4:26.46 (2015, Indoor)
Two-Mile:  9:31.27 (2017, Outdoor)
3000M:   8:36.08 (2015, Indoor)
5000M:   15:17.79 (2017, Outdoor)

2016-17

Outdoor track
Set a personal best in the two-mile run with a time of 9:31.27 at the George Davis Invitational…  also turned in a PR in the 5,000-meters with a time of 15:17.79 at the Ocean State Invitational…

2015-16
 
Cross Country
At his first event of the season he finished 19th in the 8K distance at the 2015 Dartmouth XC Invitational with a time of 25:52.7... He finished 11th at the 2015 America East XC Championships in the 8K with a time of 25:34.8...
 
2014-15
 
Cross Country
Abraham was part of the River Hawk cross country team that grabbed a second place finish at the America East Championships, he finished 16th with a time of 25:37.28 in the 8K distance ... He finished 66th at the ISU Pre National Invitational with a time of 26:12.60 ... Placed 24th at the 2014 Dartmouth XC Invitational ... Earned a sixth place finish at the Vermont Invitational
 
Indoor Track
Placed second in the mile at the Tufts Invitational with a time of 4:26.46 ... Part of the 4 x 800 meter relay team that grabbed first place at the Tufts Invitational ... Finished 11th in the 3,000 meters at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet, crossing the finish line in a time of 8:38.01 ... Ran a personal best 8:36.08 in the 3,000 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational ... Placed 26th in the 3,000 meters at the America East Indoor Championships
 
Lowell High School: Merrimack Valley Conference Runner of the Year ... Lowell Sun Runner of the Year ... Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team ... LHS record holder in the two-mile ... Part of the LHS school record in the 4x800 relay ... Cross Country and Track Captain ... Four-year Honor Roll student ... Member National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Richard and Sharon Abraham of Lowell, Mass. ... Nicknamed 'Abe' ... Influences include Tom Brady and Paul Pierce ... Lists the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics as his favorite sports teams ... Lists golf as his hobby ... Entourage and How I Met Your Mother are his favorite television programs ... Choose UMass Lowell “for the great engineering program and rising track team. I felt comfortable with the coach and with the team so it was great fit.” ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Cross Country, Distance
    0 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Cross Country, Distance
    6'0" 155 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Cross Country, Distance
    6'0" 155 lbs