UMass Lowell Athletics

Personal Bests
600M:                1:26.32 (2015, Indoor)
800M:                1:57.96 (2015, Indoor)
1000M:              2:39.72 (2015, Indoor)
Mile:                  4:52.55 (2015, Indoor)
 
2014-15
 
Indoor Track
Ran a 800 meters personal best, 1:57.96, at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet finishing in fifth… In his first event, the 1,000 meters at the Boston University Opener, he finished in fifth with a time of 2:39.72… At the Tufts Invitational he recorded a time of 1:26.32 in the 600 meters… He finished with a time of 4:52.96 in the mile at the 2015 Dartmouth Relays - College/Open…
 
Outdoor Track
In his first outdoor event he finished with a 2:01.46 in the 800 meters at the Brown Invitational… He had a personal outdoor best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:00.88 in the UMass Pre-Conference Meet 2015… At the 2015 America East Outdoor Championships he finished with a time of 2:04.64 in the 800 meters…
 
Lowell High School: Cross Country Captain…. All-Conference 4x8…. School record holder in 4x8…. Two-Time D1 Champs 4x8…. Boston Globe All-Scholastic 4x8… School record holder in indoor 4x4… Two-Time MVC Freshman/Sophomore 400M Champion…

Personal: Son of Ron and Michelle Richards of Lowell, MA… His nickname is The Island… His hobbies include playing video games with friends and playing sports… His favorite TV shows are Lost and How I Met Your Mother… The Boston Bruins and New England Patriots are his favorite sports teams… His favorite sports figures include Bill Russell and Muhammad Ali… Calls winning the Massachusetts All-State 4x800M relay and clinching All-State team title his greatest sports moments… Chose UMass Lowell because of the great coaches and team and the opportunity to further his education… Richards hopes to either become a special education teacher or coach high school track… Majoring in Psychology with a minor in Education