UMass Lowell Athletics

TURNERS FALLS HIGH SCHOOL: Ran four years of track and field at Turners Falls High School for Robert Avery and Ron Hebert • Named captain as a senior • Broke school and league record in 300 m hurdles • Western Massachusetts champion in the 300 m hurdles as a junior • Named a the Western Massachusetts First Team All-Star as a junior • Team[apos]s Most Valuable Player as a senior • Also a standout swimmer and field hockey player at TFHS • Member of the National Honor Society • Student Council Class Secretary • Recipient of the Presidential Academic Award • McScholar Athlete. PERSONAL: One of three children of Teresa and Frank Lapachinski • Lists the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots as her favorite professional teams • Names Tom Brady, Michael Phelps and Michelle Perry as her favorite athletes • Majoring in history with aspirations to get her master[apos]s degree in history and education, so she can teach high school history and travel the world during her summers off. PERSONAL BEST: 400 Hurdles, 1:06.52