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Gonzaga University Athletics

2013-14 Track and Field Roster

Joe LaMontagne

  • Class Senior

Biography

Gonzaga University- Graduated in 2014 as the #2 outdoor 800 meter runner in school history running 1:51.75…has one of the most unique stories in GUXC history…was a short sprinter in high school, never running a race over 200 meters so he did not compete as a freshman or a sophomore at Gonzaga due to GU not having a sprint program…he trained by himself to increase his strength and aerobic capacity in hopes of becoming an 800 meter runner...in 2012 after 2 ½ years of training solo he tried out as a redshirt sophomore to be a middle distance runner for the Zags, after he ran a 1:54.61 in the 800 meters at the 2012 Duane Hartman Invite at the last meet of the outdoor track season, he earned his jersey for the 2013 season….during his first season in the Gonzaga jersey he ran 1:52.74 for his only 800 meters of the season, at the time it was the second fastest time in GU history…he came back as a 5th year senior to run his 800 PR and at the time a school record of 1:51.75 in his final race as a Zag at the 2013 West Coast Invitational…also ran his 1500 meter PR of 3:57.58 during his final campaign

High School- Graduated from Madison Edgewater High School in Madison, WI…competed as a short sprinter in high school primarily focusing on the 100 and 200 meter dash…competed at the 2009 TFA Indoor State Track and Field Championships in the 55 meters and 4x200 meter realy.

GU Career Bests

800m….1:51.75                                               

1500m….. 3:57.58