Michael Gendron
Michael Gendron
Height: 5-6
Weight: 140
Year: So
Hometown: Lowell, Mass.
High School: Lowell
Position: Distance

Career Personal Bests:
1,500m: 4:11.58 at the Skyhawk Invitational, April 26, 2013.
3,000m: 9:00.60 at the NE-10 Indoor Championships, February 18, 2012.
Two Mile: 9:54.59 at the George Davis Invitational, April 7, 2012.
5,000m: 15:47.36 indoors/15:44.02 outdoors.
10,000m: 33:13.05 at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships, May 4, 2013.

Indoor Season

2012-13: NE-10 Commisioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). Participated in three meets for the Skyhawks during the indoor season. Finished eighth in the 5000-meter race at UMass Boston Invitational (12/1/12), completing the race in 15:53.49. Set an indoor personal record with a 15:47.36 run at the Tufts Stampede (2/2/13), good for tenth. In lone 3000-meter race of the year, finished eighth at URI Sorlien Invitational (1/19) with a time of 9:04.22

2011-12: NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). Competed in five races throughout the season for Stonehill. Opened up the season with a 21st place performance out of 35 competitors in the 5,000-meter run with a personal best time of 15:57.57 at the Jay Carisella Invitational (12/3/11). Finished seventh overall in the 3,000-meter run at the Reggie Poyau Invitational (12/10/11) with a time of 9:01.44. Ranked 11th overall out of 22 competitors in the 3,000-meter run at the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Championships (2/18/12) with a personal best time of 9:00.60. Finished seventh overall out of 16 competitors in the 3,000-meter run at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12) with a time of 9:03.31. Placed tenth overall out of 26 competitors in the 5,000-meter run at the Tufts Stampede (2/4/12) in 10:01.98.

Outdoor Season

2013: Competed in five meets for Stonehill, including a personal-best 4:11.58 in the 1500-meter race at Skyhawk Invitational (4/26), good for eighteenth at the meet. Opened the season in the 10000m run, placing fourth at Bridgewater State Bears Invitational (3/23) with a time of 33:45.16. Bested that time with a 33:13.05 effort at Northeast-10 Championships (5/4), good for tenth in the conference. Had a strong showing at New England Championships (5/11) in the 10000m, placing thirteenth with a time of 34:26.20.

2012: Competed in three meets for the Skyhawks during their spring season. Placed 33rd/66 in the George Davidson Invitational 2 mile, with a time of 9:54.59. Notched a 3rd/19 finish in the 5,000m (15:46.58) at the Skyhawk Invitational. Took 20th in the 1500m at the Brown Springtime Invitational, in 4:14.90.

High School: 2011 graduate of Lowell High School. Four-year letter winner in cross country and outdoor track and field. Competed for two years on indoor track team serving as captain in his senior year while earning the Sportsmanship Award. Selected to the cross country All-Conference team twice in junior and senior years. Won the Coaches Award and served as captain on outdoor track and field team in senior campaign.

Personal: Born on July 16, 1993 in Lowell, Mass. Son of Stephen and Kate Gendron of Lowell, Mass. Has three brothers, Steve (23), Matt (21) and Chris (14). Lists greatest sports moment as winning the Eastern Mass. Team Championship in 2009 and 2010. His brother, Steve, ran for Bentley University from 2009-2011. Lists favorite team as the Boston Red Sox and favorite athlete as Dustin Pedroia.