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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Gavin Houghtaling

  • Events Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ellington, Conn.
  • Highschool Ellington

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS

• America East Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)

SENIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2025): Did not compete this season. 

SENIOR INDOOR SEASON (2025): Did not compete this season. 

JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened the outdoor season with a 39th place finish in the 1500 at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) … Placed seventh in the 3000 at the Jim Boulanger Invitational (Apr. 7) … Logged a 23rd place finish in the 1500 at the UMass Commonwealth Invitational (Apr. 13) … Came in eighth in the 5000 at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (Apr. 27).

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2024): Opened his season with an eighth-place finish in the 3000 at the Dartmouth December Invite (Dec. 9) … Placed ninth in the 3000 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational (Jan. 13) … Finished 33rdin the mile at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 20) … Placed 68th in the 3000 at the River Hawk Invitational (Jan. 27) … Earned a 28th place finish in the 5000 at the Scarlet Knight Open (Feb. 2) … Finished 14th in the mile at the Middlebury Field and Track Meet (Feb. 10) … Placed 29th and 34th in the 5000 and 3000 at the America East Championships (Feb. 19-20) 

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2023): Began the season in the 3000m at the UMass Lowell Invite (Mar. 24) ... Finished 16th in the 5000m at the Black & Gold Invite (Apr. 1) ... Raced in the 1500m and 4x400m at the UVM Quad Meet (Apr. 8) ... Was 16th in the 5000m at the George Davis Invite, running a personal-best time of 15:33.38 (Apr. 22) ...  Finished 29th in the 5000m at the America East Championships (May 6 & 7).

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2023): Opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the mile at UNH (Dec. 4) ... Won the 3000m at the Dartmouth Indoor Opener (Dec. 10) ... Was 14th in the 3000m at the Middlebury Winter Classic (Jan. 14) ... Placed 18th in the 3000m at the New England Championships with a personal-best time of 8:58.03 (Feb. 2 & 3) ... Finished sixth in the mile at UNH (Feb. 9) ... Raced in the 3000m at the America East Championships (Feb. 18 & 19).

BEFORE UVM: Attended Ellington High School in Ellington, CT where he competed in cross country, indoor track, and our door track ... Was an Indoor track NCCC Champion in 2018, 2019, and 2020 ... Was an Outdoor Track NCCC Champion in 2018, 2019, and 2021 ... Was named Cross Country All Conference in 2019 and 2020 ... Was named Cross Country All State Team and MVP in 2020 ... Was named Outdoor Track All Conference in 2021 ... Was named Scholar Athlete in every sports season from 2017 to 2021.

PERSONAL: Son of Steven and Lynda Houghtaling ... Has a sister named Mira ... Is majoring in Business Administration ... Is an Eagle Scout ... Favorite TV show is Breaking Bad.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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