Feb. 4, 2010

Evan White, a freshman from Tewksbury, MA (Tewksbury H.S.), was named the UMass Lowell/Lowell Five Savings Bank Athlete of the Week Wednesday following a milestone effort at the Boston University Terrier Invitational.

White, named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman Athlete of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday, placed third overall in the 200 meter dash – tops among college athletes – with a time of 21.63 seconds, just behind Edino Steel of Zenith Velocity Track Club (21.07) and independent Marvin Lewis (21.56).

White’s result eclipsed the school record of 21.82 seconds set in 2006 by Lawrence Aidoo and virtually booked his place in the NCAA Championship in March. The time currently stands as the third-fastest in Division II this season.

UMass Lowell returns to action Friday and Saturday at the Yale University Giegengack Invitational.

A liberal arts major, White is the son of Geraldine White of Tewksbury, MA, and Randy White of Stoughton, MA.

The Lowell Five Savings Bank, with 14 locations throughout the Merrimack Valley, is a proud sponsor of UMass Lowell Athletics.

The UMass Lowell Athlete of the Week is selected by the four members of University’s Athletic Media Relations office.