1981
James F. Herberich
Jim Herberich was a member of Andover’s varsity soccer and indoor and outdoor track teams. In 1981, he set the school record in the 110-meter hurdles (14.1 seconds), a record that still stands today. In 1980 and 1981, he was a tough competitor in the 110 and 300 hurdles, and 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the outdoor NEPSTA championships. At Harvard College, Herberich ran varsity indoor and outdoor track for four years. He set school records in the 400-meter (47.21 seconds) and as a member of the 4x400 relay 6
(3:10.96) that still stand today. He was selected to the second team All-Ivy League his junior and senior years and was All-East in the 200meter his senior year. Herberich began his professional career as an environmental scientist but, because of his speed, was recruited for the U.S. Bobsled team. In 1988, he made his first of three trips to the Olympic Winter Games as a bobsledder. He finished 16th as a brakeman in the two- and four-man sled races in Calgary that year. He later competed as a driver. In 1994
in Lillehammer, his two-man team finished in 14th place, and in 1998 in Nagano, he finished seventh in the two-man and 11th in the four-man races. He was the No. 5–ranked combined bobsled driver for the 1997 and 1998 World Cup seasons. After retiring in 1999, he served as secretary of the USA Bobsled Federation until 2006. Herberich currently works in environmental consulting. He and his wife, Lori, live in Groton, Mass., and have one son, Chase.