A 1994 graduate of UMass Dartmouth, Jean Lincoln-Gauthier was the first female sprinter from UMass Dartmouth to qualify for the NCAA Division III national championship meet.  Her school record 100 meter time of :12.31 in 1994 was the sixth fastest time in the NCAA Division III competition at that time.  Although she qualified and competed in the preliminary competition at the NCAA championships despite a hamstring injury, she missed All-America status by a tenth of a second.  Her 100-meter time also broke a nine-year old UMass Dartmouth record and ranked her first in New England.  She placed second in the 1994 New England Division III championships. 

A four-year competitor in both indoor and outdoor track at UMass Dartmouth, Lincoln-Gauthier received several athletic achievement awards throughout her career and served as track team captain during her senior season.
 
Following her graduation from UMass Dartmouth with a Biology/Marine Biology double major, she earned a Masters Degree in Biology from UMass Dartmouth in 1998.  She later earned a second Masters Degree in Physical Therepy (2001) and received her Doctoral degree in Physical Therepy from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Profession in 2004.  She is presently a physical therapist and a part time environmental consultant.  Lincoln-Gauthier attended UMass Dartmouth following a very successful athletic career at New Bedford Voc-Tech School, where she was inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.