2012 Junior Season
Team MVP ... All-NEC Selection ... One of the top returning harriers in the NEC ... Paced the squad in all seven of his races ... Notched a season-best 8K time of 25:21.72 in placing sixth at the NEC Championship (10/27) ... Two-time NEC Athlete of the Week ... Opened the season by taking second at the 6K Monmouth XC Kick-Off (9/1) while winning his first Athlete of the Week citation ... Earned his second honor after finishing second (25:51) at the 8K Father O'Neil Invitational (10/13) ... Was 71st in 31:53 at the NCAA Regional Championship (11/9) ... At the 8K METS Championship (10/5), clocked a time of 26:33.01 en route to taking sixth ... Placed seventh at the Ted Owen Invitational (9/22), finishing in 26:33.01 ... Profiled in Wagner's
"A Day In The Life Of" series ... Garnered inclusion on the Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2011 Sophomore Season
One of the team’s top returning runners … Competed in seven races … Placed fourth on the team and 42nd overall at the 8K NEC Championship (10/29), clocking in at 28:21.8 ... Followed that up by finishing third on the team and 200th overall (35:41.4) at the 10K NCAA Regional Meet (11/12) … At the 8K Ted Owens Invitational (9/24), was the second Wagner runner to finish en route to placing 15th (27:08) … Again was the second Seahawk to finish, coming in 29th (26:56) at the 8K METS Championship (10/7) … Began the year by placing 16th (19:47.7) at the 6K Monmouth Quad (9/3) ... Garnered inclusion on the Northeast Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2010 Freshman Season
Competed in six races ... Placed fourth on the team and 50th overall at the 8K NEC Championship, clocking in at 27:58.8 ... Twice named NEC Rookie of the Week ... Earned his first NEC Rookie citation after finishing 21st at the 6K Monmouth XC Kick-Off (9/4) in 19:43.4 ... Collected his second honor after placing 21st (27:57) at the 8K Ted Owen Invitational (9/25).
Scholastic / Personal:
Attended St. Joseph By The Sea High School, participating on the cross country and track & field teams under the direction of Chris Mancusi … Earned varsity letters in cross country and track & field all four years ... Named as one of the top runners in the state of New York as a senior by
ESPN Rise Magazine ... Was a three-time All-American while winning the Staten Island Championship and finishing second at the NSTC National Meet ... Also was a
Staten Island Advance All-Star and participated in the prestigious Millrose Meet ... Recorded personal-best times of 1:54.9 in the 800 meters and 4:16.2 in the 1600 meters ... Placed eighth at the NYSPHSAA-NY State Championships with a time of 2:33.87 in the 1000-meter run ... Also had two impressive finishes at the CHSAA Intersectional’s, finishing the 1000-meter run in 2:29.32 and the 1600-meter event in 4:25.19 as both times earned him first place honors ... Lettered in soccer as a sophomore ... Was an Honor Roll Student ... Born on July 1, 1992 ... Has two siblings; Peter (29) and Jennifer (28), who both ran at Hunter College ... Is majoring in biology at Wagner.
