As a Junior (2009): Competed in all seven meets in his first cross country season with the Hawks … a consistent top-five finisher … ran a season-best 8,000-meter time of 27:23.1 at the Hartford Hawks Riverfront, placing ninth overall … the fourth Hartford runner and 240th overall to finish at the New England Championship (27:33.00) … posted a season-best 5,000-meter time of 16:19.28 and was the third Hawk to cross the finish line at the Central Connecticut State Mini Meet … saw a 61st place finish at the America East Championship (28:11.40) … covered the 10,000-meter course of the NCAA Northeast Regionals in 36:49.00, placing 215th overall.

Before Hartford: Attended Clarkson University prior to transferring to Hartford … a member of the cross country team for one season and a three-year member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Minnechaug High School … a two year varsity indoor track and field captain and three year varsity outdoor track and field captain … broke the indoor school record for the 1,000-meter run … earned the Sportsmanship Award in indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and soccer as a senior … also played three years of varsity soccer at Minnechaug where he captained the team all three years. 

Major: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in cinema.

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