University of Hartford

JUNIOR (2012-13):
INDOOR: Selected to the 2013 America East Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team… set personal-best times at the 800-, 3,000- and 5,000-meter distances during his junior year… turned in his career-best 3,000-meter time at the Harvard Open, posting a time of 8:47.15 to take eighth place… finished sixth in the 3,000 at the URI Sorlien Invitational with a time of 8:59.80… posted a personal-best 15:15.67 in the 5,000 meters at the Terrier Invitational… finished 13th in the 800-meter run at the Dartmouth Classic, crossing the line with a personal-record time of 2:09.93… also ran the mile at Dartmouth, finishing 22nd… turned in a 19th-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the America East Indoor Championship… also took 23rd in the 3,000 meters at the conference meet… closed the season with a time of 15:23.97 in the 5,000 meters at the New England Championships, taking 26th overall. OUTDOOR: Selected to the 2013 America East All-Academic team… Earned a spot on the All-New England team… ran to personal-records in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters during his junior campaign… finished third with a career-best 10,000-meter mark of 32:09.03 at the UMass Minuteman Invitational… notched a career-best in the 5,000 meters at the Holy Cross Invite, crossing the line in fourth place with a time of 15:24.93… finished 13^th in the 10,000-meter run at the America East Outdoor Championship at Binghamton University… also finished 27^th in the 5,000 meters… took sixth place overall in the 10,000 meters at the New England Championship, earning an All-New England nod with a time of 32:34.80… named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
 
SOPHOMORE (2011-12):
INDOOR: Ran distance events during his sophomore season… posted career-best times in each of his three events… ran a 4:34.34 mile at the Valentine Invitational, a personal-best… notched a pair of personal records at the America East Indoor Championship with a time of 8:55.08 in the 3,000 meters and 15:25.11 in the 5,000 meters… took second place in the 5,000 meters at the Springfield College Invitational with a then-career-best time of 15:35.83… named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. OUTDOOR: Raced in middle distance and distance events in his first outdoor season as a collegian… took 11th place in the 5,000 meters at the UConn Spring Invite with a time of 15:29.39… grabbed a second-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Holy Cross Invitational, posting a time of 15:34.50…finished fifth in the 10,000-meter run at the AIC Invitational with a career-best mark of 32:14.10… ran the 10k at the America East Outdoor Championship, finishing 19th with his time of 32:58.05… named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
 
FRESHMAN (2010-11):
INDOOR: Ran the distance events during his first track and field season … recorded a season-best time in the 3,000-meter run of 9:21.30 at the Vermont Duals … ran the mile in a season-best time of 4:53.71 at the Reebok Boston Invitational … placed 25th in the 5,000-meter run at the America East Championship with a season-best time of 16:11.77 … named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
 
BEFORE HARTFORD:
Ran one year of cross country at Manchester High School … captained the cross country team in 2010 and was an all-conference pick … was a member of the high school wrestling squad for four seasons … was the recipient of the Barry Bernstein Wrestler of the Year award in 2009-10 … also played two years of high school golf and baseball at Manchester … received the 2010 Gus Gaudino Award for Most Outstanding Male Athlete at Manchester High School … earned the United States Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award … sister, Kacey Busque, was a four-year member of the women’s soccer team at Hartford.