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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Christopher Cecere
Christopher Cecere
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Zach Spergel

Zach Spergel

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Westfield, NJ
  • Highschool:
    Westfield

Summary

Biography

At UR 2023: Ran in all seven of Rochester's meets as a senior...Earned an at-large individual berth to the NCAA Championships after finishing 12th out of 176 runners at the NCAA Niagara Regional...Finished 177th out of 294 competitors at the NCAA Championships with a 26:10.9 time...Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors with a 12th-place result at regionals, running a new 8k PR time of 24:48.1...Turned in five top-100 results, including three top-50s and two top-25 finishes, with an average finish of 78.71...Opponent win-loss percentage of 67.83 percent, second-highest on the team...Opened the year with a top-10 finish and 4k PR (9th, 12:21.5) at the Highlander Short Course...UR's top finisher at UAAs, finishing 33rd with a time of 26:19.0.

At UR 2022: As a junior, ranked among UR's top runners all season long, finishing wiht an average finish of 54.83, third best on the team...Competed in six meets and earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors following a 28th place result (26:29.0) at the NCAA Niagara Region Championship at GVP...Placed 20th and helped Rochester to a 3rd place result at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble in mid-October...Season-best 8K time of 25:17.7 at the Lehigh University Paul Short Run...Finished top-10 at the Houghton Highlander Short Course.

At UR 2021: The sophomore was a key member of the Yellowjackets, ranking as one of UR's top-5 runners in four of the five events he competed in...Placed 22nd of 159 at the NCAA Niagara Regional, earning All-Region accolades from the USTFCCCA...Defeated 75% of opposing runners and had an average finish of 51.00 on the season...Placed 15th at the Roberts Wesleyan Harry Anderson Invitational...Season-best time of 26:00.8 in an 8k race at the NCAA Regionals...Member of the UAA All-Academic team.

HS: Attended Westfield HS...Earned multiple letters in cross country (4x), indoor track & field (2x) and outdoor track & field (3x)...3-time All-County and 2-time All-Conference in cross country...Earned 1st Place at Union County Conference Championship...Personal best of 16:28 in 5000m...Helped Blue Devils to two North 2 Group 4 Sectional titles and three Union County championships.

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