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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Chris Bencivengo

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fairfield, Conn.
  • High School Fairfield Warde

Biography

Personal Records
               
                                                                                               
        
Event Time Meet Course Location Year
5k
19:29.92 Blue/Gold Classic Rosedale Park Hopewell, N.J. 2013
6k
23:01.5 Friend Big 5 Belmont Plateau Philadelphia, Pa. 2014
8k 28:58.8 Rider Invitational Rosedale Park Hopewell, N.J. 2016

2016: Raced four times, which included three 8k meets... Turned in collegiate-best 8k time (28:58.8) at the Rider Invitational, breaking a PR set as a freshman... Opened season at the Friend Big 5 Invitational 6k (24:24.7)... Raced the 8k in 29:42.6 in the open race of the Paul Short Run and concluded collegiate cross country career at the Lafayette Leopard Invitational 8k in 30:00.9... Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2015: Did not race... Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2014: Competed in four races... Scored in the five-mile run at the IC4A Coaches Race (30:17.0)... Raced the Paul Short (30:08.8) and Princeton Invitational (29:53) open 8k races, placing 408th and 283rd, respectively... Scored at Paul Short... Also took 59th at the Friend Big Five Invitational 6k (23:01.5 PR)... Made both the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both semesters.

2013: Competed in six of eight races... Placed 22nd (29:05.1, 8k) in the Coaches Race of the IC4A Championship... Took 120th (29:04, 8k) in the open race of the Princeton Invitational... Competed in the open race (31:14, 8k) at the Paul Short Open... Placed 205th (33:42.13, 8k) at the Meet of Champions... Took 76th place (23:36.85, 6k) at the Friend Big 5 Invitational... Checked in with a 41st-place finish (19:29.92, 5k PR) in collegiate debut at the season-opening TCNJ Blue/Gold Classic... Made SJU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2014.

High School/Personal: Four-time state qualifier in 4x800m relay... Led cross country squad to a 15-3 record en route to a bronze-medal finish at the 2012 Class L Cross Country State Championship... Also helped team to a fifth-place finish at FCIAC and 18th-place finish at the State Open Championship... 2011 All-FCIAC selection in 4x800m relay... Placed 13th in 1000m at 2012 FCIACs... Entered freshman season at SJU with PRs in the 400m (56.6), 800m (2:10), 1000m (2:54), mile (4:57), two mile (10:44), and 5k (17:38)... Four-year varsity letterwinner and senior team captain in cross country and indoor track... Also earned three varsity letters in outdoor track... Majoring in food marketing and minoring in environmental and sustainability studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    5'9" 0 lbs
  • 2014Sophomore

    5'9" 140 lbs
  • 2015Junior

    5'9" 140 lbs
  • 2016Senior

    0 lbs