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2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Chris Negri

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Warren N.J.
  • Highschool Watchung Hills Regional

Biography

Event Personal Best Date
5K 15:01.7 9/2/17
8K 24:16.5 10/14/17
10K  31:40.35 11/9/18

2018 (Senior)
• Received USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors
• Earned All-Atlantic 10 honors yet again after finishing third at the A-10 Championships
• Named Academic All-Conference and All-Region
• Named A-10 Performer of the Week on Oct. 2
• Finished third at the Queen City Invite
• Placed 25th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a new PR in the 10K

2017 (Junior)
• Earned Ohio Male Runner of the Year honors
• Finished second with a PR time of 15:01.7 at the Queen City Invitational
• Awarded Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week twice.
• Named Atlantic 10 Top Performer of the week (9/6) 
• Given the Most Valuable Award at the End-Of-Season Banquet
• Named to the 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Conference
• Awarded to the 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Posted four Top 3 finishes
• Finished third at the Atlantic 10 Championships
• Won the National Catholic Invite
• Set a PR at the NCAA Pre-Nationals
Male Drive of a Flyer award winner
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016 (Sophomore) 
• Recorded a 10K personal record of 31:49.1 at the Great Lakes Regional 
• Placed 4th in the All-Ohio Championship with a time of 25:24.9 
• Placed 11th in the National Catholic Invitational with a time of 25:48.6
• Finished third in the Flyer 5K with a time of 15:30.3
• Named to the 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team 
• Awarded to the 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team 
• Named the team's Most Improved Runner of 2016 
• Set Dayton all-time record in the 1500m with time of 3:50.10 at Jesse Owens Invite

2015 (Freshman)
• Finished with a time of  25:54 at the All-Ohio Championships
• PR of 25:22
• Finished at the Bradley Classic with the time of 25:22
• Ran a time of 26:15.2 at the A-10 Championships
• Placed 13th overall with a time of 16:09.7 in the Flyer 5K
• Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
• The first recruit to sign for the class of 2019
• Joining a sibling, Andrew Negri, who also attends the University of Dayton
• Finished 20th at the NJSIAA XC Meet of Champions in 2014
• Finished 11th at the NJSIAA State Meet Of Champions in the 1600m in 2014
• Finished third in the Shore Coaches Invitational
• Took First place at 2014 Passaic County Coaches Invitational
• Star Ledger Surprise Runner of the Year in 2012
• Holds freshman school record in the 1600m and 3200m and school record in 4x1600m
• Personal bests of 4:14 for 1600m, 9:15 for 3200m, and 15:54 for 5K in cross country

Personal
• Parents: Kathy and Rick Negri
• Born: Sept. 9, 1997
• Major: Mechanical Engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior