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2008 Men's Cross Country Roster

Mark Hess

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morristown, NJ
  • High School Morristown

Biography

2007-08: NYU’s top performer in the NCAA Regional Preview race at the NYU Invitational, taking 23rd place (26:14, 9/15)…finished 13th at the Monmouth Kickoff (19:38.6, 9/1)…placed 65th at the Connecticut College Invitational (27:17, 9/22)…owned the team’s third-best time of the season in the 1,500m, running 4:08.21 at the TCNJ Lions’ Invitational (4/26)…posted a personal indoor best of 2:40.89 in the 1,000m at the Lafayette-Rider Invitational (2/15)…UAA Fall Sport All-Academic honoree. 2006-07: Finished 14th overall at the Hofstra Cross Country Invitational (16:16.84, 9/9)…placed 17th at the NYU Invitational (27:56.30, 9/16)…ran 26:51 and finished 39th as the Violets won the Williams College Invitational (9/23)…raced to 57th place at the Metropolitan Championship (27:09.8, 10/6). 2005-06: Ran 2:36 in the 1,000m and finished 23rd at the Boston University Terrier Classic (1/27-28)…posted a time of 4:29.91 in the mile at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/10-11)…ran an indoor-best 2:02.28 in the 800m at the UAA Championships (3/3-4)…went 2:04.80 in the 800m at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (3/16-18) in his only competition of the outdoor season…did not compete in cross country. High School: Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Interned with the New York City Council…plans to attend law school…enjoys playing video games and performing with his band, Rubber Buttons.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006Sophomore

    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2007Junior

    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2008Senior

    5'11" 160 lbs