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2019 Men's Track & Field Roster

Robert DeSisto

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 137
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Politics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Westford, MA
  • High School Bishop Guertin

Biography

2017-18: Finished 10th in the 1,500m (4:05.13) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/28-29)…competed at the NCAA DIII Atlantic Regional and National Championships…USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region…UAA Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic…ECAC Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls…IAAC Spring Honor Roll.
 
2016-17: Launched his junior campaign with a 39th-place finish (20:21.9) at the Ron Stonitsch Invitational (9/10)…took 12th place (25:21.1) at the Inter-Regional Border Battle (10/15) 7.8K Open Race…paced NYU in the 3,000m with a 10th-place effort (personal-best 8:51.23) at the  Metropolitan Championships (2/3)…finished 12th in the 1,500m with a personal-best time of 4:03.13 at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/22-23)…captured second in the 1,500m (4:08.74) at the Tom Farrell Classic (5/6)…UAA Fall, Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic…IAAC Fall and Spring Honor Rolls.
 
2015-16: Made season debut in the 6k (20:27.6) at the Saratoga Invitational (9/12)…finished 53rd in the 8k (28:44.96) at the Dickinson Invitational (9/26)…ran an indoor personal best 9:37.00 in the 3,000m at the NYC Metro Championships (2/5)…notched an outdoor season-best 4:12.71 in the 1,500m at the TCNJ Lions Invitational (4/30)…IAAC Spring Honor Roll.
 
2014-15: Placed eighth in the five-mile (29:16) in his collegiate debut at the Monmouth Invitational (9/20)…made his indoor debut in the 3,000m (9:42.85) at the Gotham Cup (1/16)…debuted with an outdoor personal best in the 1,500m (4:30.39) at the Monmouth Season Opener (3/27-28).
 
High School: Four-year cross country and three-year track & field team member…captain of both teams and state champion in the 4x800 as a senior…helped lead the cross country team to the state championships as a sophomore…anchored the school’s record-breaking 1,600m sprint medley and distance medley relay teams…All-State indoor track & field …Thomas Sullivan Scholar-Athlete Award recipient…volunteered with his church at a local soup kitchen…also played basketball for one season.
 
Personal: Enjoys basketball and golf…father played football and ran indoor and outdoor track at the University of Pennsylvania.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Distance
    5'8" 137 lbs
  • 2016Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8" 137 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    Distance
    5'10" 138 lbs
  • 2018Senior

    Distance
    5'10" 138 lbs
  • 2019Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'8" 137 lbs