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2013 Men's Cross Country Roster

Howie Rosas

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.
  • Highschool Don Bosco Prep

Biography

8K Personal Best: 25:00.64
10K Personal Best: 32:17.8
2013: Team Captain ... William Wallin Award Recipient ... Fairfield's top-finisher four times ... Placed 11th overall at the Fordham Fiasco (26:40.18) ... Took third at the Leeber Invitational (26:23.05) ... Ran fastest 8K at the New England Championships, finishing in 25:46 ... Placed 21st overall at the MAAC Championships, finishing with a time of 26:51.24 ... Ran a time of 33:07.6 at the NCAA Regionals ... Clocked a 26:47.8 at the IC4A Championships.
2012: Team Captain ... Had best season as a Stag, finishing as the top-finisher five times, medaling at MAAC Championships, and posting two of the top-three best performances at Van Cortlandt Park ... Opened the year by finishing third at the Marist Invite (16:33) ... Placed 15th overall at the Iona Meet of Champions, clocking a 25:59.99, the best time ever by a Stag at Van Cortlandt Park ... Won the individual title at the Leeber Invitational, finishing in 25:59 ... Placed 24th overall at the New England Championships, with a personal best of 25:00.64 ... Placed 15th overall at the MAAC Championships, running a 25:20.14, to medal ... Ran a personal best of 32:17.8 at the NCAA Regionals ... Was the runner-up at the IC4A University Championships and helped the Stags to a team title by clocking a 26:05.7, the third-best time by a Stag at Van Cortlandt Park.

2011: Consistently a top two finisher for the Stags ... Recorded three of the Stags' all-time top-10 performances at Van Cortlandt Park ... Opened the season at the Marist Mini Meet, clocking a 17:28 ... First Stag across the line at the Iona Meet of Champions, finishing in 26:27.62 ... Posted a time of 26:39.71 at the Leeber Invitational to help the Stags defend their team title ... Notched a time of 26:55 at the Paul Short Invitational ... Cruised to a second place finish at the O'Neil Invitational, finishing in 26:40 to help Fairfield to the team title ... Ran fastest 8K of the season at the MAAC Championships, finishing in 26:09.6, the second-fastest time ever by a Stag at Van Cortlandt Park ... Clocked a time of 34:03.7 at the NCAA Regionals ... Closed out the year by running a 26:22 at the IC4A Championship to place 12th overall as the top Stag.

2010: Had an outstanding freshman campaign, finishing as the top Stag in four races and posting two top-20 Fairfield performances at Van Cortlandt Park ... In collegiate debut, was the Stags top finisher at the Marist Mini Meet, finishing in 16:40 to place fifth overall ... Placed third overall at the Fairfield Invitational with a time of 26:26, to help Fairfield to a team title ... Clocked a time of 26:18.08 at the Iona Meet of Champions, the second-fastest time ever by a Stag at Van Cortlandt Park ... Had a time of 27:10.51 to help the Stags to a team title at the Leeber Invitational ... Posted a time of 27:03 at the Paul Short Invitational ... Notched a time of 26:37 at the Connecticut College Invitational ... Finished 25th overall at the MAAC Championships with a time of 26:01.9 to help Fairfield to a fourth place finish ... Top-finisher at the NCAA Regionals, finishing in 33:19.5 ... Finished the year with a time of 26:45.8 at the IC4A Championships.

High School: A three-year letterwinner in cross country, helping Don Bosco Prep to four-straight State Championships ... Two-time First Team All-County selection and three-time First Team All-League pick ... Team finished in fifth place at the 2008 Nike Cross Nationals and tenth at the 2007 Nike Cross Nationals ... A two-time letterwinner in both indoor and outdoor track, helping team to consecutive State Championships ... A member of the 4xmile team that earned All-American honors in 2010 ... Named team MVP in 2009 ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Howard and Diana Rosas ... Has two siblings ... Member of Campus Ministry, serving as an Eucharistic minister ... Co-President of SAAC ... Volunteer at Prospect House ... Earned a spot in the Athletic Department's 3.0 Club ... Major is biology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010Freshman

  • 2011Sophomore

  • 2012Junior

  • 2013Senior