Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

Individual Results

As a Redshirt Senior in 2013-14:
Capital One/CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American…Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award recipient…USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year…All-American in the 4x400 relay…All-American in the 400 hurdles…All-Region in the 200 meters…All-Region in the 400 meters…All-Region in the 400 hurdles…All-Region in the 4x100 relay…All-Region in the 4x400 relay…All-New England in the 400 hurdles…Northeast-10 champion in the 500 meters…Northeast 10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Captured first place in the 800 meter race with a time of 1:54.64 and finished 10^th as part of the 4x400 meter relay at the Yale Season Opener…Took first place in the 400 meters (49.44) and 4x400 relay at the Dartmouth Relays…Captured a pair of third place finishes in the 200 meter race with a time of 22.50 and the 400 meters (49.14)…Won the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:03.83 and finished second as part of the 4x800 relay at the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championship…Ran a leg in the 4x400 relay, finishing first at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine invitational…Finished first in the 500 meter race with a time of 1:03.46 and finished third in the distance medley race (10:19.73) at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships…Participated in five different events at the New England Indoor Track & Field Championships and captured a pair of second place finishes as part of the 4x400 relay and 400 meter and earned a spot in seventh place in the 200 meters…Ran a leg in the 4x400 relay for fourth place at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships…Earned a first place victory in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 52.77 and placed second as a part of the 4x400 relay at the Sam Howell Invitational…Participated in five different events at The College of New Jersey Invitational and placed first in the 400 meter hurdles (52.97)…Went for first place in the 400 meter hurdles (52.15) and earned a pair of second place finishes as a part of the 4x100 relay (42.15) and 4x400 relay (3:19.69) at the UCONN Men’s New England Challenge…Took first place in the 400 meter hurdles and finished fourth as part of the 4x100 relay at the Lions Invitational…Finished first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.27 and fourth in the 200 meter (22.21) at the Yale Springtime Invitational…Competed in five different events at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships and earned a pair first place victories in the 400 meters (47.69) and 400 meter hurdles (52.88), a second place finish as part of the 4x100 relay, a third place finish as part of the 4x400 relay and a fourth place finish as part of the 4x800 relay…Accomplished another first place finish in the 400 hurdles at the New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships and ran a leg in the 4x100 relay (41.85) to finish fourth and a leg in the 4x400 relay (3:11.52) to finish second…Finished sixth in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.

As a Redshirt Senior in 2012-13:
All-American in 4x400 relay and 400 hurdles…All-Region in 400 meters, 4x400 relay and 400 hurdles...New England champion in 4x400 relay and 400 hurdles... All-New England in both events...Northeast-10 champion in 4x400 relay, 400 meters and 4x800 relay...Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team pick...At the Raleigh Relays, helped the Owls to a first place finish in the sprint medley relay, a fifth place finish in the 4x400 relay and added an eighth place mark in the 400 hurdles…Won the 400 hurdles (51.70) and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay at the Sam Howell Invitational…Won the Metropolitan Outdoor title as part of the 4x100 relay and was second in the 400 meters (48.15)…Claimed Northeast-10 Outdoor titles in the 400 (47.49), the 4x400 and the 4x800 relay…Captured New England titles in both the 400 hurdles (51.79) and the 4x400 relay…Finished sixth in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA Championships and was a part of the 4x400 relay that placed second.

As a Junior in 2011-12:
All-American in 4x400 relay and distance medley relay...Academic All-America selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America...All-Region in 400 meters, 4x400 relay, distance medley relay...New England champion in 4x400 relay...All-New England in 400 meters...Northeast-10 champion in 4x800 relay...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Track and Field All-Academic Team pick...Had a pair of second place finishes in the 400 meters (49.46) and the 500 meters (1:05.39) at the Lidlifter Invitational on 12/3...Captured first place in the 400 meters with a time of 49.64 at the UConn Triangular Meet on 1/7...Recorded a time of 1:03.63 in the 500 meters to capture second place along with a third place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time 3:14.31 at the Great Dane Classic on 1/20...Finished fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.19 at the Metropolitan Championships on 1/26...Placed third in the 4,000 meter DMR with a time of 9:48.22 in the Giegengack Invitational on 2/3...Ran in the 4x400 and helped the team to a second place finish with a total time of 3:12.71, along with a sixth place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 47.72 in the Valentine’s Invitational on 2/10...Competed at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/18 and helped the 4x800 team finish first with a total time of 7:43.22 along with a third place finish in the 500 meters with a time of 1:03.93...Helped the 4x400 team capture first place with a time of 3:10.72 along with a second place finish in the 400 meters with the time 47.30 at the New England Championships on 2/24...Performed at the NCAA Championships on 3/9 and placed second in the 4,000 meter DMR with a time of 9:55.34 and a third place finish in the 4x400 relay with a total time of 3:15.25.

As a Sophomore in 2010-11:
Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Teams...All-American indoors in the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay...All-Region in the 400 meters (indoors), 400 hurdles (outdoors) and 4x400 relay (indoors and outdoors)...All-New England in the 4x400 relay and 400 meters...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection...Finished second in the 500 meters at the Lidifter Invitational with a time of 1:05.41 on 12/4...Also contributed to a winning relay team in the 4x400 meters that finished with a time of 3:18.44…Ran the 200 meters at the Harvard Open Track Meet and finished 22nd with a time of 23.12 on 12/10…Competed in both the 800 meters and 4x400 relay at the Yale Intercollegiate Track Classic, placing fifth (1:58.89) in the 800 and fifth (3:23.55) in the 4x400 on 1/15…Placed 18th in the 500 meters with a time of 1:05.50 at the Albany Great Dane Classic on 1/21…Performed well at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships with a second place finish in the 500 meters (1:04.82) and contributing to a fourth place finish (10:36.01) in the distance medley relay on 2/17…Had a third place performance in the 400 meters, posting a time of 48.49, and a contributed to a second place (3:13.92) performance in the 4x400 relay at the New England Indoor Championships…Competed in the 400 meter hurdles at the Roadrunner Express Invitational and placed second with a time of 54.79 on 4/22…Helped his relay team to a second place finish in the 4x400 relay, contributing to a time of 3:12.11 at the Larry Ellis Memorial on 4/23…Placed second in the 400 hurdles with a time of 52.84 at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.

As a Freshman in the 2009-10 season:
At the Lidlifter Invitational, placed eighth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 52.81…Earned third place in the 600 meter run with a time of 1:27.28 at the Southern Connecticut State Alumni Meet…At the URI Rhody Open, placed sixth in 500 meter run with a time of 1:07.37…Also placed fourth as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:29.04…Took tenth place in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:06.47 at the Metropolitan Championships…Also as a part of the 4x400 meter relay earned eighth place with a time of 3:34.54…Placed twelfth as a part of the distance medley with a time of 10:25.91 at the Giegengack Invitational…At the Valentine Invitational, was a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.56…Scored fourth place at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships in the 500 meter run with a time of 1:06.30…Captured second place at the New England Championships as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.79…At the IC4A Championships, placed twenty-second as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:17.49…Earned first place as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.49 at the Sam Howell Invitation…Took seventh place at the Carolina Classic in 400 meter dash with a time of 49.50… Placed fifth at the NY Metropolitan Outdoor Championship in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.42…Also obtained third place in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 55.88…In addition took first as a part of the 4x400 meter with a time of 3:16.26…Captured first place at the Yale Springtime Invitational as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:15.69…Also took fifth place in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 55.20…Finished second as a part of the 4x400 meter relay at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:16.73…Also claimed first place in the 400 meter hurdle with a time of 54.07…Took second as a part of the 4x400 meter relay at the New England Outdoor Championships with a season best time of 3:11.79…Finished eighth as a part of the 4x400 meter relay at the ECAC & IC4A Outdoor Championships with a mark of 3:13.56..Obtained sixth place at the NCAA Division II Championships as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:10.67.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Enjoyed a decorated scholastic career at Schoharie (N.Y.) High School…State qualifier in the 400 meters…Sectional champion in the 400 meter and 400 hurdles…Holds the school record in both the 400 and 400 hurdles, as well as the 4x400 relay…Two-year team captain…Also played varsity soccer.

Personal:
The son of Donna and Brett Sharpe…Born in Albany, N.Y…Plans to major in human performance.