Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

In the 2008 Cross Country season:
Finished second with a time of 25:20 at the Leeber Invitational…Named Northeast-10 Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the week ending 9/28…Named ECAC Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the week ending 9/28…Finished the New England Championships with a time of 25:34…Finished third with a time of 25:12 at the Northeast-10 Championships…Finished second with a time of 31:07 at the NCAA East Regionals and was named to the All-East Region Team…Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending 11/9…Finished the NCAA Division II Championships with a time of 32:49.

As a sophomore in the 2007-08 season:
Finished third in the 1000m at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships…Finished third in the 5000m run at the Owl Invitation…Finished first in the 10000m run with a time of 32:00.04 at the Metropolitan Championships…Finished first in the 10000m run with a time of 32:30.28 at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships…Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending 5/4.

In the 2007 Cross Country season:
Qualified for the All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team…Qualified for the All-Northeast Region Team…Finished 14th with a time of 26:57.20 in the Dartmouth Invitational (8k)…Finished with a time of 26:25 in the Connecticut College Invitational (8k)…Finished 16th with a time of 27:18.7 in the Metropolitan Championships (8k)…Led the Owls with a second place finish and a time of 16:03 in the St. John’s University Fall Festival (5k)… Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/14…Finished 12th with a time of 26:09.0 in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship (8k)…Finished 12th with a time of 33:02.1 in the NCAA Northeast Regional (10k).

As a Freshman in the 2006-07 season:
Finished third in the 1000m run with a time of 2:34.26 at the 2007 Fordham Invitational…Finished second in the 3000m run with a time of 8:38.10 at the 2007 Yale Collegiate Track Classic…Finished fourth in the 3000m run with a time of 8:49.06 at the 2007 Metropolitan Championships… Finished fourth in the distance medley and reached an IC4A qualifying mark with a team time of 10:03.49 at the 2007 Giegengack Invitational…Finished fifth in the mile run with a time of 4:27.12 at the 2007 Northeast-10 Indoor Championships…Finished fifth in the 5000m run with a time of 14:58.89 at the 2007 SCSU Invitational…Finished eighth in the 1500m run with a time of 3:58.69 at the 2007 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships…Finished sixth in the 1500m run with a time of 4:00.63 at the 2007 Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships.

In the 2006 Cross Country season:
Division II All-American…USTFCCCA Division II Northeast Regional Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year…NCAA Northeast Regional Champion…Northeast-10 Conference Champion…Finished 21st with a time of 25:54 in the Connecticut College Invitational (8k)…Led the Owls with a second place finish and a time of 25:49 in the Purple Valley Classic (8k)…Led the Owls with a ninth place finish and a time of 25:46 in the New York Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship (8k)…Won the Northeast-10 Conference Championship (8k) with a time of 25:53…Won the NCAA Northeast Regional (10k) with a time of 30:52…Finished 37th with a time of 30:28 in the NCAA National Championship (10k).

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended Griswold High School in Griswold, Conn…Served as cross country team captain as a junior and senior… Was named to All-State and All-New England cross country teams…State Champion in the 1000m run…Member of 10 state championship teams between indoor and outdoor track & field and cross country.

Personal:
Son of Marilou and Albert Croff…Majoring in marketing.