Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

2010 All-America candidate
Most Outstanding Performer of 2008 Northeast-10
Outdoor Championships
2008 Northeast-10 Conference champion in 55 hurdles (indoors)
2008 Northeast-10 Conference champion in 100 meters(outdoors)
2008 Northeast-10 Conference champion in 200 meters (outdoors)

As a Junior in the 2009-10 season:
At the Lidlifter Invitational, placed third in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.98…Earned second place in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.41 at the Southern Connecticut State Alumni Meet…At the URI Rhody Open, placed second in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.54…Also placed fourth as a part of 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:29.04…Took fourth place as a part of the 4x100 meter relay at the Sam Howell Invitation with a time of 42.67…Also finished first as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.49…Earned first place as a part of the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 42.60 at the Carolina Classic…Took first place as a part of the 4x100 meter relay at the NY Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with a time of 42.46…Also finished first as a part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:16.26…Obtained fourth place as a part of the 4x100 meter relay at the Yale Springtime Invitational with a time of 42.88…Also took fifth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.09…In addition, finished seventh in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.78…Finished second at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships as a part of the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 42.22.


As a Sophomore in the 2008-09 season:
Finished third in the Lidifter Invitational in the 400 with a time of 50.56 seconds…Took first at the Yale Classic in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.89 seconds…Named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll…Placed first as part of 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:23 at Trinity Invitational…At Sam Howell Invitational, assisted the 4x400 relay team to a first place finish with a time of 42.12…Placed second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.72 seconds and fourth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.06 seconds, at the Yale Springtime Invitational…Selected for the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his efforts.

As a Freshman in the 2007-08 season:
2008 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year…2008 Northeast-10 Indoor Champion in the 55m hurdles…Finished first in the 60m dash with a time of 6.88 seconds and won the 200m dash with a time of 22.23 seconds at the Yale Season Opener… Finished second in the 4x400m relay with a team time of 3:16.45 at the Yale Invitational…Finished first in the 55m dash with a time of 6.37 seconds and second in the 4x400m team relay at the Sorlein Track Invitational…Named Northeast-10 Male Field Freshman of the Week for the week ending 1/20…Finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 22.14 seconds and third in the 4x400m team relay at the Geigengack Invitational…Named Northeast-10 Male Field Freshman of the Week for the week ending 2/3…Finished fourth in the 55m dash with a time of 6.42 seconds at the Valentine’s Invitational…Named Northeast-10 Male Field Freshman of the Week for the week ending 2/10…Finished second in the 60m dash with a time of 6.88 seconds at the Lafayette Rider Winter Games…Finished first in the 55m dash with a time of 6.37 seconds at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships…Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending 2/24…Finished first in the 4x100m relay with a team time of 41.77 seconds at the Sam Howell Invitational…Finished fifth in the 4x100m relay with a team time of 41.13 seconds, sixth in the 100m dash with a time of 10.88 seconds and 10th in the 200m dash with a time of 22.01 seconds at the Tony Waldrop Invitational… Finished third in the 4x100m relay with a team time of 41.01 seconds, fifth in the 100m dash with a time of 10.61 seconds and sixth in the 200m dash with a time of 21.68 seconds at the Larry Ellis Invitational…Finished second in the 4x100m relay with a team time of 41.10 seconds at the Penn Relays…Finished sixth in the 4x100m relay with a team time of 41.61 seconds in the IC4A Championship heat at the Penn Relays…Finished first in both the 100m dash with a time of 10.90 seconds and the 200m dash with a time of 21.94 seconds at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships…Named Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week and Northeast-10 Men’s Freshman of the Week for the week ending 5/4…Finished first in the 4x100m relay with a school record team time of 40.54 seconds and ninth in the 100m dash with a time of 10.64 seconds at the Georgia Invitational.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended Manchester High School in Manchester, Conn…Served as team captain as a senior…2006 State Champion in the 100m dash…2006 Journal-Enquirer Most Valuable Athlete…Also played varsity soccer and basketball.

Personal:
Son of Addy Berko…Brother of Jessica…Majoring in finance.