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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Mark D'Alessandro

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Lewiston, Maine
  • High School Saint Dominic Academy
  • Major Anthropology

Biography

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Union had everything I was looking for in a college: a strong liberal arts education, tight-knit community, small class sizes, and a beautiful campus.
Honors and Awards:
- Liberty League All-Academic Team (2023)

At Union: Also runs track for Union in the winter and spring ... member of the Outing Club and the Ski and Board Club ... a member of Union's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

2023: Made seven appearances for the Garnet Chargers in 2023 … began season setting personal-bests in the 4k, 5k, and 8k … 13:05.7 time at the Vassar Season Starter (9/1) was 33.5 seconds better than the time he posted in the same race last season … 8th place finish at the Trinity (Conn.) Invitational (9/9) was his best cross country placement of his career, completing the 5k in 17:14.8 … completed the 8k RPI Harvest Classic (9/16) in 26:05.0 … wrapped up season with top-70 finishes at the Liberty League Championships (10/28) and NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (11/11).

2022: Appeared and competed in all eight meets this season for Union … D’Alessandro’s best finish of the season came at the Aldrich Invitational (9/17) where he finished in 13th overall with a 20:51 … ran a personal best 27:03.7 8k at the James Earley Invitational (10.8) … competed at the NCAA Division III Mideast Region Cross Country Championships (11/12) and placed 69th with a 28:10.8.

2021: Raced in all seven meets this season for Union … finished in 12th place with a time of 13:33.7 at the Vassar Season Starter 4k (9/1) … placed 24th at the Keene State Invitational (10/2) with a season best time of 17:14.9.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Saint Dominic Academy … a four-year varsity member of the cross country and track teams and also spent two seasons with the varsity Nordic skiing team … placed second individually in the Class C State Championships as a junior … a National Honor Society student.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2021Sophomore

    5'8" 135 lbs
  • 2022Junior

    5'8" 135 lbs
  • 2023Senior

    5'8" 135 lbs