2016 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2016: Posted a third place finish with a time of 19:00.3 at the Elon Opener on Sept.1.
2015: Posted a 10k time of 32:43.7 at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Championships ... Placed 13th at the Big South Championship (25:18.1) ... Recorded a season-best 8k time (24:57.1) at the Division I Pre-Nationals on Oct. 17 ... Posted a 9th place finish at the Upstate Invitational (26:06.1) on Oct. 3 ...
Finished 63rd at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invite (Sept. 26) in a time of 25:32.90...Placed eighth at the season-opening 6k Elon Invite on Sept. 4 (19:01.40).
2014: Opened year with a 20th-place finish at the Gardner Webb Invitational on Sept. 13 posting a time of 27:21.21 ... Placed 68th in 26:00.38 at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Crossed the line in 38th with a time of 21:23.60 at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 17 ... Placed 20th at the Big South Championship on Nov. 1 in 26:24.20.Finished 27th in first collegiate race at Western Carolina Invitational (5K) on Aug. 30 with time of 16:06.64 ... Placed 36th in 25:08.19 at the Furman University Classic on Sept. 14 ... Took 16th at the VMI Invitational on Sept. 21 with a time of 27:35.49 ... Came in 28th at the Big South Championship with a time of 27:40.89.
Prep: Graduated from Brookline High School in Brookline, Mass. ... Member of two-time Massachusetts All-State cross country championship team ... 10-time conference All-Star in cross country and track & field ... Two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic ... Three-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic ... Three-time cross country All-State selection.
Personal: Intends to major in Sociology ... Son of Vincent Connelly and Hope Ricciotti ... Has two brothers, Joe and Leo Connelly, and one sister, Bethlehem Sisay ... Brother Joe plays basketball for Wesleyan University ... Originally from Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... Born Dec. 14, 1993.
Historical Player Information
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2013Freshman
Distance
5'6"
125 lbs
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2014Sophomore
Distance
5'6"
125 lbs
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2015Junior
Distance
5'6"
125 lbs
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2016Senior
Distance
5'6"
125 lbs
