2015 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2015: Recored a 10k time of 33:01.2 at the NCAA Divison I Southeast Regional Championship on Nov. 11 ... Posted a time of 26:07.0 at the Big South Championship on Oct. 31.
2014: Led HPU with a 16th-place finish in 26:46.91 at the UNCG Spartan Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Finished 18th at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 17 with a time of 20:52.07 ... Finished 17th at the Big South Championship on Nov. 1 in 26:15.10 ... Placed 77th in the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 14 with a time of 31:52.50 ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2013: Took 14th in 24:29.97 at the Furman University Classic on Sept. 14 ... Placed 10th at the VMI Invitational with a mark of 27:35.49 on Sept. 21 ... Came in 42nd at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational in 24:42.80 on Sept. 28 ... Came in 22nd in 27:22.47 at the Big South Championship.
2012: Made his collegiate-debut at the Charlotte Invitational, where he placed seventh with a time of 24:34.89 ... Named Big South Runner of the Week for Oct. 1-7 ... Placed 34th at the Big South Championships with a mark of 26:33.35 ... Took 101st at the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K) with a mark of 32:27.63 ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete.
Prep: Competed in the Hungarian Junior National Championships … Was a four-time Hungarian Junior National Champion … Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the senior national championship and won the junior national title in that event … Was junior national champion in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter and won the junior national cross country championship in 2011 … Arrives at HPU with bests of 3:51.91 in the 1,500-meter, 8:56.51 in the steeplechase, 14:17.55 in the 5,000-meter and 31:50:47 in the 10,000-meter.
Personal: Major is undecided … Son of Attila Szalai and Andrea Tihanyi …Has a younger sister, Regina … Born May 21, 1992.
Historical Player Information
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2012Freshman
Distance
6'1"
160 lbs
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2013Sophomore
Distance
6'2"
164 lbs
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2014Junior
Distance
6'2"
164 lbs
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2015Senior
Distance
6'2"
164 lbs
