High Point University Athletics

2015: Named Big South All-Conference for the third straight season ... One of only four HPU men's cross country athletes all time to be a three time, all-conference honoree ... Recorded a 77th place finish at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Championships notching a 10K time of 31:30.4 ... Ran a personal best Big South time of 24:39:49 in the Big South Championship, where he led the HPU and finished sixth on October 31 ... Set a new 8k personal record with a time of 24:23:50 at the Pre-Nationals on October 17th ... Opened the season with a 47th-place finish (25:06.08) amongst a strong field at the Panorama Farms Invite on Sept. 26.

2014: Named Big South All-Conference ... Picked up his top finish in HPU uniform by taking fourth in 25:48.94 at the Gardner-Webb Invitational on Sept. 13 ... Placed 47th in 25:17.07 at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Crossed the line in sixth at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 17 in 20:20.84 ... Earned 12th place at the Big South Championship on Nov. 1 with a time of 25:58.90 ... Finished 52^nd in a time of 31:25.40 at the NCAA Regional on Nov. 14. 

2013: Earned All-Conference honors after placing 12th in 26:55.42 at the Big South Championship ... Came in seventh at the Western Carolina Invitational (5K) on Aug. 30 with a mark of 15:24.50 ... Took 19th in 24:35.55 on Sept. 14 at the Furman University Classic ... Placed 12th at the VMI Invitational on Sept. 21 with a time of 27:35.49 ... Finished 14th in 25:12.86 at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 18.

2012: Made his collegiate debut at the Demon Deacon Quad Meet, where he teamed with Reece Ayers to finish second overall ... Placed 31st at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:01.13 ... Placed 50th at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 25:40.72 ... Took 90th at the Chile Pepper Festival (10K) with a time of 32:49.4 ... Finished 16th at the Big South Championship with a mark of 25:40.78.

Prep: Competed in cross country and track & field for four years … Set high school bests of 4:23.71 in the 1,600-meter, 9:16.80 in the 3,200-meter … Ran a 14: 48.16 in the 5,000-meter at the New Balance Nationals …  Helped lead Warwick Valley High School to four sectional and league titles.

Personal: Intends to major in Business Administration … Son of Steven and Pamela Grandinali … Born Oct. 27, 1993.