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2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster

Paddy Grandinali

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 129
  • Hometown Warwick, N.Y.
  • Highschool Warwick Valley

Biography

2016-17: Indoor, ran a strong in the mile with a time of 4:16.37 in the JDL College Team Challenge...Ran a lifetime best in the 800m with a time of 1:59.59 at the Virginia Tech Challenge....Ran a indoor season best in the 3000m with a time of 8:32.65 placing 7th at the Big South Championships...Ran a indoor season best in the 5000m with a time of 14:46.17 placing 4th at the Big South Championships...Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2015-16: Red-shirt...Millis Scholar-Athlete.

See also: Cross Country Bio | TFRRS Profile

152662014-15: Indoor, finished 12th in the 3000m run at the prestigious Penn State National Invite in a season best time of 8:29.68 ... Placed fifth in the 3K (8:38.55) at the Big South Indoor Championships and sixth in the 5K in a season best time of 14:51.49 ... Outdoor, qualified for NCAA Preliminary action with a career-best time of 29:40.43 in the 10000m run at the Raleigh Relays ... Finished 27th at the NCAA Preliminary in the 10000m, 14 spots better than his No. 41 seed ... Placed third in the 5000m run at the Big South Outdoor Championships in a time of 14:56.28 ... Millis Scholar-Athlete and Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2013-14: Indoor, member of the DMR team that set HPU indoor-record of 10:06.18 to win event at Big South Championship ... Also ran season-best 14:55.69 in the 5,000-meter at the Big South Championship ... Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter with career-best time of 8:27.33 at the HPU Team Challenge ... Came in fourth in the mile at the Dennis Craddock Invitational with career-best time of 4:22.29.

2012-13: Indoor, won his first-ever collegiate competition in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15:23.45 at the Liberty Open ... Finished eighth in career-best 8:40.21 in the 3,000-meter at the Big South Championship ... Also came in sixth with a season-best 14:54.27 in the 5,000-meter race at the Big South Championship ... Outdoor, came in fifth in the 5,000-meter race at the Big South Championship ... Placed second in the 5,000-meter at the Wolfpack Last Chance meet.

Prep: Competed in track & field and cross country for four years ... Set high school bests of 4:23.71 in the 1,600-meter, 9:16.80 in the 3,200-meter and 9:23.57 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... 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.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
    5'6" 129 lbs
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6" 129 lbs
  • 2014-15Junior

    Distance
    5'6" 129 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    Distance
    5'6" 129 lbs
  • 2016-17Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'6" 129 lbs