2013 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS:
• America East All-Conference (2011)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2011)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2013)
2012 SEASON: Competed in six races and finished second on the team in four of those events ... Ran a time of 26:28 at the America East Championships for 24th overall and second on the squad ... Was also the second Catamount to finish for the men at the NCAA Regional 10K with a time of 32:32 and finished among the top-100 ... Posted a season-best time of 25:29 at the New England Championships for 60th place ... Finished 15th overall at the Vermont Invitational to open the season with a mark of 26:38 ... Ranked fourth on the team at the Paul Short Run with a time of 26:45.
2011 SEASON: Competed in six races and was the top Catamount finisher in all six meets ... Finished seventh overall at the America East Championships in a time of 24:49 to earn all-conference honors ... Placed 64th overall the following week at the NCAA Northeast Regional in Buffalo, N.Y. with a time of 32:53 ... Ran a season-best time of 22:47 at UMass to earn a sixth place overall finish ... Was 14th overall at Vermont's season-opening meet as he crossed the finish line in just over 26 minutes.
2010 SEASON: Competed in seven races … Was among the team’s top-5 best runners … Posted a season-best time of 26:16 at the UMass Invitational ... Finished second among Catamounts and 12th overall … Placed third overall at the St. Michael's Invitational.
BEFORE VERMONT: Four-year track and cross country participant at Windsor High School in Windsor, Conn. … Served as team captain for both teams … Named cross country team MVP in 2008 and 2009 … Cross country CCC All-Conference selection in 2008 and 2009.
PERSONAL: Son of Eric Szotka and Melissa Mae Klaus … Has a younger sister Alexa who attends Ithaca College … Lists Emil Zatopek (three-time Olympic gold medalist at the 1952 summer games in Helsinki) as his favorite athlete … Born in Hartford, Conn. ... Is an environmental studies major at Vermont.
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