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  Matt Dispensa

Matt Dispensa

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
College Point, N.Y.

High School:
Archbishop Molloy

Height:
5-11

Personal Bests:
8,000 (XC) - 25:44 (10-13-07)
10,000 (XC) - 32:56 (11-5-06)

Honors and Awards: ECC Pre-season Runner of the Year (2007)...Division II Cross Country All-Academic Honoree (2006 & 2007)...ECC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete (2006 & 2007)...1st team All-Conference (2006 & 2007)...IC4A All East Team (2007)...Cross Country MVP (2007)...ECC Fall Scholar Athlete (2007)...ECC Runner of the Week (10/2, 10/16) (2007).

2007: Led the panthers in seven of the eight meets...Recorded seven top-35 finishes including a 2nd place finish at the ECC Championships and a 20th place finish at the Northeast Regional meet...Ran a personal best at the Albany Invitational clocking 25:44.

2006: Recorded five top-35 finishes...placed 3rd at the ECC Championship meet (26:58)...set a new personal best at the Albany Invitational with a time of 26:18 over 8k... finished 23rd (32:56) at the DII Northeast Regional meet.

2005: Recorded two top-25 finishes...placed 20th at the NYCAC Championship meet (29:15)...set a new personal best over 8K at the Tidewater Fall Classic (28:01).

2004: Recorded two top-50 finishes...placed 20th overall at the NYCAC championship meet (30:13)...set a personal collegiate best of 29:53 for 8K at the Albany Invitational.

At Archbishop Molloy: Four-year member of the varsity cross-country team...four-year member of the varsity indoor and outdoor track team...captain of indoor and outdoor track teams senior year...cross-country scholar-athlete...received academic first honors...alumni representative for the class of 2004.

Personal: Son of Paul and Christine Dispensa...major is currently undecided...enjoys running, baseball and basketball in free time...has one brother, Paul and one sister, Janine.