Fastrack Last Chance: Rizzo joins sub-15:00 club

Congratulations to junior Steven Rizzo for becoming the 25th member of the sub-15:00 club in school history over 5,000 meters. Rizz dipped under with a strong early pace and a very strong final kilometer. His teammate and good buddy Dietrich Mosel (a sub-15 guy himself, pictured with him on the left) set the blistering early pace for him, and then he did the rest. Nicely done, Rizz!

5,000-meter run

(with kilometer splits)

5. Steven Rizzo 14:56.99

2:56, 5:55 (2:59), 8:56 (3:01), 12:00 (3:04), 14:56.99 (2:56.99)

Program history:

The following Marist College men’s distance runners have eclipsed the 15-minute barrier for 5,000 meters on the track (indoors or outdoors).

1-Girma Segni, 14:18.42, 2009*

2. Will Griffin, 14:23.43, 2013 **

3. Arquimedes DelaCruz, 14:29.82, 2013

4. Adam Vess, 14:33.41, 2008

5. Peter Pazik, 14:35.84, 1986

6. Matt Flint, 14:37.45, 2010

7. Ken Walshak, 14:37.53, 2011

8. Michael Melfi, 14:42.36, 1998

9. Justin Harris, 14:42.88, 2007

10. David Raucci, 14:42.92, 2006

11. Michael Nehr, 14:45.61, 2001

12. Dietrich Mosel, 14:49.74, 2016

13. David Swift, 14:50.24, 1995

14. Zak Smetana, 14:50.39, 2011

15. Kirk Dornton, 14:50.89, 2002

16. Nick Webster, 14:52.54, 2009

17. Conor Shelley, 14:52.67, 2008

18. Joel Moss, 14:54.57, 2012

19. Greg Salamone, 14:55.79, 2000

20. Tim Keegan, 14:56.45, 2009

21. Mark Valentino, 14:56.77, 2016

22. Steven Rizzo 14:56.99, 2017

23. Stefan Morton, 14:58.19, 2016

24. Ryan Scrudato, 14:58.43, 2013

25. Spencer Johnson, 14:58.46, 2015

* indoor school record and fastest overall time in school history for the distance

** outdoor school record holder

Bold indicates current team member