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2018 Men's Cross Country

Joe Baron

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 155
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Cobleskill, N.Y.
  • High School Cobleskill-Richmondville
  • Events Distance
  • Major Political Science

Biography

2018 Cross Country:  Co-Captain… Competed in six races during the season for the Hounds… Placed 85th at the NCAA Division II East Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 36:05.2… Placed 60th in the NE10 Cross Country Championships with a personal best time of 26:55.0 in the 8K.

2017 Cross Country: Competed in six races over the season… Ran the 8K in a season-best time of 26:55.4 at the UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational… At the NCAA DII East Region Cross Country Championship he ran the 10K in a season-best time of 36:49.3.

2016 Cross Country: Selected on to the NE10 Fall and Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Competed in five races over the season… Ran the 8K in a season-best 28:16.9 at the Paul Short – White Invitational on Oct. 1.

2015 Cross Country: At the NCAA Division II East Region Cross County Championships, he ran the 10k in 35:53.0… At the Northeast-10 Men's Cross Country Championships, he ran the 4.97m in 28:43.7. 

Prior to Assumption: Ran cross country and indoor and outdoor track at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School... Was also a member of the bowling team... First Team All-Conference in cross country in 2014 and Second Team All-Conference in 2013... 2013 Colonial Council cross country undefeated team champions... 2015 Colonial Council Track champions and Class C Sectionals champions... Marked the program's first championships in track at the Council and Sectional levels.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Christine... Has a brother, Andrew... His dad played football at Wagner and Cortland... Born on April 17... Volunteers in the community at FBLA functions and at his local Elks Lodge.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete: Frank Shorter... Dream job: Running hotels in Disney World... No. 1 song on his iPod: Backstreets Back- Backstreet Boys... If you could meet anyone: Bill Rodgers... What celebrity do you get mistaken for: Andy Williams... Favorite sports memory: Beating their local rivals, Fonda-Fultonville, two years in a row on his home course and then on their home course.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    Distance
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2018Senior

    Distance
    6'1" 155 lbs