2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER HONORS
• America East Commissioners Honor Roll (2024)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025): Opened the season with a time of 21:23.2 for 15th place at the Vermont XC Invite (Aug. 30) … Placed 29th after crossing the line in 26:26.6 at the Maribel Sanchez Southern Invitational (Sep. 20) … Tallied 92nd place after finishing in 25:58.9 at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 3) … Garnered 55th place after finishing in 25:41.18 at the New England Championships (Oct. 10) … Accounted for a time of 26:47.45 at the America East Championships (Oct. 31) … Notched a time of 32:41.4 for 206th place at the Northeast Region Championships (Nov. 14).
FIRST YEAR SEASON (2024): Opened his collegiate career with a sixth-place finish at the Equality Invitational with a time of 27:24.4 (Sept. 21) … Came in 46th at the RPI Harvest Classic with a time of 27:52.2 (Sept. 27) … Place 91st at the NEICAA Championships in 26:35.78 (Oct. 11) … Finished 35th with a time of 27:05.40 at the Fall Foliage Invitational (Oct. 20).
BEFORE VERMONT: From Groton, MA … Ran track and cross country and played baseball at Groton Dunstable Regional High School … Two-time division and league champion in cross country … 2023 league champion for track … Captained his cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams as a senior … Holds school record in the indoor mile, two mile, and sprint medley relay as well as the outdoor 4x1600 and sprint medley relay.
PERSONAL: Son of Jane and John Metzger … Has one sibling, Ava, who is part of the UVM class of 2026 … Chose UVM because of the combination of rigorous academics, high level of athletics and beautiful scenery … Lists Cole Hocker as the biggest influence on his athletic career and his favorite athlete to watch … Puts the Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox as favorite teams to watch.
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