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Justyn Knight
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Vaughan, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Michael's
Bio
Career Cross Country Honors: (view track bio)
2017 NCAA Champion
USTFCCCAÂ Athlete of the Year (2017)
Three-time NCAA podium finisher (top-15) (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time USTFCCCA All-American (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time USTFCCCA All-Region (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-Time ACC Performer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time All-ACC (2014, 2015, 2016)
NCAA Runner-up (2016)
Three-time NCAA Northeast Regional Champion (2015, 2016, 2017)
Two-time ACC Champion (2016, 2017)
ACC runner-up (2015)
Pan-Am Junior Cross Country Champion (2014)
Two-time Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Champion (2016, 2017)
Panorama Farms Invitational Champion (2016)
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown Champion (2015)
Three-time USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (9/26/16; 10/18/16)
Three-time ACC Performer of the Week (9/29/15; 9/27/16; 10/18/16)
Bowerman Trophy Watch List
Knight Career Results
Senior Year (2017): NCAA Individual Champion … Named USTFCCCA Athlete of the Year … NCAA Northeast Regional Champion … USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year … USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region … ACC Individual Champion … ACC Performer of the Year … All-ACC … Bowerman Trophy Watch List … Champion at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour … Took home the gold with a time of 29:00.2 at the NCAA Championships (11/18) … Ran a 31:43.4 in NCAA Regional victory (11/10) … Won ACC Championship in the 8k with a time of 23:13.0 (10/27) … Started season off with a win in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitation with a time of 23:28.9 (10/13).
Junior Year (2016): NCAA Runner-Up ... USTFCCCA All-American ... NCAA Championship Medalist ... USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region ... NCAA Northeast Region Champion ... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year ... ACC Champion ... All-ACC ... First Syracuse harrier to win four individual races in a season since Jim O'Connell in 1982 ... Â Finished as the National Runner-Up at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, behind Villanova's Patrick Tiernan and ahead of three-time defending NCAA Champion Edward Cheserek. Knight crossed the line in 29:27.3 to lead the team to its second-straight podium finish and served as his second-straight top-four finish ... Won the NCAA Northeast Regional for the second-straight season, finishing in 30:30.5 ... Won the ACC Championship in a time of 22:50.7 ... Won the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in 23:52.1 ... Took home first place at the Panorama Farms Invitational with a time of 23:13.9, creating a new Panorama Farms course record (9/23).
Sophomore Year (2015): Ran to fourth place in the NCAA Championship with a time of 29:46.1 and earned All-America honors (11/21) ... Was one of the seven Syracuse Men's Runners to make All Region in the NCAA Northeast division (11/14) ... Ran to first place at the NCAA Northeast Regional with a time of 30:29 (11/13) ... Finished second for the second straight race at the ACC Championships, running a time of 23:24.4 (10/30) ... Placed second in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational with a time of 23:35.8 (10/16) ... Won the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 23:51.0 (9/25)...Syracuse Male Performance of the Year for NCAA 4th place showing.
Freshman Year (2014): Pan-Am Junior Champion ... ACC Rookie of the Year ... Placed 14th overall in the Wisconsin Meet of Champions (10/17/14) with a time of 24:05 ... Finished 143rd with a time of 31:53.5 at the NCAA Championships.
High School: Canadian Jr. Cross Country Champion… Earned a silver medal in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships… Undefeated during his senior year cross country season… Took first at the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association (OFSAA).
At SU:Â Won 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year and Male Performance of the Year at the 10th-annual 'Cuse Awards; Earned Male Rookie of the Year at the 9th-Annual 'Cuse Awards in 2015.
Personal:Â Majoring in social work.
2017 NCAA Champion
USTFCCCAÂ Athlete of the Year (2017)
Three-time NCAA podium finisher (top-15) (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time USTFCCCA All-American (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time USTFCCCA All-Region (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-Time ACC Performer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time All-ACC (2014, 2015, 2016)
NCAA Runner-up (2016)
Three-time NCAA Northeast Regional Champion (2015, 2016, 2017)
Two-time ACC Champion (2016, 2017)
ACC runner-up (2015)
Pan-Am Junior Cross Country Champion (2014)
Two-time Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Champion (2016, 2017)
Panorama Farms Invitational Champion (2016)
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown Champion (2015)
Three-time USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (9/26/16; 10/18/16)
Three-time ACC Performer of the Week (9/29/15; 9/27/16; 10/18/16)
Bowerman Trophy Watch List
Knight Career Results
Senior Year (2017): NCAA Individual Champion … Named USTFCCCA Athlete of the Year … NCAA Northeast Regional Champion … USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year … USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region … ACC Individual Champion … ACC Performer of the Year … All-ACC … Bowerman Trophy Watch List … Champion at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Presented by Under Armour … Took home the gold with a time of 29:00.2 at the NCAA Championships (11/18) … Ran a 31:43.4 in NCAA Regional victory (11/10) … Won ACC Championship in the 8k with a time of 23:13.0 (10/27) … Started season off with a win in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitation with a time of 23:28.9 (10/13).
Junior Year (2016): NCAA Runner-Up ... USTFCCCA All-American ... NCAA Championship Medalist ... USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region ... NCAA Northeast Region Champion ... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year ... ACC Champion ... All-ACC ... First Syracuse harrier to win four individual races in a season since Jim O'Connell in 1982 ... Â Finished as the National Runner-Up at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, behind Villanova's Patrick Tiernan and ahead of three-time defending NCAA Champion Edward Cheserek. Knight crossed the line in 29:27.3 to lead the team to its second-straight podium finish and served as his second-straight top-four finish ... Won the NCAA Northeast Regional for the second-straight season, finishing in 30:30.5 ... Won the ACC Championship in a time of 22:50.7 ... Won the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in 23:52.1 ... Took home first place at the Panorama Farms Invitational with a time of 23:13.9, creating a new Panorama Farms course record (9/23).
Sophomore Year (2015): Ran to fourth place in the NCAA Championship with a time of 29:46.1 and earned All-America honors (11/21) ... Was one of the seven Syracuse Men's Runners to make All Region in the NCAA Northeast division (11/14) ... Ran to first place at the NCAA Northeast Regional with a time of 30:29 (11/13) ... Finished second for the second straight race at the ACC Championships, running a time of 23:24.4 (10/30) ... Placed second in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational with a time of 23:35.8 (10/16) ... Won the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 23:51.0 (9/25)...Syracuse Male Performance of the Year for NCAA 4th place showing.
Freshman Year (2014): Pan-Am Junior Champion ... ACC Rookie of the Year ... Placed 14th overall in the Wisconsin Meet of Champions (10/17/14) with a time of 24:05 ... Finished 143rd with a time of 31:53.5 at the NCAA Championships.
High School: Canadian Jr. Cross Country Champion… Earned a silver medal in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships… Undefeated during his senior year cross country season… Took first at the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association (OFSAA).
At SU:Â Won 2015-16 Male Athlete of the Year and Male Performance of the Year at the 10th-annual 'Cuse Awards; Earned Male Rookie of the Year at the 9th-Annual 'Cuse Awards in 2015.
Personal:Â Majoring in social work.
Highlights | Women's ACC XC Championships
Friday, October 29
Highlights | ACC Men's XC Championship
Friday, October 29
'Cuse Connections - Olympics | Justyn Knight
Thursday, July 29
Highlights | ACC XC Championships
Friday, October 30
