2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Comerford, Alex

Alex Comerford
- Position:
- Cross Country/ Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kalamazoo, MI
- High School:
- Ostego
Bio
Comerford's collegiate performances
Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21):Â
Indoor: Ran a time of 14:04.94 in the 5000m finals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-2/27) ... Set a PR and finished 4th in the 5000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 14:33.86 (1/15-1/16).
Outdoor: Finished 24th in the finals of the ACC Championships posting a time of 29:38.55 in the 10,000m (5/13-5/15) ... Placed 21st in the mile with a time of 4:08.53 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1) ... Placed 18th in the 10k with a time of 30:06.09 at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17).
Redshirt Sophomore XC (2020-21):Â Scored for Syracuse in season debut at Army, finished 5th with a 7.5k time of 22:55.7 (9/12) ... Scored for the Orange in victory at Battle in Beantown with a 5th place finish and time of 24:55.4 (9/25) ... Finished 80th at ACC Championships (10/30) with a time of 24:39.5 ... Ran a time of 24:23.80, setting a PR, in the 8k at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5) ... Ran a PR time of 24:01.0, placing 8th, at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance (3/5). Ran in his first NCAA Cross Country Championship and placed 236th.
Freshman Year (2019-20): Ran a PR of 8:22.16 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Redshirt Freshman (2019): Placed 92nd in the 3000m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 8:22.16 (2/14-2/15) ... Finished 56th in the 5000m event with a time of 15:05.50 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7).
Redshirt Freshman XC (2019):Â Raced unattached at the John Reif Memorial finishing second in a time of 15:23.5 (10/25)
Before SU: Graduated from Otsego High School. Won state championships in 2018 in the 3200 and the Michigan Division 2 Cross Country Championships. He finished eighth place in the New Balance Indoor Nationals 5K his senior year. He holds PRs of 4:13 in the 1600, 9:00 in the 3200 and 14:55 for the 5K in cross country.
Personal:Â Majoring in civil engineering.
Top Performances | 3000m | 5000m | 7.5k | 8k |
Indoor | 8:22.16 | 14:33.86 | ||
Outdoor | 22:55.7 | 24.01.0 |
Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21):Â
Indoor: Ran a time of 14:04.94 in the 5000m finals at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-2/27) ... Set a PR and finished 4th in the 5000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 14:33.86 (1/15-1/16).
Outdoor: Finished 24th in the finals of the ACC Championships posting a time of 29:38.55 in the 10,000m (5/13-5/15) ... Placed 21st in the mile with a time of 4:08.53 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1) ... Placed 18th in the 10k with a time of 30:06.09 at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17).
Redshirt Sophomore XC (2020-21):Â Scored for Syracuse in season debut at Army, finished 5th with a 7.5k time of 22:55.7 (9/12) ... Scored for the Orange in victory at Battle in Beantown with a 5th place finish and time of 24:55.4 (9/25) ... Finished 80th at ACC Championships (10/30) with a time of 24:39.5 ... Ran a time of 24:23.80, setting a PR, in the 8k at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5) ... Ran a PR time of 24:01.0, placing 8th, at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance (3/5). Ran in his first NCAA Cross Country Championship and placed 236th.
Freshman Year (2019-20): Ran a PR of 8:22.16 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Redshirt Freshman (2019): Placed 92nd in the 3000m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 8:22.16 (2/14-2/15) ... Finished 56th in the 5000m event with a time of 15:05.50 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7).
Redshirt Freshman XC (2019):Â Raced unattached at the John Reif Memorial finishing second in a time of 15:23.5 (10/25)
Before SU: Graduated from Otsego High School. Won state championships in 2018 in the 3200 and the Michigan Division 2 Cross Country Championships. He finished eighth place in the New Balance Indoor Nationals 5K his senior year. He holds PRs of 4:13 in the 1600, 9:00 in the 3200 and 14:55 for the 5K in cross country.
Personal:Â Majoring in civil engineering.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13