2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Joseph Dragon
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wantage, N.J.
- High School:
- High Point
Bio
Career Honors:
3x USTFCCCAÂ All-Northeast Region (2017, 2018, 2019)
4x All-ACC (2017, 2018,2019,2020)
ACC Performer of the Week (9/25/19)Second Team All-ACC (2019 - 10000m outdoor, 3000m indoor, 5000m indoor; 2018 - 10000m outdoor)
Dragon's collegiate performancesÂ
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Redshirt Senior Year XC (2021): Took home 1st in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational in a time of 25:11.8 (9/10)...Finished 3rd in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24) with a time of 24:08.2...Led the Orange in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (10/15) with a time of 23:39.6...The top finisher for the Orange in the ACC Cross Country Championship (10/29)...Placed 8th overall with a time of 23:53.0...Helped lead the Orange to 1st place in the NCAA Regional Championships...Placed 6th overall in a time of 30:22....
Redshirt Senior Year (2020-21):
Outdoor:Â Finished with a time of 30:02.09 at the NCAA Prelims securing 30th place (5/26-5/29) ... Set a PR in the 5000m at the ACC Championships running a 13:52.48 while finishing in 11th place (5/13-5/15) ... Finished in fifth place in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships running a 29:12.44 on his way to earning 2nd Team All-ACC honors (5/13-5/15) ... Placed ninth in the 5k with a time of 14:04.39 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1) ... Placed 11th in the 10k with a time of 29:28.83 at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17).
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2020): Finished 10th at ACC Championships (10/30) in a time of 23:30.0, earning All-ACC honors for his performance ... Opened the season with a third place finish at Army (9/12) in a time of 22:48.9 ... Finished second at Battle in Beantown (9/25) victory in a time of 24:41.1 ... Finished second at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance (3/5) with a time of 23:46.6.
Senior Year (2019-20): Finished fourth in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:02.03 and eighth in the 3000m with a time of 8:10.36 (2/27-2/29) ... Set a PR of 8:00.28 in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-2/15) ... Won the 5000m race with a PR of 13:59.49 at the John Terrier Classic (1/24-1/25).
Junior Year (2018-19)
Indoor: Finished 18th in the 5000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 14:32.55 (2/22) ... Set a PR at the David Hemery Invitational in the 3000m with a time of 8:07.46, which was the sixth-fastest collegiate time in the event (2/9) ... Finished 2nd in the 5000m at the John Thomas Invitational with a PR of 14:05.59 (1/26).
Outdoor: Set a PR in the 10000m with a time of 29:27.46 at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds (5/23-5/25) ...Placed fourth in the 10000m at the ACC Championship with a time of 29:51.04 (5/9-5/11)...Placed eighth in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 14:07.96 (4/20) ... Set a PR in the 10k at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 29:41.77 (3/30).Â
Junior Year XC (2019): Led the team with a 4th place finish at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 24:23.5 (8/20)... All-ACC ... Led the team to an ACC title,, finishing 10th in a time of 24:41.8 ... Led the Orange to a second place finish with a 6th place finish at Regionals in a time of 28:59.6 ... Placed 213th at the NCAA National Championships in a time of 33:29.4
Sophomore Year (2017-18)
Indoor: Placed 21st in the 5000m event with a time of 14:47.62 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/22-2/24) … Finished 17th in the 3000m event with a time of 8:13.00 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/9-2/10) … Placed 19th in the 5000m event with a time of 14:49.28 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-1/27).
Outdoor:Â Finished seventh in the 10,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 30:14.86 (5/10-5/12) ... Finished 29th in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 14:25.78 (4/20-4/21).Â
Sophomore Year XC (2018): Led the team with a 90th place finish at NCAA Championships with a time of 30:33.1 (11/17) ... Crossed the line in 33:01.6 and finished eighth at NCAA Regionals (11/9) ... Placed eighth at the ACC Championships with a time of 23:56.2 (10/26) ... Ran a 24:24.6 at the White Race at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin and finished 59th (10/13) ... Finished in ninth place at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 24:17.3 (9/21) ... Finished fifth at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe with a time of 25:50.9 (9/7)
Freshman Year (2016-2017)
Indoor:Â Placed 24th in the 5000m event at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line in 15:14.69 (2/23-2/25) ... Finished 14th in the 3000m event at the Boston University Valentine Invitational in 8:13.28 (2/10-2/11) ... Took fifth place in the 5000m at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational with a time of 14:24.22 (1/27-1/28) ... Won the Mile at the Upstate Challenge with a time of 4:14.57 (1/21).
Outdoor:Â Completed the 5000m event in 14:38.50 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21-4/22) ... Ran to a 5th place finish in the 5000m event at the Sam Howell Invitational with a time of 14:48.36 (4/8)
Freshman Year XC (2017): USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region … All-ACC … Finished with a time of 31:22.3 at NCAA Championships (11/18) … Ran a 32:20.3 in NCAA Regionals and was placed 15th (11/10) … Placed in 9th in ACC Championships with a time of 23:42.2 (10/27) … Crossed the line at Wisconsin with at time of 24:04 (10/13) … Placed 12th at the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown 8K with a time of 24:38.6 (9/22) … Finished with a time of 26:14.0 at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe (9/8) … Took third place at the Harry Lang Invitational with a time of 20:35.9 (9/2).
Before SU:Â Competed at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship, finishing 30th at the national championship in 2015 ... Won Group 2 Pennsylvania State Cross Country Championship ... Led Wantage High School to the state championship meet in back-to-back seasons.
Personal:Â Majoring in history.
3x USTFCCCAÂ All-Northeast Region (2017, 2018, 2019)
4x All-ACC (2017, 2018,2019,2020)
ACC Performer of the Week (9/25/19)Second Team All-ACC (2019 - 10000m outdoor, 3000m indoor, 5000m indoor; 2018 - 10000m outdoor)
Dragon's collegiate performancesÂ
| Top Performances | Mile | 3000m | 5000m | 10,000m |
| Indoor | 4:14.57 | 8:00.28 | 13:59.49 | |
| Outdoor | 13:52.48 | 29:12.44 |
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2021): Took home 1st in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational in a time of 25:11.8 (9/10)...Finished 3rd in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24) with a time of 24:08.2...Led the Orange in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (10/15) with a time of 23:39.6...The top finisher for the Orange in the ACC Cross Country Championship (10/29)...Placed 8th overall with a time of 23:53.0...Helped lead the Orange to 1st place in the NCAA Regional Championships...Placed 6th overall in a time of 30:22....
Redshirt Senior Year (2020-21):
Outdoor:Â Finished with a time of 30:02.09 at the NCAA Prelims securing 30th place (5/26-5/29) ... Set a PR in the 5000m at the ACC Championships running a 13:52.48 while finishing in 11th place (5/13-5/15) ... Finished in fifth place in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships running a 29:12.44 on his way to earning 2nd Team All-ACC honors (5/13-5/15) ... Placed ninth in the 5k with a time of 14:04.39 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1) ... Placed 11th in the 10k with a time of 29:28.83 at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17).
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2020): Finished 10th at ACC Championships (10/30) in a time of 23:30.0, earning All-ACC honors for his performance ... Opened the season with a third place finish at Army (9/12) in a time of 22:48.9 ... Finished second at Battle in Beantown (9/25) victory in a time of 24:41.1 ... Finished second at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance (3/5) with a time of 23:46.6.
Senior Year (2019-20): Finished fourth in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:02.03 and eighth in the 3000m with a time of 8:10.36 (2/27-2/29) ... Set a PR of 8:00.28 in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-2/15) ... Won the 5000m race with a PR of 13:59.49 at the John Terrier Classic (1/24-1/25).
Junior Year (2018-19)
Indoor: Finished 18th in the 5000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 14:32.55 (2/22) ... Set a PR at the David Hemery Invitational in the 3000m with a time of 8:07.46, which was the sixth-fastest collegiate time in the event (2/9) ... Finished 2nd in the 5000m at the John Thomas Invitational with a PR of 14:05.59 (1/26).
Outdoor: Set a PR in the 10000m with a time of 29:27.46 at the NCAA Preliminary Rounds (5/23-5/25) ...Placed fourth in the 10000m at the ACC Championship with a time of 29:51.04 (5/9-5/11)...Placed eighth in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 14:07.96 (4/20) ... Set a PR in the 10k at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 29:41.77 (3/30).Â
Junior Year XC (2019): Led the team with a 4th place finish at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 24:23.5 (8/20)... All-ACC ... Led the team to an ACC title,, finishing 10th in a time of 24:41.8 ... Led the Orange to a second place finish with a 6th place finish at Regionals in a time of 28:59.6 ... Placed 213th at the NCAA National Championships in a time of 33:29.4
Sophomore Year (2017-18)
Indoor: Placed 21st in the 5000m event with a time of 14:47.62 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/22-2/24) … Finished 17th in the 3000m event with a time of 8:13.00 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/9-2/10) … Placed 19th in the 5000m event with a time of 14:49.28 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-1/27).
Outdoor:Â Finished seventh in the 10,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 30:14.86 (5/10-5/12) ... Finished 29th in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 14:25.78 (4/20-4/21).Â
Sophomore Year XC (2018): Led the team with a 90th place finish at NCAA Championships with a time of 30:33.1 (11/17) ... Crossed the line in 33:01.6 and finished eighth at NCAA Regionals (11/9) ... Placed eighth at the ACC Championships with a time of 23:56.2 (10/26) ... Ran a 24:24.6 at the White Race at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin and finished 59th (10/13) ... Finished in ninth place at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 24:17.3 (9/21) ... Finished fifth at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe with a time of 25:50.9 (9/7)
Freshman Year (2016-2017)
Indoor:Â Placed 24th in the 5000m event at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line in 15:14.69 (2/23-2/25) ... Finished 14th in the 3000m event at the Boston University Valentine Invitational in 8:13.28 (2/10-2/11) ... Took fifth place in the 5000m at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational with a time of 14:24.22 (1/27-1/28) ... Won the Mile at the Upstate Challenge with a time of 4:14.57 (1/21).
Outdoor:Â Completed the 5000m event in 14:38.50 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21-4/22) ... Ran to a 5th place finish in the 5000m event at the Sam Howell Invitational with a time of 14:48.36 (4/8)
Freshman Year XC (2017): USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region … All-ACC … Finished with a time of 31:22.3 at NCAA Championships (11/18) … Ran a 32:20.3 in NCAA Regionals and was placed 15th (11/10) … Placed in 9th in ACC Championships with a time of 23:42.2 (10/27) … Crossed the line at Wisconsin with at time of 24:04 (10/13) … Placed 12th at the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown 8K with a time of 24:38.6 (9/22) … Finished with a time of 26:14.0 at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe (9/8) … Took third place at the Harry Lang Invitational with a time of 20:35.9 (9/2).
Before SU:Â Competed at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship, finishing 30th at the national championship in 2015 ... Won Group 2 Pennsylvania State Cross Country Championship ... Led Wantage High School to the state championship meet in back-to-back seasons.
Personal:Â Majoring in history.
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
