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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Steven Zucca

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown University Heights, Ohio
  • Highschool St. Ignatius

Biography

Steven Zucca2023-24: Cross Country: Team MVP... Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Competed in five meets... Placed 18th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 24:39.4 (10/28)... Was 12th at the IC4A Championship in 24:19.3 (10/13)... Registered a time of 30:29.7 over the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional course, placing 42nd (11/10)... Was 11th in the Stony Brook Opener, posting a time of 19:12.10 over the 6K course (9/2)... Ran 24:52.6 at the Paul Short Run (70th) (9/30)... Indoor: Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Scored fifth in the 3,000 meters (8:22.53) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while being ninth in the 5,000 meters (14:33.04) (2/26)... Finished 21st in the 3,000 meters (8:26.96) at the IC4A Championship (3/3)... Metropolitan champion as a part of the distance medley relay (10:14.34), while being second in the mile run in 4:15.08 (2/2)... Was 102nd overall in the 3,000 meters (8:20.07) at the Valentine Invitational (2/10)... Ended up 43rd in the 5,000 meters (14:32.66) at the Terrier Classic (1/26)... Finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Lions Indoor Invitational in 8:22.47 (1/12)... Outdoor: Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Was 20th in the 5,000 meters (14:47.46) and 22nd in the 10,000 meters (30:19.77) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4-5)... Placed 14th in the 5,000 meters (14:41.35) at the IC4A Championship (5/12)... Scored fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Metropolitan Championship in 4:04.28 (4/6)... Was second in the 10,000 meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 30:33.98 (4/13)... Finished eighth in the 5,000 meters (14:26.63) at the Sam Howell Invitational (3/30)... Received the 2024 Kieran Award at the Block F Awards, given to the senior student-athlete in Fordham College that made significant contributions in both athletics and academics... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022-23: CSC Academic All-District selection. Cross Country: Team MVP... Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once... Took part in five meets... Finished 18th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 24:41.6 (10/29)... Was 21st overall at the IC4A Championship in 24:41.4 (10/14)... Ran 31:44.5 at the 10K NCAA Regional (102nd) (11/11)... Won the Jasper XC Invitational with a time of 24:35.7 (9/17)... Placed tenth at the Stony Brook Opener in 19:16.6 (9/3). Indoor: Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Scored fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 5,000 meters (14:23.88) and eighth in the 3,000 meters (8:20.31) (2/26)... Was 12th overall in the 5,000 meters (14:28.48) at the IC4A Championship, while helping the 4x800 relay to a seventh-place finish (7:41.56) (3/5)... Metropolitan Champion in the distance medley relay (10:20.48), while being second in the mile run (4:14.48) (2/3)... Ran 8:17.47 in the 3,000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational, good for 130th (2/11)... Won the 5,000 meters at the River Hawk Invitational in 14:35.18 (1/28)... Finished third in the 3,000 meters (8:32.90) at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/14). Outdoor: Team MVP... Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Scored fourth in the 10,000 meters (30:01.56) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while being 15th in the 5,000 meters (14:53.58) (5/7)... Earned a silver medal and All-East honors in the 10,000 meters (30:19.57) at the IC4A Championship (5/14)... Took bronze  in the 1,500 meters (4:00.33) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/8)... Placed tenth in the unseeded 5,000 meter run in 14:40.15 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/15)... Registered a fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meter invitational at the Colonial Relays in 30:14.98 (4/1)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Steven Zucca2021-22: Cross Country: Took part in all eight meets... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team after finishing 43rd overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 25:56.0 (10/30)... Placed 14th overall in 25:59 at the IC4A Championship (11/20)... Finished second at the Metropolitan Championship in 26:36.4 (10/8)... Ran 33:00 in the 10K NCAA Northeast Regional, good for 111th (11/12)... Took third place in the varsity race at the Jasper XC Invite in 25:19.4 (9/25)... Ran 25:34.6 at the Princeton Invitational, good for 51st (10/16)... Grabbed second at the Fordham Fiasco in 26:44.1 (9/11)... Took 13th overall at the Stony Brook 6K Opener in 19:41.7. Indoor: Placed 15th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 5,000 meters in 15:13.46 (2/27)... Was 22nd overall in the 5,000 meters (14:36.91) at the IC4A Championship (3/6)... Grabbed fifth overall in the 5,000 meters (14:42.37) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/12) and at the Great Dane Invitational (15:05.46) (1/28)... Was second in the 3,000 meters (9:08.32) at the Fordham Alumni Meet (1/8)... Finished 14th at the Lions Indoor Invitational in the mile run in 4:31.52 (1/15). Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 10,000 meters (31:16.67) and 20th in the 5,000 meters (14:58.31) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/8)... IC4A Champion in the 10,000 meters in 30:08.32 (5/15)... Placed 10th in the 1,500 meters (4:03.12) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/9)... Took sixth overall in the 10,000 meters at the Colonial Relays in 30:07.21 (4/2)... Ran 14:51.88 at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 5,000 meters (4/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2020-21: Cross Country: Did not compete... Indoor: Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Was 10th overall in the 5,000 meter run (15:31.96) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/2)... Finished seventh in the 5,000 meters (15:50.91) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/10)... Was 15th in the 5,000 meters (15:54.27) at the Fordham Invite (3/20)... Was sixth in the 1500 meters (4:11.56), while being ninth in the 800 meters (2:06.00) at the Stockton Invite #2 (4/2)... Placed second in the 3,000 meters (8:57.52) at the Stockton Invite #3 (4/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year varsity cross country and track runner at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio... Team captain for cross country... Four-time Team MVP for cross country... Earned All-State honors for cross country and the 3,200 meter event in 2019... Member of the National Honor Society... Part of the Science Olympiad Team at St. Ignatius, which finished sixth in 2019.

Major: Mathematics/Computer Science.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (6K): 19:12.10 (2023)
Cross Country (8K): 24:19.3 (2023)
Cross Country (10K): 30:29.7 (2023)
Indoor mile: 4:14.48 (2023)
Indoor 3,000 meters: 8:17.47 (2023)
Indoor 5,000 meters: 14:23.88 (2023)
Outdoor 800m: 2:06.00 (2021)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:00.33 (2023)
Outdoor 3,000m: 8:57.52 (2021)
Outdoor 5,000m: 14:26.63 (2024)
Outdoor 10,000m: 30:01.56 (2023)

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2021Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2022Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2023Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'10"