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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Naje’ Murray / Atlantic 10

Nathan Bezuneh

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Alexandria, Va.
  • Highschool St. Stephen's & St. Agnes

Biography

Nathan Bezuneh set to start the men's distance medley relay2024-25: Cross Country: Team co-MVP... Named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once... Placed 34th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 25:00.1 (11/2)... Finished 53rd overall at the IC4A Championship in 25:36.5 (10/18)... Took fifth at the Jasper XC Invite in 25:11.7 (9/14)... Indoor: Atlantic 10 champion as a member of the distance medley relay in 9:52.44... Also scored sixth in the 3,000-meter run in 8:10.90 (2/28-3/1)... Metropolitan champion in the 3,000 meters (8:25.68) and the 4x800 relay (1/31)... Bronze medalist at the IC4A Championship in the 4x800 relay, while also scoring fifth in the mile run (4:08.64) (3/7-9)... Ran a season-best time of 8:09.41 in the 3,000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/14)... Took 28th overall in the mile invitational event (4:12.51) at the Sander Scorcher (1/24-25)... Outdoor: Bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters (3:49.81) and the 4x800 relay (7:32.10) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4-5)... Member of the distance medley relay that took second at the Penn Relays in 9:51.06, while being fourth in the 4x800 relay in 7:26.12 (4/24-26)... Placed fifth in the 1,500 meters (3:50.23) at the West Point Twilight (5/8)... Ended up fourth in the 1,500 meters (3:49.65) and 24th in the 800 meters (1:53.07) at the Virginia Challenge (4/18-19)... Was fifth in the 1,500 meters (3:46.19) at the Sam Howell Invitational (4/4)... Took second in the 1,500 meters (3:47.27) and sixth in the 800 meters (1:54.77) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/21)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023-24: Cross Country: Did not compete... Indoor: Scored seventh in the 1000 meters in 2:28.95 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/26)... Finished 11th overall in the 1,000 meters at the IC4A Championship in 2:27.72, while scoring fifth as a part of the distance medley (9:53.86)... Metropolitan champion as a part of the distance medley relay (10:14.34), while scoring second in the 800 meters (1:55.27) (2/2)... Placed 27th overall in the 1,000 meters at the Valentine Invitational in 2:26.20 (2/10)... Was 90th overall in the mile run at the Terrier Classic in 4:11.42 (1/26)... Took third in the 3,000 meters at the Lions Indoor Invitational in 8:30.81 (1/12)... Outdoor: Ran in the 1,500 meters at the Sam Howell Invitational, but did not finish (3/30)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022-23: Cross Country: Finished 56th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 25:34.4 (10/29)... Metropolitan Championship gold medalist in 26:35.9 (10/7)... Took 53rd overall at the IC4A Championship in 25:22.5 (10/14)... Ran 32:03.9 in the 10K at the NCAA Regional, good for 125th overall (11/11). Indoor: Did not compete... Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 1,500 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 3:48.30 (5/7)... Placed 17th at the IC4A Championship in the 1,500 meters in 3:51.92 (5/14)... Scored eighth in the 800 meters (1:55.36) and second in the 4x800 relay at the Metropolitan Championship (4/8)... Was 15th overall in the 1,500 meters at the Colonial Relays in 3:56.83 and fifth in the distance medley relay (4/1)... Took 32nd overall at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 1,500 meters in 3:50.94 (4/15)... Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters at teh Rutgers Relays in 3:59.34 (4/22).

Nathan Bezuneh2021-22: Cross Country: Finished 120th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 27:58.5 (10/30)... Indoor: Scored eighth at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a part of the distance medley relay in 10:15.44, while placing 23rd in the 3,000 meters in 8:54.18 (2/27)... Member of the distance medley relay that took 12th at the IC4A Championship in 10:08.29 (3/6)... Was third in the mile run (4:18.95) at the Metropolitan Championship, while being a part of the winning distance medley relay team in 10:27.64 (2/4)... Ran 8:32.70 in the 3,000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational, good for 26th (2/12)... Finished 16th in the mile run in 4:20.35 at the Great Dane Invitational (1/28)... Grabbed sixth overall in the 3,000 meters in 8:43.22 at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/15)... Outdoor: Finished tenth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 9:56.63 (5/8)... Was 52nd overall in the 1,500 meters at the Colonial Relays in 4:05.41 and seventh in the distance medley relay (4/2)... Took 25th overall at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 1,500-meter University division in 4:02.77 (4/16)... Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:56.78) at the Mark Young Invitational (4/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Varsity cross country and track performer at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes in Alexandria, Virginia... Team captain... Two-time MVP for cross country (2018 & 2019)... All-State and All-Conference cross country performer in 2019... 2019 City cross country champion... Holds four school records... Member of the Dean's List.

Major: Business Administration.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (8K): 25:00.1 (2024)
Cross Country (10K): 32:03.9 (2022)
Indoor 800m: 1:55.27 (2024)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:26.20 (2024)
Indoor mile: 4:08.64 (2025)
Indoor 3,000m: 8:09.41 (2025)
Outdoor 800m: 1:53.07 (2025)
Outdoor 1,500m: 3:46.19 (2025)
Outdoor 3,000m steeplechase: 9:56.63 (2022)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2022Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2023Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2024Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'10"