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2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster

Devin Rocks

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rockaway Park, N.Y.
  • Highschool Bishop Ford

Biography

2016-17: Cross Country: Finished 25th at the Fordham Fiasco (9/10) in 27:06.19… Placed 51st at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in 29:10.7… Finished 204th in the 10K at NCAA Regionals (11/11) in 34:26.72… Indoor: Finished tenth in the 800 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 1:57.74… Member of the distance medley relay team that took 20th at the IC4A Championship (3/5) in 10:07.07… Finished 44th in the 800 meter run at the Fast Track Invitational (2/10) in 1:57.92… Outdoor: Metropolitan champion as part of the 4x800 relay that finished first in 7:47.73 (4/15)… Also finished seventh in the 1,500 meter run in 4:03.51… Member of the 4x800 relay that took eighth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7) in 7:45.71… Also finished 15th in the 800 meter run in 1:55.98… Part of the 4x800 relay that took tenth at the IC4A Championship (5/14) in 7:45.63… Member of the 4x800 relay team that finished 25th at the Penn Relays (4/29) in an IC4A qualifying time of 7:40.17… 4x800 champion at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 7:54.69… Also part of the 4x400 relay that finished seventh in 3:32.88 and placed 13th in the 1,500 meter run in 4:06.85… Member of the 4x1500 relay that took 20th at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 16:46.94… Also placed 58th in the 1,500 meter run in 1:56.77.

2015-16: Cross Country: Finished 18th at the Fordham Fiasco in 28:52.85 (9/12)… Placed 70th at the Metropolitan Championship in 29:05.6 (10/9)… Placed 124th at the A-10 Championship in 29:59.3 (10/31). Indoor: Member of the distance medley relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship, which placed ninth in 10:38.16 (2/21)... Was eighth in the 1,000 meter run at the Yale Invitational in 2:38.97 (1/9)... Placed tenth at the Sean Atkinson Invitational in the mile run in 4:38.10 (1/15)... Ran 4:36.04 in mile run at the NYC Gotham Cup, good for 52nd overall (1/22)... Placed 26th in the 800 meter run at the Villanova Invitational  in 2:04.92 (1/8). Outdoor: Did not compete.

2014-15: Cross Country: Competed in six meets... Opened the year by finishing 22nd at the Fordham Fiasco in 28:02.25 (9/6)... Placed 25th at the Princeton Invitational in 26:19 (10/18)... Finished 48th overall at the IC4A Championship in 27:15.9 (11/22)... Was 76th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 26:36.5 (11/1). Indoor: Scored at the Metropolitan Championship as a member of the 4x800 relay, which took second in 7:51.79, while finishing 11th in the mile run in 4:28.75 (2/6)... Was 14th in the 1,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 2:35.03 (2/22)... Placed 11th as a member of the 4x800 relay at the IC4A Championship (3/8)... Was 13th in the mile run at the Yale Classic in 4:25.63 (1/10)... Registered a fifth-place finish in the 3,000 meter run at the Metro Challenge in 8:53.68 (1/23)... Ran a personal-best time of 2:34.08 in the 1,000 meter run at the Valentine's Day Classic (2/14). Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500 meters (18th - 4:01.12) and 4x400 relay (9th - 3:34.16) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/3)... Was 24th in the 1,500 meters at the Fred Hardy Invitational in 4:07.50 (3/28)... Grabbed 15th in the 1,500 meters (4:17.08) and 30th in the 800 meters (2:06.67) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/18)... Took 16th in the 3,000 meters at the Colonial Relays in 9:05.24 (4/4).

2013-14:  Cross Country: Limited to three meets during freshman year… Finished in 18th place at the LIU Post Invite in 28:17.28 (9/14)… Placed 44th at the Metropolitan Championship in 28:03.05 (10/11)… Ended the season with a 42nd place finish at the Princeton Invitational in 26:34 (10/19)… Indoor: Was part of the DMR team that finished fourth at the NYC Gotham Cup in 10:31.94 (1/10)… Finished 11th in the mile run at the Metropolitan Championships in 4:27.30 (1/30)… Placed 48th in the 4x400 relay in 3:30.46 at the Valentine Invitational (2/8)… Outdoor: Finished 37th in the 800m run at the Colonial Relays in 1:59.25 (4/4)… Placed second in a season-best time of 3:54.46 in the 1,500m at and eighth in the 800 meter run in 1:57.73 at the Wolfie Invitational (4/19)… Was 21st overall in the 1500m run at the Atlantic 10 Championships in 4:04.42 (5/3).

Before Fordham: Varsity cross country and track athlete at Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn... Two-year captain of both squads... 2013 Bishop Ford Athlete of the Year... Brooklyn/Queens Outstanding Athlete Award winner for the 2013 outdoor season... Named the Brooklyn/Queens sophomore MVP for the 2011 indoor season, after receiving the 2010 Outstanding Freshman Award for indoor track... Member of the National Honor Society... Received the Overall Academic Excellence Award, as well as Academic Excellence Awards in Math and Social Studies.

Major: Integrative Neuroscience.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (8K): 26:19 (2014)
Cross Country (10K): 34:13.92 (2014)
Indoor 800m: 1:57.74 (2017)
Indoor 1000m: 2:33.05 (2017)
Indoor Mile: 4:25.63 (2015)
Indoor 3000m: 8:53.68 (2015)
Outdoor 800m: 1:55.98 (2017)
Outdoor 1500m: 3:56.46 (2014)
Outdoor 3000m:9:05.24 (2015)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    XC/Distance
    6'1"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    6'1"
  • 2015-16Junior

    XC/Distance
    6'1"
  • 2016-17Senior

    XC/Distance
    6'1"