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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Patrick Norako

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Highschool Xavier

Biography

NorakoVertical20 2020-21: Cross Country: Did not compete... Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Did not compete... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Cross Country: Finished 53rd overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 28:41.1 (10/11)... Took ninth in the coaches race at the IC4A Championship in 27:14 (11/23)... Was ninth overall at the NYIT Invitational in 23:52.78 (9/14)... Placed 36th at the Fordham Fiasco in 28:03.38 (9/7)... Indoor: Finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Fordham Season Opener in 9:27.22 (12/6)... Took seventh in the 3,000 meter run (9:01.81) at the Elkin Invitational (1/10)... Placed 32nd overall in the mile run (4:30.56) at the Penn 8 Select Meet (1/18)... Was 22nd overall in the mile run (4:32.16) at the Armory Last Chance Meet (2/21)... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018-19: Cross Country: Competed in five meets... Placed 35th in the Coaches race at the IC4A Championship in 25:56 (11/17)… Took fifth in the SJC Invite in 28:19.2 (10/13)... Was sixth in the NYIT Invite in 26:58.80 (9/15)... Finished 19th overall at the NJIT Invite in 26:58 (10/6)... Was 55th overall at the Fordham Fiasco in 28:29.1 (9/8)... Indoor: Primarily competed in the mile event... Was 11th in the mile run at the Metropolitan Championship in 4:29.51 (2/1)… Took fourth in the mile at the Fordham Season Opener in 4:39.67 (12/7)... Placed eighth in the 1,000 meters at the Brian Horowitz Invitational in 2:40.76 (1/11)... Clocked in at 4:36.02 in the mile at the Gotham Cup , good for 27th (1/18)... Member of the distance medley relay that won their event at the FasTrack Last Chance Meet in 10:54.71 (2/15)... Outdoor: Did not compete… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017-18: Cross Country: Finished 10th at the NYIT Invitational (9/16) in 25:40.17… Finished 19th at the SJC Invitational (10/15) in 29:10.42… Placed 23rd in the coaches race at the IC4A Championship (11/18) in 28:18.6… Indoor: Finished third in the mile run at the Red Storm Invitational (12/7) in 4:39.78… Placed 10th in the 3,000 meters at the Fordham Season Opener (12/1) in 9:24.81… Finished 11th in the 3,000 meters at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12) in 9:17.51… Finished sixth in the mile run at the Last Chance Invitational (2/23) in 4:37.70… Outdoor: Placed 22nd in the 3,000 meters at the Rider Invitational (3/31) in 9:19.51… Finished 15th in the 1,000 meters in 4:14.26 and 26th in the 800 meters in 2:06.87 at the Wolfie Invitational (4/21)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity cross country and track teams at Xavier High School in New York, New York…Team captain… Qualified for the New York State Cross Country meet…Received the Coaches Award for cross country during his junior season... Cross country Most Improved Runner senior year... Member of the National Honor Society… Four year member of Xavier’s Academic Honor Roll.
 
Major: Finance.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (8K): 23:52.78 (2019)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:40.76 (2019)
Indoor mile: 4:29.51 (2019)
Indoor 3,000m: 9:01.81 (2020)
Outdoor 800m: 2:06.87 (2018)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:14.26 (2018)
Outdoor 3,000m: 9:19.51 (2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2019-20Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Distance
    5'11"