Columbia University Athletics

- 2019 NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships Qualifier (10K)
- 2019 Academic All-Ivy League (XC)

2018-19 (Senior): (XC) Qualified for the NCAA Northeast Region XC Championships (Nov. 9) in the 10K ... Posted three top 10 finishes ... Came in eighth at the Iona College Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions (Sept. 14) running the 8K in 25:34.0 ... Improved on Paddy Doyle finish with a fifth place finish in the 8K of 25:03.3 at the Paul Short Brown (Sept. 29) ... Topped off great start with a PR time of 24:16.1 in the 8K at the Princeton Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 12), finishing seventh in the process ... Came in 15th place with a time of 25:01.9 in the 8K at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 27), locking up the second best finish for a Lion at the Heps ... Clocked a time of 34:32.0 in the 10K at the NCAA Northeast Region XC Championships. (Indoor) Began final indoor campaign with a PR time of 4:17.08 in the One Mile Run at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet ... Set PR time of 8:11.11 in the 3,000-Meter Run at the BU Davie Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8-9) ... Posted a third place finish at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 23-24) in the 5,000-Meter Run with a PR time of 14:27.80. (Outdoor) Set a personal best in the 10,000-Meter Run with a time of 29:51.45 at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 29-30) ... Came in sixth at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 4-5) in the 10,000m, recording a time of 32:18.94. 

2017-18 (Junior): (XC) Ran a season best 25:18.6 during the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29), taking 44th place in the Brown division ... Was 51st at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps, clocking a 26:20.3 in the Five Mile ... Posted a PR time of 26:02.4 in the five mile at the ECAC/IC4A Cross Country Championships. (Indoor) Came in second in the 3,000m at that Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 20) meet with a time of 8:38.66 ... Ran a season best of 8:19.93 for second place in the 3,000m run at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 9) ... Also went 14:37.36 in the 5,000m run during the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 24-25). (Outdoor) Posted, what was a career best 29:59.88, in the 10,000m at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 20-21) … Was eighth in the same race during the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 5-6) … Clocked a season best 14:39.64 for seven in the 5,000m at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (May 12-13).

2016-17 (Sophomore): (XC) Competed three times, posting a 32nd overall finish at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 7) with a time of 27:58.6 in the Five Mile. (Indoor) Notched a pair of top finishes at the start of the season ... Finished second in the 3,000m with a time of 8:40.15 at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 20) meet ... Clocked the 5,000m at 14:43.01 for a third place finish at the Armory Track Invitational (Colleges) (Feb. 3-4). (Outdoor) Ran the 1,500-Meter Run for first time in career, finishing 12th at the Virigina Quad (Apr. 8) with a time of 4:02.05.

2015-16 (First Year): (XC) Part of two Columbia cross country championship runs, first at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (Oct. 2) when he went 25:23.9 in the 8K, and second at the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships (Nov. 21), clocking in at 25:57.8 for a personal best in the 5K ... Set a PR in the 6.1K with a time of 19:44.9 at the Brother Jasper Cross Country Invite (Sept. 11). (Indoor) Posted a pair of top 10 finishes ... Finished sixth at the Ramapo College Indoor Select (Jan. 30) in the 3,000-Meter Run with a time of 8:39.17 ... Locked up a seventh place finish in the 3,000m at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 12). (Outdoor) Ran the 5,000-Meter Run at the Sam Howell (College) meet (Sept. 8-9), finishing with a time of 15:40.65.

Personal: Italiano comes to Columbia with personal bests of 4:22.30 in the 1600m, 9:14.40 in the 3200m, and a seventh place finish at the 2014 New York Federation Cross Country Championships ... Majoring in Biological Sciences ... The son of Anthony and Allison Italiano.

Career Bests

10K (XC) - 34:32.0
NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships - Nov. 9, 2018
5 Mile (XC) - 26:02.4
ECAC/IC4A Cross Country Championships - Nov. 19, 2017
5K (XC) - 25:57.8
ECAC/IC4A Cross Country Championships - Nov. 21, 2015
8K (XC) - 24:16.1
Princeton Cross Country Invitational - Oct. 12, 2018
6.1K (XC) - 19:44.9
Brother Jasper Cross Country Invite - Sept. 11, 2015
10,000m (Outdoor) - 29:51.45
Stanford Invitational - Mar. 29-30, 2019
4x1609 Relay (Indoor) - 17:46.61
Artie O'Connor Invitational - Feb. 17, 2017
5,000m (Indoor) - 14:27.80
Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps - Feb. 23-24, 2019
5,000m (Outdoor) - 14:39.64
ECAC/IC4A DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships - May 12-13, 2018
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:11.11
BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational - Feb. 8-9, 2019
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 4:17.08
Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia - Jan. 18, 2019
1,500m (Outdoor) - 4:02.05
Virginia Quad - Apr. 8, 2017