2017 Men's Cross Country Roster
Reilly, Patrick
Patrick Reilly
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Political Science
- Hometown:
- York, Pa.
- High School:
- Dallastown Area
Bio
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PERSONAL BESTS:
6K: 18:33.8 (2015 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 23:57.0 (2017 Paul Short Run – Gold)
10K: 30:39.4 (2017 NCAA Regionals)
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at the NCAA National Championships in Louisville, where he placed 233rd (32:20.0)…Earned all-region honors by placing fifth overall (30:39.4) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, hosted by Lehigh, tying for the highest-ever finish by a Lehigh runner at the regional meet…Finished 25th overall at the Patriot League Championships (25:16.8)…Placed seventh overall out of 128 runners at the 5.2 mile Penn State National Open (25:24.6), earning Patriot League Runner of the Week honors…Set a new record for the fastest 8K time by a Lehigh runner on the Goodman Campus Course at the 44th Paul Short Run, finishing 18th overall in 23:57.0, breaking the old school benchmark by one second…Led the team by placing 21st overall at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (24:46.1)…Took home first place overall for the second straight meet by winning the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet in 26:05.52…Named the Patriot League’s Runner of the Week after winning his second career meet with a 6K time of 18:38.02 at the Lehigh Invitational, leading the field of 88 finishers...Graduated with a 4.0 GPA...Became the program's first-ever First Team Google Cloud Academic All-American...Voted Google Cloud Academic All-District by CoSIDA...Named Academic All-Patriot League for the third consecutive year...Recognized by the USTFCCCA as an All-Academic Individual...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 52nd overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (31:52.3)...Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors for his 14th place overall finish at the Patriot League Championships (25:21.9)...Placed 223rd overall, fifth on the team at the Pre-Nationals (26:17.5)...Took fifth place on the team and 180th overall in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (25:19.8)...Placed 20th overall, second on the team at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (27:11.5)...Named Academic All-Patriot League…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished first overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (18:33.9)…Placed third overall at the 8K Lafayette dual meet (26:24.74)…Highest Patriot League finisher in the 8K Paul Short Gold Race (24th/278 -24:35.8)…Raced to a 15th place finish to lead the Mountain Hawks at the Princeton Invitational (24:31.1)…Named Second Team All-Patriot League after leading Lehigh with a 14th place finish at the Patriot League Championships at Colgate (25:27.7)…Placed second on the team with a 36th place overall finish at the 10K NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Princeton (31:44.7)...Named Academic All-Patriot League...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Crossed the line in 32nd place at the Patriot League Championships (25:03) and 102nd at NCAA Regionals (32:52)…Finished 141st in the Paul Short Gold Race (25:34) to earn his second Patriot League Rookie of the Week award…Competed at Pre-Nationals (26:47)…Crossed the line in 12th place at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:51)…Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week recognition after finishing fourth in his first collegiate race at the Lehigh Invite (18:35)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: YAIAA league champion on the track in the 1,600 and 3,200…Placed fifth in the 3,000 at the PTFCA Indoor State Championships…Placed 11th in the 3,200 at the PIAA Outdoor State Championships...Two-time YAIAA league champion and PIAA District III champion in cross country…Class valedictorian at Dallastown Area High…National Honor Society president.
PERSONAL: Son of Lisa and Chris Reilly…Has two siblings, William and Claire.
GETTING TO KNOW PATRICK
Nickname: Paddy Ice
Why did you choose Lehigh? Great academics, solid running program, and crippling debt
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My teammates
Major & Why: Political Science and Physics because I want more than just a narrow, pre-professional education. I want to learn cool stuff that changes how I think about the world.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Social Movements and Legacies of the 1960s with Professor Ted Morgan
Favorite Place on Campus: The Lookout
Favorite Food: Mint chocolate chip ice cream
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Drake
Favorite Movie: The Benchwarmers
Favorite TV Show: Tosh.0
Favorite Website: flotrack.org
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
PERSONAL BESTS:
6K: 18:33.8 (2015 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 23:57.0 (2017 Paul Short Run – Gold)
10K: 30:39.4 (2017 NCAA Regionals)
2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at the NCAA National Championships in Louisville, where he placed 233rd (32:20.0)…Earned all-region honors by placing fifth overall (30:39.4) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, hosted by Lehigh, tying for the highest-ever finish by a Lehigh runner at the regional meet…Finished 25th overall at the Patriot League Championships (25:16.8)…Placed seventh overall out of 128 runners at the 5.2 mile Penn State National Open (25:24.6), earning Patriot League Runner of the Week honors…Set a new record for the fastest 8K time by a Lehigh runner on the Goodman Campus Course at the 44th Paul Short Run, finishing 18th overall in 23:57.0, breaking the old school benchmark by one second…Led the team by placing 21st overall at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (24:46.1)…Took home first place overall for the second straight meet by winning the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet in 26:05.52…Named the Patriot League’s Runner of the Week after winning his second career meet with a 6K time of 18:38.02 at the Lehigh Invitational, leading the field of 88 finishers...Graduated with a 4.0 GPA...Became the program's first-ever First Team Google Cloud Academic All-American...Voted Google Cloud Academic All-District by CoSIDA...Named Academic All-Patriot League for the third consecutive year...Recognized by the USTFCCCA as an All-Academic Individual...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 52nd overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (31:52.3)...Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors for his 14th place overall finish at the Patriot League Championships (25:21.9)...Placed 223rd overall, fifth on the team at the Pre-Nationals (26:17.5)...Took fifth place on the team and 180th overall in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (25:19.8)...Placed 20th overall, second on the team at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (27:11.5)...Named Academic All-Patriot League…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished first overall at the 6K Lehigh Invitational (18:33.9)…Placed third overall at the 8K Lafayette dual meet (26:24.74)…Highest Patriot League finisher in the 8K Paul Short Gold Race (24th/278 -24:35.8)…Raced to a 15th place finish to lead the Mountain Hawks at the Princeton Invitational (24:31.1)…Named Second Team All-Patriot League after leading Lehigh with a 14th place finish at the Patriot League Championships at Colgate (25:27.7)…Placed second on the team with a 36th place overall finish at the 10K NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals at Princeton (31:44.7)...Named Academic All-Patriot League...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2014 CROSS COUNTRY: Crossed the line in 32nd place at the Patriot League Championships (25:03) and 102nd at NCAA Regionals (32:52)…Finished 141st in the Paul Short Gold Race (25:34) to earn his second Patriot League Rookie of the Week award…Competed at Pre-Nationals (26:47)…Crossed the line in 12th place at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:51)…Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week recognition after finishing fourth in his first collegiate race at the Lehigh Invite (18:35)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE LEHIGH: YAIAA league champion on the track in the 1,600 and 3,200…Placed fifth in the 3,000 at the PTFCA Indoor State Championships…Placed 11th in the 3,200 at the PIAA Outdoor State Championships...Two-time YAIAA league champion and PIAA District III champion in cross country…Class valedictorian at Dallastown Area High…National Honor Society president.
PERSONAL: Son of Lisa and Chris Reilly…Has two siblings, William and Claire.
GETTING TO KNOW PATRICK
Nickname: Paddy Ice
Why did you choose Lehigh? Great academics, solid running program, and crippling debt
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My teammates
Major & Why: Political Science and Physics because I want more than just a narrow, pre-professional education. I want to learn cool stuff that changes how I think about the world.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Social Movements and Legacies of the 1960s with Professor Ted Morgan
Favorite Place on Campus: The Lookout
Favorite Food: Mint chocolate chip ice cream
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Drake
Favorite Movie: The Benchwarmers
Favorite TV Show: Tosh.0
Favorite Website: flotrack.org
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
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