2021-2022 Men's Track and Field Roster
DeMassa, Brad
Brad DeMassa
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ridgefield, Conn.
- High School:
- Ridgefield
- Major:
- Computer Science
Bio
TRACK PERSONAL RECORDS
2022 OUTDOORS: Finished 17th in the 5000m at the Navy Spring Invitational (15:41.79)... Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 5000m at the Lafayette Dual (15:47.09)... Won the 5000m at the Coach P Invite, finishing with a time of 15:28.25... Finished seventh in the 5000m at the Carol and John Covert Classic with a time of 15:39.82... At the Patriot League Championships, DeMassa finished 13th in the 10k (32:03.12) and 39th in the 5000m (15:46.38)... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022 INDOORS: Finished tenth in the 3000m at the Bucknell Tune Up with a time of 9:33.35.
2021 OUTDOORS: Finished eighth overall and recorded a new PR in the 10K at the Patriot League Championships (30:58.08)… Competed and finished 21st in the 10K at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (31:23.36)… Tallied a third-place finish in the 5K at the Lehigh Season Opener (15:18.06)… Placed seventh overall in the 5K at the Lehigh Happy Easter Races (15:06.55).
2021 INDOORS: DID NOT COMPETE
2020 INDOORS: Finished 11th overall in the 5000m at the Patriot League Championships (15:01.85)… Took third overall in the 5000m at the Angry Birds Challenge (15:57.43)… Finished third in the 5000m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (15:05.42)… Finished 19th overall in the 3000m at the UAlbany Winter Classic (8:47.67).
2019 OUTDOORS: Ran in the 5K and the 10K at the Patriot League Championships… finished ninth in the 10K at Patriot League Championships with PR of 31:27.09… finished 16th in 5K at Larry Ellis Invitational… ran in the 10K at IC4A Championships, finishing 26th… Finished 38th overall in the 5K at the Bison Outdoor Classic, earning a personal record (14:47.30)… Finished third overall in the 5K at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (15:31.74)… Finished first overall in the 5K at the Fred Hardy Invitational (14:58.08)… Finished 46th overall in the 1500m at the Penn Challenge (4:16.77)… named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished third overall in the 3K at the Bucknell Tune Up (8:54.03)… Finished 11th overall in the 5K at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (15:34.62)… Finished seventh overall in the 3K at the Navy Invitational (9:09.65)… Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet (8:15.95).
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 5,000m at the Patriot League Championships (15:18.90)…Finished fifth in the 5,000m (season best 14:54.67) at the 2018 Larry Ellis Invitational…Ran the 1,500m (4:05.31) at the Lehigh Games.
2018 INDOORS: Ran a season best in the 3,000m (8:45.30) at the Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge…Finished fifth in the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge in the 5,000m (15:53.15).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Competed as one of Ridgefield’s top seven runners at the Connecticut class and state open championships as a sophomore in 2014…Scored points to help Ridgefield finish third at the New England Championships in 2014…Second Team All-FCIAC as a junior and helped lead the team to the state class and state open meets…Won the first two meets during his senior season and placed eighth overall (5K-16:21) at the FCIAC meet to earn first team all-conference accolades…Earned all-state honors after finishing ninth overall (16:19) at the state open meet…Finished 33rd overall at New England’s, setting a personal-best 5K of 16:11…Finished 42nd overall and fourth from CT at the Fook Locker Northeast Regional (16:38)…On the track, qualified for the state open as a sophomore in the 3200m and finished in 9:41…As a junior, ran in the 3200m run at the New York Relays and the Louck’s Games in 2016…During the 2016-17 indoor season, placed fourth in the two mile at the North Shore Invite, finished eighth overall in the 3K at the Yale Track Classic (8:46)…Ran in the Emerging Elite section of the two-mile run at indoor nationals (9:34).
PERSONAL: Son of Heather and Douglas DeMassa…Has two sisters, Elizabeth and Isabella.
GETTING TO KNOW BRAD
Nickname: Brad
Why did you choose Lehigh?: I feel that it incorporated friendship and team spirit. I feel that it was the most well rounded option of both academics and athletics.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My favorite thing about Lehigh is the fact that, everyone is close and that the community is like a second family.
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff (Coach Etters): I feel that coach Etters is very kind and understanding on the needs of his athletes, and that he puts their best interests first I feel personally connected with him because we have gone through a similar experience. He and I have gone through a rise and a fall of a team. We both understand that a team is only as strong as its freshman class, and I am honored to be considered as part of the next chapter of the Lehigh team.
Major & Why: Engineering, because I have always had an interest in building and understanding the world around me from when I was very little.
Favorite Place on Campus: The Hawks Nest
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Michael Jackson
Favorite Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Website: Wikipedia
Favorite place to study: Friends place
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Play Monopoly
Hobbies: Bowling, tae kwon do, building lego sets
Most admired person and why: My parents, because they can somehow manage between my sports schedule, both of my sisters sports schedules, and two of them do things that should take a small army of people to accomplish.
Biggest sports accomplishment: Qualifying for New Balance Indoor Nationals
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Time Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Key West, FL
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Sing and dance
Dream Job: Working for Apple
One unique thing no one knows about me: That I have a black belt in Neuron DO.
If I Didn't Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Bowling
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Invest $500 Million into track and running programs, give $250 Million to my immediate family, and donate $250 Million to charity.
2022 OUTDOORS: Finished 17th in the 5000m at the Navy Spring Invitational (15:41.79)... Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 5000m at the Lafayette Dual (15:47.09)... Won the 5000m at the Coach P Invite, finishing with a time of 15:28.25... Finished seventh in the 5000m at the Carol and John Covert Classic with a time of 15:39.82... At the Patriot League Championships, DeMassa finished 13th in the 10k (32:03.12) and 39th in the 5000m (15:46.38)... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022 INDOORS: Finished tenth in the 3000m at the Bucknell Tune Up with a time of 9:33.35.
2021 OUTDOORS: Finished eighth overall and recorded a new PR in the 10K at the Patriot League Championships (30:58.08)… Competed and finished 21st in the 10K at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (31:23.36)… Tallied a third-place finish in the 5K at the Lehigh Season Opener (15:18.06)… Placed seventh overall in the 5K at the Lehigh Happy Easter Races (15:06.55).
2021 INDOORS: DID NOT COMPETE
2020 INDOORS: Finished 11th overall in the 5000m at the Patriot League Championships (15:01.85)… Took third overall in the 5000m at the Angry Birds Challenge (15:57.43)… Finished third in the 5000m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (15:05.42)… Finished 19th overall in the 3000m at the UAlbany Winter Classic (8:47.67).
2019 OUTDOORS: Ran in the 5K and the 10K at the Patriot League Championships… finished ninth in the 10K at Patriot League Championships with PR of 31:27.09… finished 16th in 5K at Larry Ellis Invitational… ran in the 10K at IC4A Championships, finishing 26th… Finished 38th overall in the 5K at the Bison Outdoor Classic, earning a personal record (14:47.30)… Finished third overall in the 5K at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (15:31.74)… Finished first overall in the 5K at the Fred Hardy Invitational (14:58.08)… Finished 46th overall in the 1500m at the Penn Challenge (4:16.77)… named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished third overall in the 3K at the Bucknell Tune Up (8:54.03)… Finished 11th overall in the 5K at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (15:34.62)… Finished seventh overall in the 3K at the Navy Invitational (9:09.65)… Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet (8:15.95).
2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 5,000m at the Patriot League Championships (15:18.90)…Finished fifth in the 5,000m (season best 14:54.67) at the 2018 Larry Ellis Invitational…Ran the 1,500m (4:05.31) at the Lehigh Games.
2018 INDOORS: Ran a season best in the 3,000m (8:45.30) at the Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge…Finished fifth in the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge in the 5,000m (15:53.15).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Competed as one of Ridgefield’s top seven runners at the Connecticut class and state open championships as a sophomore in 2014…Scored points to help Ridgefield finish third at the New England Championships in 2014…Second Team All-FCIAC as a junior and helped lead the team to the state class and state open meets…Won the first two meets during his senior season and placed eighth overall (5K-16:21) at the FCIAC meet to earn first team all-conference accolades…Earned all-state honors after finishing ninth overall (16:19) at the state open meet…Finished 33rd overall at New England’s, setting a personal-best 5K of 16:11…Finished 42nd overall and fourth from CT at the Fook Locker Northeast Regional (16:38)…On the track, qualified for the state open as a sophomore in the 3200m and finished in 9:41…As a junior, ran in the 3200m run at the New York Relays and the Louck’s Games in 2016…During the 2016-17 indoor season, placed fourth in the two mile at the North Shore Invite, finished eighth overall in the 3K at the Yale Track Classic (8:46)…Ran in the Emerging Elite section of the two-mile run at indoor nationals (9:34).
PERSONAL: Son of Heather and Douglas DeMassa…Has two sisters, Elizabeth and Isabella.
GETTING TO KNOW BRAD
Nickname: Brad
Why did you choose Lehigh?: I feel that it incorporated friendship and team spirit. I feel that it was the most well rounded option of both academics and athletics.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My favorite thing about Lehigh is the fact that, everyone is close and that the community is like a second family.
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff (Coach Etters): I feel that coach Etters is very kind and understanding on the needs of his athletes, and that he puts their best interests first I feel personally connected with him because we have gone through a similar experience. He and I have gone through a rise and a fall of a team. We both understand that a team is only as strong as its freshman class, and I am honored to be considered as part of the next chapter of the Lehigh team.
Major & Why: Engineering, because I have always had an interest in building and understanding the world around me from when I was very little.
Favorite Place on Campus: The Hawks Nest
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Michael Jackson
Favorite Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Website: Wikipedia
Favorite place to study: Friends place
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Play Monopoly
Hobbies: Bowling, tae kwon do, building lego sets
Most admired person and why: My parents, because they can somehow manage between my sports schedule, both of my sisters sports schedules, and two of them do things that should take a small army of people to accomplish.
Biggest sports accomplishment: Qualifying for New Balance Indoor Nationals
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Time Magazine
Place I'd Like To Visit: Key West, FL
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Sing and dance
Dream Job: Working for Apple
One unique thing no one knows about me: That I have a black belt in Neuron DO.
If I Didn't Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Bowling
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Invest $500 Million into track and running programs, give $250 Million to my immediate family, and donate $250 Million to charity.
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