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2025 Men's Cross Country

Chris Colavita

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington Township, N.J.
  • Highschool Washington Township

Biography

CAREER RESULTS


Career Accolades
2x USTFCCCA All-South Region (2023, 2024)
2x All-Sunshine State Conference First Team (2023, 2024)
2x Sunshine State Conference All-Championship Team (2023, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
3x USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
2x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023-24, 2024-25)
FSC Athletics Cross Country/Track Academic Award (2024-25)
3x Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2022^, 2023^, 2024^ ) (^Perfect 4.00 GPA)

 
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
Competed in all five of Florida Southern’s events … best individual finish came at the Sunshine State Conference Championship with a second-place showing … earned a top-three finish at the Holloway Collegiate XC Opener as well, taking third … top 8k performance came at the UAH Charger Invitational taking 28th in 24:33.50, third fastest time on the team in 2024 and 10th all-time in FSC program history … top 10K performance came at the NCAA South Region Championship in 31:37.12, taking 15th overall … South Region time ranked third-best 10K time of the season for the Mocs and seventh-fastest all-time at FSC.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
Competed in six of Florida Southern’s eight races on the season … earned the 10th-fastest 8K time on the squad at the UAH Chargers XC Invitational with a 25:12.80 … earned the fourth-best 10K time on the team with a mark of 31:43.8 at the NCAA Championship … best individual finish came at the SSC Championship with a seventh-place showing … took 22nd at the NCAA South Region Championship after crossing the line in 31:10.30 on the 9.8K course … finished 149th at the NCAA Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
Participated in six races for the Moccasins including both the SSC Championship and the NCAA South Region Championship … ran top 8K time of 25:46.8 at the Charger Invitational … top individual finish came at the EFSC Fall Classic with a 16th-place showing … ran the fourth-fastest 10K on the team in 2022 at 32:39.0 at the NCAA South Region Championship … took 15th at the SSC Championship, one spot shy of All-Conference recognition, and 38th at the NCAA South Region Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Washington Township High School … member of the cross country and track teams … named cross country MVP as a senior … earned the Race of the Year Award as a junior in XC … named the distance MVP for both indoor and outdoor track as a senior … named Most Improved Athlete as a junior in track … member of the 2021 All-South Jersey Team … holds the 3K school record … named All-County in 2021 … three-time Meet of Champions competitor … two-time All-Olympic Conference First Team … named All-Olympic Conference Second Team … an honors student … member of the Math Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Son of Raymond and Jessica Colavita … has a sister, Alivia … chose Florida Southern because he loves the campus, it offers a great education and has some of the best Division II athletic programs … favorite professional teams include the Philadelphia Eagles, 76ers, Phillies, Flyers and Union … favorite professional athletes include Joel Embiid, Usain Bolt, Craig Engels and DeVonta Smith.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2024Junior

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2025Senior

    5'10" 135 lbs

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