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2024-25 XC/Track Roster

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Christopher DeForest

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Terryville, CT
  • High school Terryville

Biography


2024-25 (GRADUATE STUDENT):
  • MAAC 10K Champion (32:10.92) at the MAAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship on 5/10
2023-24 (SENIOR):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Was top Saints' finisher in the men's 10,000-meter with a time of 31:53.47 in the Black & Gold Invitational
  • Finished 10th in the men's 3,000-meter (8:57.75) at the MAAC Indoor Track & Field Championships 
  • Ran the 10K in the NCAA Cross Country Northeast Regional meet in 32:27:5
  • Placed 12th (25:31.2) in the men's 8K in the Jasper Fall XC Invite
2022-23 (JUNIOR):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Competed in five cross country, five indoor track, and two outdoor track events
  • Placed 22nd at the MAAC Cross country Championships
  • Finished 84th at IC4A and 115th at NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships
  • Ran a personal best in the 3,000 (8:37.59) at the Valentine Invite
  • Finished 14th in the 5,000 at MAAC Indoor Track Championships
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Recipient of the Male Cross Country Most Improved award for the 2021-22 season
  • Ran in six cross country, four indoor track, and six outdoor track events
  • All-IC4A honoree with a 25th place finish at the 2021 IC4A Cross Country Championships
  • Ran a personal best in the 8k (25:35.4) at the Paul Short Run 
  • Placed 47th at the 2021 MAAC Cross Country Championships
  • Ran a personal best in the 10k (33:27.5) with a 134th place finish at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships
  • Logged a personal best in the 3,000 (8:41.45) at the Hemery Valentine Invitational
  • Finished 16th in the 5,000 with a personal best time of 15:07.85 at the 2021 MAAC Indoor Track Championships
  • Ran a personal best in the 1,500 (4:07.19) at the Capital District Classic
  • Placed 16th with a personal best time of 31:46.14 in the 10k at the 2022 MAAC Outdoor Track Championships
2020-21 (FRESHMAN):
  • Captain's Award recipient
  • MAAC Academic Honor Roll member 
  • Placed 52nd at the MAAC Men's Cross Country Championships
  • Ran the ninth-fastest outdoor time in program history in the 3000 at the Buffalo Mid-Week Invite on March 24 (9:00.09)
  • Logged the 11th-fastest time in program history in the 10,000m at the Monmouth Spring Invitational on April 18 (32:20.25)
  • Part of the men's 4x400 relay that competed at the MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Finished 20th at the 10,000m at the MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
BEFORE SIENA:
  • 2019 Connecticut Class S Cross Country Individual Champion
  • Placed 11th at the 2019 Connecticut State Open 
  • Took home championship in the 3200m during the 2020 Class S Indoor and 2019 Class S Outdoor Championships
  • Earned All-State and All-League honors throughout high school
  • Was selected as a 2019-20 Berkshire League Scholar Athlete 
  • Personal bests include 9:03.45 in the 3k and 16:32 at the Wickham Park course
PERSONAL:
  • Born on July 2
  • Son of John & Jennifer DeForest
  • Has a younger sister, Kaitlin, who is also on the cross country & track team
  • Majoring in finance, with plans to be a financial analyst in New York 
  • Chose Siena because it fits his educational, personal, and academic values

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Graduate Student