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2013 Men's Cross Country Roster

Robert Fain

  • Height 0-0
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mansfield, Ohio
  • Highschool Lexington

Biography

Awards:
• Division III All-Mideast Region (2013)
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team (2013)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2012)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2011)

2013:
Another top five performer for the Garnet... Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team selection ... Capped career with fourth consecutive trip the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (11/16) and earned All-Mideast Region accolades with 28th overall finish on the 8,000-meter course at 25:29.0 ... Secured 29th overall at the Centennial Conference Championships (11/2) clocking 27:17.1 ... On 8k Princeton Invitational course, finished at 25:47.5 ... Set personal best 4-mile mark of 20:45.2 at the Main Line Invitational (9/26) to finish 46th overall ... Took third place at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/7) with 17:58.0 5,000-meter pace. 

2012:
Was among the team’s top five runners as a junior … Made the Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll … Placed third overall and third on the team in a 5,000-meter time of 18:05.02 at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/1) … Posted an 8k mark of 27:05 to finish 21st overall and second on the team at the Dickinson Invitational (9/29) … Finished fifth for the Garnet at the Princeton Invitational (10/13) after placing 152nd overall in a personal-best 8k time of 26:24 … Circled a 5-mile course in 26:51.6 to place 33rd overall and fifth on the team at the Centennial Conference Championships (10/27) … Raced to a 96th-place finish, which was sixth on the team, with an 8k mark of 27:33.9 at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (11/10).

2011:
Was among the team’s top three runners as a sophomore … Made the Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll … Placed second overall and second on the team with a runner-up 5k time of 16:58.18 at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/2) … Finished 30th in the field and third on the squad with an 8k time of 27:56 at the Dickinson Invitational (9/24) … Was 79th overall and third on the team with an 8k mark of 26:53 in the brown race at the Paul Short Run (9/30) … Placed 31st in the field and third on the squad with an 8k time of 28:44.8 at the Centennial Conference Championships (10/29) … Concluded the fall with a 64th-place finish overall, which was third on the team, with an 8k mark of 27:18 at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (11/12).

2010:
Was among the team’s top five runners as a freshman … Placed 26th overall and first among Garnet harriers in collegiate debut at the Dickinson Invitational (9/18) with an 8k time of 27:31 … Was 47th in the field and fifth on the squad after circling a 4-mile course in 21:44.71 at the Main Line Invitational (9/23) … Helped Swarthmore place second among 32 scoring teams in the white race at the Paul Short Run (10/1) by navigating an 8k circuit in 26:48 to place 13th overall and second on the team … Finished 17th in the field and second on the squad by navigating an 8k course in 27:42.42 at the DeSales Invitational (10/9) … Navigated an 8k circuit in 26:12 to place third on the team and 29th overall at the Centennial Conference Championships (10/30) … Completed the season with a 154th-place finish, which was also sixth on the team, with an 8k mark of 28:20.5, at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (11/13).

Personal Bests at Swarthmore:
5,000m:
16:58.18 at Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/2/11)
8,000m: 25:29.0 at NCAA DIII Mideast Region (11/16/13)
5-Mile: 26:51.6 at Centennial Conference Championships (10/27/12)
4-mile: 20:45.2 at Main Line Invitational (9/7/13)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Junior

    155 lbs
  • 2013Senior

    155 lbs