2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2021: Placed 97th overall at the SUNYAC Championships after crossing in 36:46.5... fastest 8K time came at the Suny Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational, finishing 33:05.8 for 367th overall... clocked in at 25:16.1 for 81st overall at the 6K Vassar Ron Stonitsch Invitational, had best standing of the season at the 4K Vassar Season Starter at 46th overall with a time of 16:34.8… named to the 2022 SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll… earned a spot on the Hawks Academic Honor Roll for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
2020 (No season due to COVID-19): Earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor-Roll.
2019: Qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships and placed 225th overall at the meet after crossing in 23:52.1... named All-Region after placing 16th overall with a time of 23:05.6 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional meet... earned First-Team All-SUNYAC and claimed a spot in the SUNYAC Hall of Fame after placing fourth at the SUNYAC Championship meet with a time of 23:15... selected as the SUNYAC Elite 20 Award recipient... also had top-10 finishes at the Vassar College Season Starter (sixth, 12:20.1), Ron Stonitsch Invitational (third, 19:39), New Paltz Invitational (first, 24:24.1) and Ronald C. Hoffmann Invitational (seventh, 23:12.7)... registered times of 24:16.7 (27th overall) and season-best 22:38.6 (45th overall) at the Purple Valley Classic and Connecticut College Invitational... named SUNYAC Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year... inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Academic National Honor Society... earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor-Roll.
2018: Opened up a career season with a 20th overall standing at the Vassar Season Starter and first place finish at the Ron Stonitsch Invite with a time of 19:06.9 on the 5K course… won his second-straight race on the 6K course at the Bill Fritz Invite, placing first after clocking in with a time of 23:14.2… finished with times of 23:29.6 and 22:49.5 at the Paul Short and Connecticut College Invite, respectively… helped the Hawks to a third place team finish at the SUNYAC Championship meet, placing 11th overall with a time of 15:28.9, earning Third-Team All-SUNYAC honors… ended the season at the NCAA Regional meet, clocking in at 23:16.9 for 23rd overall… earned a spot on the 2018-19 SUNYAC Academic Commissioner’s Honor Roll…. SUNYAC Elite-20 Award recipient… Donald Bishko Award winner.
2017: Williams kicked off his freshman season with a 16th place finish at the Vassar College Opener with a time of 11 minutes, 45.4 seconds. He placed 13th overall at the Ron Stonitsch Vassar Invitational after crossing in 19:48.1. He placed 39th overall at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, finishing in a time of 19:34.4. Williams set a personal-best 5K time of 18:49.8 at the Saratoga Invitational to earn a 36th place standing before placing 51st overall with a time of 24:02.6 at the Connecticut College Invitational. He then helped the Hawks earn a program-best third-overall team standing at the SUNYAC Championship meet where he placed 22nd overall with a time of 24:16.8. Williams set a personal-best 6K time at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Championship meet, finishing with a time of 23:54.9 to finish 83rd overall. Williams also earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
High School Accolades: All-County in 1,000-meter winter track (2017 at Arlington High School… All-County in 3,000-meter spring track (2016).
Personal: From Hopewell Junction, NY… graduated from Arlington High School in 2017… enjoys hiking, climbing, biking, sewing and theater… dad, Steven, starred on the Siena College cross country team… son of Susan and Steven Williams.
Fun Fact: “I threw javelin in high school and my water bottle glows in the dark.”
