Men's and women's squads both among top 25 in preseason for first time since 2005.
2012 Cross Country Season:Competed in one meet during the cross country season ... ran at the season-opening 6K Crusader Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN: Did not run during the cross country season ... competed in 13 indoor and outdoor track and field races on the year ... earned a second place finish and a personal best in the 1,000m (2:26.71) at Notre Dame Blue & Gold Invitational ... ran a season best 1:53.41 in the 800m ... personal bests as a freshman: 1,000m (2:26.71), 1,500m (4:01.31) and mile (4:31.66) ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Kevin Michael Byrne graduated from Red Bank Catholic in the spring of 2011 ... lettered four times each in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field ... named all- conference, all-county and all-state in cross country as a senior ... won the 800-meter run at the state meet as a junior ... named all-conference, all-county and all-state throughout career ... earned All-America honors as a freshman ... ranked nationally as a junior and senior in indoor and outdoor track and field ... career bests include 49.9 in the 400 meters, 1:52.53 in the 800 meters, 2:26.78 in the 1,000 meters, 4:14.57 in the mile run and 15:24.51 in the 5,000 meters ... honored with the General Academic Excellence award ... born to Kevin and Deborah in Trenton, N.J. ... has three younger sisters, Mary Kate, Eileen and Bridget ... father, Kevin, and grandfather, James, ran cross country and track and field at Georgetown and St. John's, respectively ... uncle, James, played soccer at Mount St. Mary's ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
