2013 Track:
Indoor: Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters (9:09.60) at the Orange & Purple Winter Classic … Improved that time to a season-best 8:48.79 at the Rod McCravy Invite … Won the 5,000 meters in a time of 15:07.35 at the Samford Invite. Outdoor: Crossed the line third in the 3,000 meters in a season-best time of 8:46.42 at the Georgia Relays … Put on a season-best performance in the 5,000 meter with a time of 14:54.92 for fourth place at the Yellow Jacket Invite.
2012 Cross Country:
Competed in two races … Logged a time of 26:04 at the Louisville CC Classic … Recorded a time of 27:01 at the Crimson Classic.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Took second at the Vulcan Invite with a 5,000-meter time of 15:16.09 … Improved that time to 15:06.44 at the ACC Championships. Outdoor: Placed third in the 5,000 meters (14:55.74) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invite … Topped that time for another third-place finish (14:53.39) at the Yellow Jacket Invite … Took seventh at the Tiger Track Classic in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:23.97.
2011 Cross Country:
Competed in all six meets … Placed 35th out of 260 competitors at the Clemson Invite with a time of 25:20.31 … Recorded a season-best time of 25:19.70 at the ACC Championships … Finished 27th out of 158 runners to help Georgia Tech take first at the Crimson Classic … Raced to a time of 33:15.40 at the NCAA South Regionals.
2010 Cross Country:
Finished 28th with a 26:28 time at the UGA Invitational … Placed 23rd at the UGA vs. GT Dual Meet in 27:09 … Crossed the line in 76th place at the 2010 ACC Championships with a time of 25:58.
High School:
Lettered two seasons at Peachtree Ridge High School … Helped team win the 2008 Georgia Class AAAAA State Cross Country Championship … A part of the 2009 Region 7 AAAAA champion track & field team … A 2008 First-Team All-State team … A 2007 Gwinnet All-County team … One-time Gwinnet runner of the month …Set the Peachtree Ridge school record in the 5K (15:47).
Personal:
Full name is Niall Michael Longobardi… Born Sept. 3, 1990 in Limerick, Ireland … Parents are Steven and Maxine Longobardi … Hobbies include playing the French horn … Chose Tech because of its academic notoriety, the opportunity to study earth science and the location … Majors in international affairs.
