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08/31/2012
Cross Country Opens 2012 Season Saturday
Yellow Jackets compete at UGA Invite
08/31/2012
Cross Country Opens 2012 Season Saturday
Yellow Jackets compete at UGA Invite
11/24/2011
Mother's Intuition
Shawn Roberts followed his mother's lead and is running to glory
11/12/2011
Jackets Take Sixth, 17th at NCAA South Regionals
FSU swept the titles at the meet
11/12/2011
Jackets Take Sixth, 17th at NCAA South Regionals
FSU swept the titles at the meet
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.
