Holy Cross Athletics

Team Captain

2012: Ran in the 400, 800, 1,000, 1,500,one-mile, 4x400 relay and 4x800 relay … set season-besttimes in the 400 (54.38) at New Hampshire with Stonehill andWorcester State (Jan. 21) and 800 (1:57.56) at the Patriot LeagueOutdoor Championship (May 4) … posted career-best times inthe 1,000 (2:39.46) at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (Jan. 14),1,500 (4:15.12) at the Tiger Classic (April 6) and one-mile(4:41.00) at the Harvard Open (Dec. 10) … named to thePatriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Ran season-bests with 1:09.64 in the 500meter run at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (Jan. 15), 2:40.79in the 1,000 meter run at the New Hampshire Quad Meet (Jan. 22),1:57.03 in the 800 meter run at Holy Cross (April 26), 4:16.67 inthe 1,500 meter run at the American International Invitational(April 2) and 4:35.24 in the mile run at the Boston Mini Meet (Dec.31) … finished 11th at the Patriot League IndoorChampionship in the 800 meter run with 1:59.99 (Feb. 20) …named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2010: Competed in the 400, 800, 1,000, 1,500 and3000 as a freshman ... recorded his season-best mark in the 800 inhis final run at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with atime of 1:58.44 ... finished with a time of 2:40.72 in the 1,000 atthe Boston Reebok Indoor Games ... finished with a time of 4:19.98in the 1,5000 at the Northeastern Spring Open.

Before Holy Cross: Six-year member of the crosscountry team at Roxbury Latin ... team captain senior year ... teamwas 2006 NEPSTA division III champions ... ISL honorable mentionselection in 2004, 2005 and 2008 ... also a member of the wrestlingteam ... 2009 ISL All-League selection ... four-year member of thelacrosse team ... team captain in 2009.

Personal: Son of Piergiorgio and Claire Poles ...has two brothers (Matthew and Christopher) ... majoring in ComputerScience. ... also a member of the Holy Cross cross countryteam.

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