2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Venter, Jeff
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Jeff Venter
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Exeter, R.I.
- Previous Team:
- Bishop Hendricken
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
Bio
As a senior in the spring of 2021:
- Finished 46th in the Jasper Invitational with a time of 28:12.9
- Tallied a time of 28:16.9 at the MAAC Championships
- Ran in seven meets for the Bobcats
- Recorded three career-best times
- Opened the season with an 18th-place finish at the Stony Brook Season Opener (19:23.1) in the 6K
- Finished in 29th place at the Shawn Nassaney Invitational with a time of 26:14.5 in the 8K
- Recorded a career-best time in the 5-mile at the Monmouth Cross Country Invitational with a time of 27:42.6
- Ran for a time of 27:41.7 at the MAAC Championship 8K
- Beat his previous time in the 10K at the NCAA Regional Meet (35:18.9)
- Ran in seven races for the Bobcats this season
- Finished 13th in the Stony Brook Season Opener 6K with a time of 19:16.4, which is a career-best
- Placed 34th in the Siena XC Invitational with a time of 26:47.6 in the 8K
- Finished in 25th place at the MAAC Championships with a time of 26:10.7 in the 8K
- Ran for a time of 36:54.9 at the NCAA Regional Meet 10K
- Ran in five races during his debut season
- Finished in 29:32.0 in the MAAC Championships, good for 104th place
- Ran a season-best 26:41.3 at the adidas Pre-Nationals
- Competed at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championship, finishing in 29:28.0
- Finished 15th of 35 runners at the 6K Stony Brook Season Opener with a 19:14.1
- Was 41st out of 79 runners at the Monmouth Invitational with a 28:11.60
- Graduated from Bishop Hendricken High School in Rhode Island
- Achieved personal-bests in the 800m (1:59), 1500m (4:05) and 3000m (8:52) in track and 5k (16:15) during the cross country season
- Two-time All-Division and two-time All-Class runner in high school
- Named Second Team All-State for track
- Won the 3000m Class Championship and the 1500m Division Championship in his track career
- Helped lead Bishop Hendricken to state championships in his junior year for outdoor track and indoor track in his senior season
- National Honor Society member
- Academic All-State performer
- Graduated with Honors and in the Top 20% of his class
- Son of Martha and Tim Venter
- Has one older sister Taylor
- Majoring in physical therapy
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