Boston College Athletics
Eagles Add Eight Newcomers For 2016-17 Season
July 20, 2016 | Men's Cross Country
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's cross country and track & field team has added eight newcomers for the 2016-17 season, announced Wednesday by head coach Matt Kerr.
The class is highlighted by Sean Sullivan, who is the fastest incoming miler (4:11) to Boston College in a decade. Robert Brennan, who is transferring from College of the Canyons, will add depth to a strong BC 4x400m team, complimenting BC school record-holder Obi Nwankwo.
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Jake Affanato – XC/Distance – Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield
Two Mile – 9:19.68
5k Cross Country – 15:44
- Member of the 2014 Division II Cross Country state championship team
- Member of the 2013 all-state cross country championship team
- Multiple time Hockomock League MVP, all-star and scholar-athlete in cross country, indoor and outdoor track
Robert Brennan – Sprints/Jumps – Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs/College of the Canyons
200m – 21.92
400m – 47.96
Sean Conboy – Middle Distance – Birmingham, Ala./Homewood
800m – 1:55.59
- 2016 6A outdoor state champion in the 800m
- Part of 2016 6A indoor state championship team in the 4x800m
- Part of 2015 6A outdoor state championship team in the 4x800m
Avery McKenzie – Sprints/Jumps – Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman
Triple Jump – 47'6.25
- Seventh place in the triple jump at the state championships
Liam McManus – Sprints/Jumps – Sharon, Mass./Sharon
110m Hurdles – 14.75
400m Hurdles – 55.57
- State champion in both the 110m and 400m hurdles
- Five-time school record holder
Ryan Scanlon – XC/Distance – Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields
1600m – 4:16.89
3200m – 9:17.08
- Third place in the outdoor 3200m event at the New York state championships
- School record holder in the 3200m
Sean Sullivan – XC/Distance – Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford
800m – 1:55.28
1600m – 4:11.81
5k Cross Country – 15:51
- At 4:11.81 (1600m), becomes the fastest incoming freshman miler since Jeremy Zagorski (2008)
- School record holder in the indoor 800m, 1000m, 1600m, and outdoor 800m and 1600m
- 16th place in the championship mile at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Stephen Valvano – Middle Distance – Nutley, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep
400m – 50.83
800m – 1:55.37
- Indoor New Jersey (NJISAA) prep champion in the 800m
The class is highlighted by Sean Sullivan, who is the fastest incoming miler (4:11) to Boston College in a decade. Robert Brennan, who is transferring from College of the Canyons, will add depth to a strong BC 4x400m team, complimenting BC school record-holder Obi Nwankwo.
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| Student-Athlete | Events | Hometown/High School/Previous School |
| Jake Affanato | XC/Distance | Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield |
| Robert Brennan | Sprints/Jumps | Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs/College of the Canyons |
| Sean Conboy | Middle Distance | Birmingham, Ala./Homewood |
| Avery McKenzie | Sprints/Jumps | Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman |
| Liam McManus | Sprints/Jumps | Sharon, Mass./Sharon |
| Ryan Scanlon | XC/Distance | Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields |
| Sean Sullivan | XC/Distance | Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford |
| Stephen Valvano | Middle Distance | Nutley, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep |
Jake Affanato – XC/Distance – Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield
Two Mile – 9:19.68
5k Cross Country – 15:44
- Member of the 2014 Division II Cross Country state championship team
- Member of the 2013 all-state cross country championship team
- Multiple time Hockomock League MVP, all-star and scholar-athlete in cross country, indoor and outdoor track
Robert Brennan – Sprints/Jumps – Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs/College of the Canyons
200m – 21.92
400m – 47.96
Sean Conboy – Middle Distance – Birmingham, Ala./Homewood
800m – 1:55.59
- 2016 6A outdoor state champion in the 800m
- Part of 2016 6A indoor state championship team in the 4x800m
- Part of 2015 6A outdoor state championship team in the 4x800m
Avery McKenzie – Sprints/Jumps – Huntington, N.Y./Walt Whitman
Triple Jump – 47'6.25
- Seventh place in the triple jump at the state championships
Liam McManus – Sprints/Jumps – Sharon, Mass./Sharon
110m Hurdles – 14.75
400m Hurdles – 55.57
- State champion in both the 110m and 400m hurdles
- Five-time school record holder
Ryan Scanlon – XC/Distance – Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields
1600m – 4:16.89
3200m – 9:17.08
- Third place in the outdoor 3200m event at the New York state championships
- School record holder in the 3200m
Sean Sullivan – XC/Distance – Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford
800m – 1:55.28
1600m – 4:11.81
5k Cross Country – 15:51
- At 4:11.81 (1600m), becomes the fastest incoming freshman miler since Jeremy Zagorski (2008)
- School record holder in the indoor 800m, 1000m, 1600m, and outdoor 800m and 1600m
- 16th place in the championship mile at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Stephen Valvano – Middle Distance – Nutley, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep
400m – 50.83
800m – 1:55.37
- Indoor New Jersey (NJISAA) prep champion in the 800m
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