2017-18 Merrimack College Men's Track & Field Roster

Christian Gentile

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Melrose, Mass.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Melrose
  • Major Criminology

Biography

2017-18:
Cross Country

  • USTFCCCA All-Region selection
  • Competed in seven events as a senior
  • Finished fourth with a time of 27:05 at the Shacklette Invitational (9/2)
  • Placed seventh with a time of 27:02.6 at the Bowdoin Invitational (9/16)
  • Finished sixth out of 199 runners at the Codfish Bowl (9/23)
  • Placed 43rd at teh NE10 Championships, with a time of 26:43.03 (10/22)
  • Placed 24th with a time of 34:34.1 at Regionals (11/4)
  • Competed at Nationals, finishing 214th overall (11/18)
Indoor Track & Field
  • Competed in seven meets as a senior
  • Four top-five finishes
  • Picked up a pair of sixth-place finishes at the NE10 Indoor Championships (2/17-18)
  • Placed first in the 5000m at the Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational (1/13)
  • Posted a personal best in the Mile event (4:20.63) (2/25)
  • Posted a personal best in the 3000m (8:50.18) (1/20)
  • Posted a personal best in the 5000m (15:11.17) (2/17-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in four meets during the outdoor season
  • Came in third at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21) during the 5K race
  • Won the 5K at the Coach Pollard Invitational (4/13-4/14)
  • Came in fourth with a personal record of 15:31.99 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/7)

2016-17 
Awards:

  • USTFCCCA All-Region Selection and All-Academic Team for cross country.

Cross Country

  • Competed in six meets as a junior.
  • Ran his season best time of 26:54 at the New England Championships (10/8)
  • Competed in Regionals finishing 23rd overall, 1st for Merrimack (11/5) 
  • Earned All-Region Honors (Third Team)  

2015-16
Cross Country

Saw action in six of seven races in sophomore season… Finished top-40 in all six events … Season-best ninth-place finish at Cod Fish Bowl (9/26) … Top-finisher for Warriors at Kirsh’s Cup (10/16), placing 19th … Placed 36th at NCAA Regionals (11/8).

Indoor Track & Field
Competed in six meets as a sophomore … Competed in the 800m, 1000m, 4x400, and 4x800… Ran his season best time of 1:59.31 in the 800m at the NE10 Championships.

Outdoor Track & Field
Competed in five meets as a sophomore … Competed in the 1500m, 800m, 4x400, and 4x800… Competed in all four of his events at the NE10 Championship meet.

2014-15
Cross Country 

Ran for all seven events ... Posted four top-25 finishes this season ... Season-best eighth place finish at Shacklette Invitational (9/6) ... Assisted overall third place finish at Kirsh Cup recording an individual 11th-place finish with 21:44 (9/13).

Indoor Track & Field
Ran in six meets as a freshman … Placed ninth with the relay team in the 4x800m and 13th in the 800m run with a season-best time of 2:01.87 at the NE-10 Indoor Championships (2/21) … Helped his distance medley relay team place 15th at the New England Indoor Championships (2/27-28) …  Finished second with the relay team in the 4x400m and eighth in 800m at the Gordon Kelly Invitational (2/14) … Placed sixth in the 4x800m relay at the Tufts Invitational (1/17).

Outdoor Track & Field
Competed in seven meets … Placed 13th with the relay team in the 4x800m at the New England Outdoor Championships (5/7-9) and eighth at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships (5/1-2) … Finished 10th in the 4x400m relay and 31st in the 800m run with a season-best time of 1:59.72 at the NE-10 Championships … Finished seventh in the 4x400m relay and eighth in the 800m at the Coach P Open (4/10-11). 

Before Merrimack: Four-year letterwiner at Melrose ... Named Team MVP three seasons ... Three-time Middlesex League All-Star ... Named Rookie of the Year as a sophomore ... Also lettered in indoor track & field ... School record holder 5,000m, 3-mile course, 2.5-mile course and 2xshort course in cross country ... Also recruited by Franklin Pierce and Bridgewater State 

Personal: Born July 14, 1995 ... Son of Mark and Lisa ... Has two siblings, Mark and Nina ... Criminology major and psychology minor at Merrimack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Distance
  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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