Felician University

Connor Patrick Gillespie... veteran has shown steady improvement.

2015: Entered all six of team's races... turned in season-best 8K of 35:43 at the CACC Championship meet 10/25, placeing 69th... was 185th at the NCAA East Regional (41:51 for 10K).

2014: Ran in six races... best 8K time was 35:29 at NJIT's Highlander Challenge 10/4... placed 75th at the CACC Championship in 38:00.

2013: Competed in six events as true freshman... season-best time of 32:56 (8K) at NJIT Technology Challenge 10/5... was 63rd in the CACC Championship (36:50 8K) and 179th in the NCAA Regional (43:33 10K).

Prior to Felician: Coach's Award winner for coach Michael Ryan at Hasbrouck Heights High... also participated in indoor and outdoor track & field...  ran in the Hasbrouck Heights Recreation Department track program, winning his age group at the Inaugural Hasbrouck Heights 5K and placing third at the Fitzgerald 5K... earned a Youth Recognition Award for being an outstanding youth role model of the Archdiocese of Newark... served as a teacher's assistant with the Hasbrouck Heights Summer Keys Program.

Personal: Younger of two sons of Lynne Gillespie... aunt Laura Gavin attended Felician... mother Lynne graduated from Immaculate Conception High School on Felician's Lodi Campus... majoring in mathematics education... born 6/15/94 in Hackensack, N.J.