Career Bests:
8k: 24:26.42 (third overall) at the UMass Minutemen Invitationalon September 15, 2012.
10k: 34:17.4 (124th overall) at the NCAA Division II NationalChampionships on November 21, 2009.
2012:NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for spring semester.Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring semester.NE-10 Men's Athlete Of The Week (9/17).Recorded a time of 32:42 and a 190th place finish at the DivisionII NCAA Championships 10k. Placed 20th and posted a 10-kilometercareer-best time of 31:12 at the NCAA East Regionals. Finished in18th place and earned a 26:28 time at 8k NE-10 Championships.Posted a third place finish and a career-best 24:26 time at theMinuteman Invitational 8-kilometer race. Penney Selected to All-East RegionalTeam. Penney Earns with NE-10 All-Conference Third TeamRecognition. Penney Named NE-10 Men's Athlete of theWeek.
2011:NE-10 All-Conference First Team. NE-10Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring Semester). Finishedsixth overall at the NE-10 Championships covering the 8-kilometercourse with a season-best time of 24:27.43. Posted a time of35:10.4 at the NCAA Division II National Championships(10-kilometers). Placed 33rd overall and 12th overall amongDivision II competitors at the National Catholic Championships onthe 8-kilometer course in 25:35. Ran a time of 26:03 (62nd overall)at the New England Championships. NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll (10/24).Penney Earns NE-10 All-Conference First TeamHonors.
2010: NE-10Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. Placedthe Kutztown University Division II Challenge 8-kilometercourse in 27:57 for 57th overall finish.
2009: NE-10 All-Conference ThirdTeam. NE-10 Freshman of the Week(9/29). Placed 11th at the Bryant Invitational. Finished21st overall at USI Pre-National Invitational. Placed 132ns at NewEngland Championship. Finished 20th overall at NE-10 Championshipto earn a third team All-Conference selection. Placed 28th overallat NCAA Division II East Regional meet in 31:11.9 on the10-kilometer course. Placed 124th overall at NCAA Championshipcovering the 10-kilometer course in 34:17.4.
HighSchool: 2009 graduate of Haverhill High School.Earned letters in track and cross country for coach Michael Maguireand captained the team as a senior. Earned All-Scholastic honors in2007 and All-Conference honors in 2007 and 2008.
Personal: Born April 21, 1991, Boston, Mass.Son of Jennifer and Brian Penney of Haverhill, Mass. Has a sister,Elyssa (17), and a brother, Evan (14). Supports the New EnglandPatriots and lists favorite athlete as Bernard Lagat.
