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2013-14 Men's Track and Field

Justin Blaszczyk

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Saint James, N.Y.
  • High School Smithtown
  • Events Mid-Distance
  • Major Criminology/Political Science

Biography



IndoorSeason

All-American (Distance MedleyRelay)
USTFCCCA All-East Region Selection (Distance MedleyRelay)
2x All-New England Selection (4x800 relay, Distance MedleyRelay)

2013-14:
All-New England (4x800, DMR)
NE-10 Commisioner's Honor Roll (Both Semesters)
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters
NE-10 Relay of the Week (DMR-2/3; 4x800-1/20)

2012-13:Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award.NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring Semester).Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters. NE-10 Relayof the Week (4x800, 1/21, 1/28). Competed in fivemeets for Stonehill in the indoor season. Ran the mile once,placing eighth at the URI Sorlien Invitational (1/19/12) with atime of 4:28.51. Competed in the 1000-meter run for the rest of theseason. Placed fourteenth at URI Coaches Tribute Invitational(2/2/13) with a time of 2:38.71. Captured a seventh-place finish atTufts Cupid Challenge (2/11) with a time of 2:36.11. Finishedseventh at the Northeast-10 Championships (2/16) by running in2:35.14.

2011-12: All-American(Distance Medley Relay). Distance MedleyRelay NE-10 Champion. All-NewEngland (4x800m, DMR). All-Northeast-10(DMR). Athletic Director's Honor Roll (FallSemester). NE-10 Commissioner's HonorRoll (Both Semesters). USTFCCCA EastRegion (Distance Medley Relay). Competed in sevenindividual races and six relays including the 4x800-meter run andthe distance medley relay. Earned All-America honors at the NCAADivision II Indoor National Championships (3/10/12) in the distancemedley relay running the opening 1,200-meter leg of the event.Stonehill finished sixth overall with a time of 10:04.69. ClaimedAll-New England status in the 4x800-meter relay and distance medleyrelay at the Indoor New England Championships (2/24/12 &2/25/12). Posted an NCAA Automatic Qualifying time and schoolrecord performance in the distance medley relay along withteammates Patrick Cooney, SeanHanlon and Daniel Zawalich in a time of9:50.33 finishing second overall. Also, placed fifth overall in the4x800-meter relay in 7:41.53. Placed first overall in the distancemedley relay at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships (2/18/12)earning NE-10 All-Conference honors. Ranked first overall in the1,000-meter run at the Reggie Poyau Invitational (12/10/11) with atime of 2:31.08. Also, placed first overall in the 4x800-meterrelay (8:00.42). Ran to a second place finish in the 800-meter runat the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12) in 2:00.31.Placed third overall in the 1,000-meter run at the Northeast-10Conference (NE-10) Championships (2/18/12) in a time of 2:28.56, apersonal best. Placed 11th overall out of 56 competitors in hisfirst race of the season - the one mile run - in 4:22.21 at the JayCarisella Invitational (12/3/11).

2010-11: NE-10 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll.Competed in several mid-distance races for the Skyhawks spanningfrom the 800 to the one mile run and 4x800 and distance medleyrelays. Ran a career best time, indoors, of 1:57.97 at the JayCarisella Invitational in the 800. Posted a 2:31.36 time in the1,000 meter run at the Boston University Valentine Classic. Ran atime of 4:29.57 in the one mile at the Tufts University Stampede.Finished third at the NE-10 championships in the 1,000 meters in2:32.55. Helped Stonehill to a fourth place finish in the 4x800meters at the NE-10 championships. Participated in the distancemedley relay at the New England Indoor Championships in the 1,200meters running a time of 3:08.2 helping Stonehill finish 16th. Ranthe first leg in the 4x800 meter relay at New Englands finishingeighth overall in a total time of 7:51.36.

Outdoor Season

2013: Competed insix meets for the Skyhawks, running in the 800-meter and 1500mevents. Participated in four 1500m runs, highlighted by a 4:06.55race at Umass Invitational (4/13) and a 4:04.33, fifteenth-placefinish at Skyhawk Invitational (4/26). Placed nineteenth atNortheast-10 Championship (5/4) with a time of 4:06.30. Improvedupon each race in the 800m event to get below 2:00 by the end ofthe year. Finished in 2:00.99 at Holy Cross Invitational (4/20) toplace 22nd, and finished 28th at Northeast-10 Championships with atime of 1:59.73 in the 800m.

2012: Competed infive meets for the Skyhawk outdoor season. Finished 17th/59 in theUConn Spring Invitational with a time of 4:03.04. Placed 16th/66 inthe George Davidson Invitational 800m, in 1:58.26. Took 5th/16 inthe Skyhawk Invitational 1500m with a time of 4:01.89. Posted a1:56.35 time at the Holy Cross Crusades Invitational, earning an8th/25 place finish. Took 9th/45 at the Brown SpringtimeInvitational in 1:56.60.

2011:Athletic Director's Honor Roll SpringSemester. NE-10 Commissioner's SpringHonor Roll. Posted a personal best time, outdoors, inthe 800 meter run with a time of 1:56.90 ranking fourth on the teamduring the season. At the George Davis Invitational, ran a time of4:03.42 in the 1,500 meter run. Notched a time of 51.1 in 4x400meter relay at the Bryant Invitational. Had a time of 1:58.0 in the4x800 meters at the Skyhawk Invitational.

High School: 2010graduate of Smithtown High School. Four-year letterwinner in crosscountry. Team was All-League and All-Division, as well as two yearcounty champions and one year county runner-ups. Also aletterwinner in indoor & outdoor track, serving as captain hissenior year. Earned MVP for indoor track and recieved All-Leagueand All-Division for outdoor track.

Personal: BornNovember 26, 1992 in, Stony Brook, N.Y. Son of Ted Blaszczyk andChristine Bracco of Saint James, N.Y. Has two brothers, Matt (22)and Drew (17). Supports the New York Yankees. Lists Mariano Riveraas favorite athlete. Member of the Edwin H. Sutherland HonorsSociety. Sigma Iota Rho International Relations National HonorSociety member as well as a Lambda Epsilon Sigma Honor Societymember.

 

PERSONAL BESTS
 
Indoor
800m
1:57.97
1000m
2:28.56 NE-10 Championships (2/18/12) 
1500m
4:03.42
mile
4:19.10 
4x800m7:42.33 New England Indoor Championships (2/28/14)
 (Cooney,  Massey, Zawalich)
DMR
9:57.31 New England Indoor Championships, (2/28/14)
  (Blaszczyk, Cooney, Zawalich)
Outdoor
800m1:56.35
1500m
4:00.84 Skyhawk Invitational, (4/25/14)
4x800
7:58.13
 Colonial Relays (4/5/14)
  (Zawalich, Massey, Cooney)

 

 

Competed in five meets for Stonehill in theindoor season. Ran the mile once, placing eighth at the URI SorlienInvitational (1/19/12) with a time of 4:28.51. Competed in the1000-meter run for the rest of the season. Placed fourteenth at URICoaches Tribute Invitational (2/2/13) with a time of 2:38.71.Captured a seventh-place finish at Tufts Cupid Challenge (2/11)with a time of 2:36.11. Finished seventh at the Northeast-10Championships (2/16) by running in 2:35.14.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    5'11" 150 lbs
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'11" 150 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'11" 150 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'11" 150 lbs