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2022 Cross Country Roster

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Matthew Gemma

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown North Bellmore, N.Y.
  • High School Mepham (Rowan)

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • NE10 Academic All-Conference (2022-23)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Excellence (Spring '19, Spring '23)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Distinction (Fall '18, Fall '19, Spring '20, Fall '20, Spring '21, Spring '22, Fall '22)
  • D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2022
  • Placed 52nd overall at the 2022 XC East Region Championship, for his best finish of his career
  • Ran a season a career-best 8K at the Leigh Paul Short Run, clocking in at 26:39.5 to finish 73rd
2021
  • Posted a finish of 57th at the 2022 XC East Region Championship, with a career-best 10K time of 34:30.0
  • Was responsible for 
2020 - no season due to COVID-192019
2018
  • Ran in all six meets in his first season on campus
  • Best finish was a 28th-place showing at the Hudson Valley Invitational (10/20)
At Mepham
  • All-Conference as a junior and All-County as a senior in cross country
  • Was a county and state qualifying finalist in both cross country and track as an upperclassman
  • Honor roll student throughout his high school career 

Personal
  • Son of Joseph and Carol
  • Transfer from Rowan University
  • Physical education major
  • Would like to become a physical education teacher
Gemma's Career Bests
  • 8k: 28:08.9 (11/4/18)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2019Junior

    6'0"
  • 2020Senior

    6'0"
  • 2021Graduate Student

    6'0"
  • 2022Graduate Student

    6'0"