2009:
One of the team's top seven harriers as a junior ... Named to the America East Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Placed 13th overall and fifth on the team in 19:57 to help the Great Danes win the Monmouth XC Kick-Off ... Finished 24th in the field and fourth on the squad at the America East pre-championship for circling the course in 26:57 ... Posted a 40th-place mark of 26:57, which ranked fourth on the team, as the Great Danes placed fourth at the George Mason Invitational behind nationally and regionally-ranked competition ... Ran a collegiate-best time of 26:01 to place 52nd overall at the UAlbany Invitational ... Finished 41st in the field (27:11) at the America East championship ... Helped UAlbany finish second, a program best, in the University Division at the IC4A Championship by placing 46th overall in 27:07.
2008:
One of the team's top five harriers as a sophomore ... Made the America East Academic Honor Roll ... Placed 12th overall in 20:12 to help the Great Danes win the Monmouth Kick-Off Classic ... Propeled the Great Danes to a runner-up finish at Vanderbilt's Commodore Classic, placing 18th overall in 27:20 ... Ran a season-best time on an 8k course (26:21) at the UAlbany Invitational to place 58th in the field ... Finished 48th overall at the America East championship ... Lowered course time by 56 seconds since the pre-championship meet one month earlier ... Was 125th in the field of the University Division race at the IC4A championship.
2007:
One of the squad's top five runners as a freshman ... Named to the America East Academic Honor Roll ... Made collegiate debut at the Monmouth Kick-Off Classic, and finished 31st overall in 20:16 to help the squad place second overall ... Placed 11th overall in 18:50 to help the Great Danes finish second at the Stony Brook Invitational ... Placed 74th in 26:59, his fastest 8k time of the fall, at the UAlbany Invitational ... Finished 39th at the America East championship (28:04) ... Placed 115th at the IC4A championship (28:24).
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in cross country and indoor track and field at Oceanside ... Also competed in outdoor track and field for three years ... Team captain as a senior ... Named all-county and all-conference twice in cross country ... Raced at the state championships and helped the cross country team win three conference titles ... Friendship Games champion in the 3,200-meter run as a senior ... Raced at the state championships in the same event ... Named all-county twice in the 3,200 indoors ... Earned all-county accolades outdoors in the 3,200 and the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Personal-best marks were 4:34 in the 1,600, 9:44 in the 3,200 and 16:31 in the 5,000 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Head editor of the school newspaper.
Personal:
Majoring in journalism and U.S. history ... Born May 2, 1989 ... Son of Charlie and Fern Rothman ... Has one sister, Rebecca ... Aunt, Libby, and cousin, Darcy, each graduated from UAlbany.
