2011-12:
Indoor, recorded season-best 3,000m time of 8:35.68 at the America East Championships (2/17).
2010-11:
Indoor, ran an IC4A qualifying time in the 3,000 meter
run (8:24.52) at the America East Championships ... Placed 27th at the IC4A Championships in the 3,000-meter run
Outdoors, ran a season best 15:26.08 in
the 5,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays ... Participated in the America East Championships and finished in 17th in the 5,000 meter run
2009-10:
Indoor, recorded a season-best 8:49.74 mark in the 3,000m in four appearances.
Outdoor, at the Duke Invitational clocked in at 15:09.82 (5,000m) ... finished with a season-best 1,500m of 3:7.90.
2008-09:
Named to the America East Conference Academic Honor Roll (indoor/outdoor) ... Outdoors, finished 23rd in the 5,000-meter run (16:01.39) at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Placed 17th in the 5,000 in 15:48.10 at the America East championship ... Registered a personal-best mark of 15:04.85 in the 5,000 at Raleigh Relays ... Indoors, qualified for the USA Junior National Championship in the 3,000 with a second-place time of 8:31.12 at the Great Dane Classic ... Finished sixth in the 3,000 (8:29.52) at the America East championship ... Posted a season-best time of 15:08.87 in the 5,000 at the New York City Gotham Cup.
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Shaker ... Named an Albany Times Union all-star in outdoor track and field and cross country ... Earned team MVP honors in all three sports, and was also a scholar athlete and recipient of the school's sportsmanship award ... Personal bests were 1:55 in the 800, 4:18 in the 1,600, 9:26 in the 3,200 and 15:24 in the 5,000 ... Member of the all-state second team in cross country.
Personal:
Serves on the 2009-10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Intends to major in biology ... Born Aug. 17, 1990 ... Son of Richard and Kathleen Sniffen ... Has one sister, Katie ... Mother, Kathleen, and cousin, Tierny, each graduated from UAlbany.
