2024: finished 29th with an 8K time of 30:00.8 at the CACC Cross Country Championships at Belmont Plateau on 10/27…competed at the Interregional Border Battle at Rowan University on 10/19, finishing with a CHC personal-best time of 29:34.1…Took home first place at the Penn State Brandywine Invitational on 10/5 with an 8K time of 30:20.1…competed in the 4K race at the Dickinson Long Short Invitational on 9/28, finishing with a time of 14:05.2… Placed 14th overall at the Delaware Invitational on 9/20 with an 8K time of 30:36.4…Made his Chestnut Hill debut at the Philadelphia Cross Classic on 9/7, finishing ninth overall with a time of 30:32.0
Academic Achievement: 2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All District Track and Field/Cross Country Team…3X CACC Academic Honor Roll…3X Dean’s List and CHC Athletic Academic Honor Roll.
Transferred into Chestnut Hill College in January 2024
Prior to Chestnut Hill: attended Essex Community College of Baltimore, Maryland (CCBC-Essex), competing in cross country in 2021 and 2022.
2022: competed in six meets, culminating with the NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships on 11/12 completing the 8K course in 29:52.1…produced a time of 28:15.2 at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational on 10/15…finished 27th at the Don Cathcart Invitational with a time of 28:14.7 on 10/1…was 25th overall at the Hornet Harrier Invitational with a time of 29:09.4…competed at the LVC Dutchmen XC Invite on 9/10, producing an 8K time of 28:29.5…Opened the season with a 5K race at Dickinson College on 9/1, finishing 32nd overall with a time 17:33.0
2021: competed in six meets, culminating with the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on 11/13, completing the 8K course in 29:41.9…won the Region XXX/WPCC Championship meet on 10/30 with a time of 30.22.2 (4.97 miles)…finished 42nd at the Hood College Open with an 8K time of 30.49.5…placed 41st at the Don Cathcart Invitational on 10/2 with a time of 29:30.7…competed at the LVC Dutchman Invite on 9/11, finishing with a time of 30:14.9…opened the season with a 5K time of 19:07.2 to place second at the Blazer Twilight meet on 9/3.
Prior to CCBC-Essex: Was a four year member of the Loch Raven High School cross country and track and field program.
HS Honors: Graduated in the top 10% of his class…earned Most Valuable Player, Unsung Hero…McCormick Unsung Hero and Most Improved honors.
Personal: One of three children of Val and Matt Berkey
On Choosing Chestnut Hill: DII is the level of competition that I wanted to compete at. I also wanted to attend a small college.
