Western Colorado University Athletics

2014-15 (Redshirt Junior)
Outdoor: A NCAA provisional qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best 9:35.68 coming at the RMAC Championships to finish sixth … Ran a personal-best 14:56.61 in the 5,000 at the Aztec Invitational … Posted runner-up finishes in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Courtyard by Marriott Open. Indoor: Ran a season-best 8:59.54 in the 3,000 meters to win the Mines Alumni Open & Multi … Timed a season-best 4:28.31 in the mile at The Shootout … Recorded runner-up finishes in the mile and the 3,000 at the Western State Alumni Open … Finished 10th in the mile and 12th in the 3,000 meters at the RMAC Championships.
 
Cross Country: RMAC Second Team All-Conference and a South Central All-Region selection … Timed a season-best 8k at the Tiger Open with 24:35 … Finished 16th at the RMAC Championships … Placed 17th at the South Central Regional with a time of 33:03 … Helped Western to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in a time of 33:03 … Took third at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite with 26:53.
 
2013-14 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Outdoor: Earned RMAC Third Team All-Conference honors after a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meters with 15:54.66 at the RMAC Championships … Finished seventh in the 1,500 with a time of 4:06.18 … Ran a season-best 4:01.46 at the CSM Last Chance Qualifier. Indoor: Did not compete.
 
Cross Country: A RMAC First Team All-Conference and South Central All-Region selection … Finished sixth at the RMAC Championships with a time of 24:39 to help Western to a conference title … Placed 10th at the South Central Regional with 30:47 … Timed 32:20 at the NCAA Championships for 105th as Western took fourth as a team … Finished fourth at the Mountaineer Open in a time of 25:36 … Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
 
2012-13 (Redshirt Freshman)
Outdoor: A ninth-place finisher in the 5,000 meters at the RMAC Championships with a season-best 15:22.59 … Ran a personal-best 3:55.90 in the 1,500 at the Mt. Sac Relays … Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … RMAC Honor Roll selection. Indoor: Was a NCAA provisional qualifier in the mile, running 4:24.70 at the CSM Twilight Open … Finished seventh at the RMAC Championships … Opening leg on the distance medley relay that placed fifth at the conference meet with 10:23.94 … Ran a season-best 8:51.85 in the 3,000 meters at the RMAC Championships … Named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll.
 
Cross Country: Placed 63rd at the NCAA Championships with a time of 30:53 to help Western to a sixth-place finish … Finished 35th at the South Central Regional with 33:53 … Timed 25:54 at the RMAC Championships to place ninth … Was a seventh-place finisher at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 26:50 … Placed 27th at the OSU Jamboree with 25:45 … Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
 
2011-12 (Freshman)
Redshirted

High School
Won both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at the Colorado Class 4A State Championships while competing for Pueblo West High School … Finished runner-up his senior year at the state cross country championships … Won multiple city championships and holds several city records.


Personal
Son of Lawrence and Sylvia Cernoia … Has one sister, Jennifer.