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2014 Men's Cross Country Roster

John Sweeney

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Euclid, Ohio
  • High School Saint Ignacius

Biography

Career Performance List Sweeney's Career Honors
- 2012 All-Patriot League First Team (Cross Country)
- 2012 Patriot League Cross Country All-Academic Team
2012-13 (Sophomore Cross Country Season):
- Earned All-Patriot League First-Team honors by placing sixth at the league meet
- Was Navy's top finisher three times and second finisher twice
- Placed in Navy's top four in all seven races
- Placed second overall at the Army-Navy Star Meet 2011-12 (Freshman Season):
- Ran a season-best time of 14:57.21 in the 5,000m run to place 17th at the Wesley Brown Invitational
- Clocked a 15:13 in the 5K at the Navy Invite, placing sixth
- Ran an 8:54.99 to place eighth in the 3,000m run at the Maryland Invite
- Competed in one cross country race High School / Personal:
- A 2011 graduate of Saint Ignacius High School, where he earned four letters in track and field and four in cross country
- Helped lead team to a state cross country championship in 2009
- Won the cross country district individual title in 2010
- Was named all-state and team MVP as the cross country captain in his senior year
- Served as his class president. Was also a member of the student senate
- Son of Paul and Mary Sweeney
- Majoring in economics
- Has been named to the Commandant's List twice and the Superintendent's List once

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2013Junior

    5'8"
  • 2014Senior

    5'8"