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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Xavier Metivier

  • Weight:
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  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Methuen, Mass.
  • High School:
    Methuen

2023-2024: Cross Country: Competed in four meets … Best 8K time of the season came at the IC4A Championships (10/13), 25:53.1.

2022-23: Cross Country: Competed in five meets … Placed eighth in the Men’s 5k Sub Varsity race (15:50.1) at the CCSU Mini Meet (10/21) … Was 12th (26:53) in the sub varsity race at the New England Championships (10/8) … Ran the Open Men’s 8K at the Paul Short Run (9/30) and finished 147th (25:49.1) out of 533 competitors.

2021-22: Cross Country: Ran in two meets, scoring once … Captured 26th overall as UMass’ No. 5 scorer at the Vermont Invitational (9/4) in 27:13.60.

Before UMass: Competed in cross country and indoor track and field at Methuen High School … Earned 10 total letters … Named the 2018 and 2019 Cross Country MVP … Named the 2019 and 2020 Indoor Track MVP … Set the freshman 5k record with a time of 17:23 … Also played hockey … Named to the Honor Roll 

Personal:
Born Xavier Thomas Metivier … From Methuen, Massachusetts … Son of Anne-Marie Thomassin and Kimy Metivier … Brother of Jean-Christophe, Marie-Maxime, Melodie, and Philip … Intends to major in Finance

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