Benjamin Fazio Earns Prestigious RPI Athletics Award

2016 Sep 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Benjamin Fazio of East Greenwich 02818 has been named a recipient of a prestigious year-end athletic department award.

Male Athlete of the Year: Ben Fazio (East Greenwich HS) – Cross Country / Track & Field Junior … Distance … CROSS COUNTRY: Seven meets ... Season best first at Geneseo ... Fourth at Liberty League Championship and NCAA Atlantic Regional ... Twentieth at NCAA Championship to earn National All-America ... Liberty League Performer of the Week three times … All-Liberty League First Team ... All-Region ... TRACK & FIELD: Outdoor: First in 1500 in all three meets, including Liberty League Championship and New York State Championship … First in 5000 in three of five meets, including Silfen Invitational, Liberty League Championship and New York State Championship … Broke 30-year old school record in 5000 … Second in IC4A/ECAC Championship … Participated in 5000 at NCAA Championship, finishing 18th … Liberty League Track Performer of the Week three times … Indoor: Won 1000 at Bowdoin, 3000 at Ithaca (school and facility records) and mile at Dartmouth (school record) ... Won mile, second in 1000 (school record) and fourth in distance medley relay at New York State Championship ... Participated in mile at NCAA Championship, finishing 15th ... Liberty League Track Performer of the Week twice.

Each coach had the opportunity to nominate student-athletes and peers for the awards. The final ballot is voted upon by head coaches and administrators from the athletic department.