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Andrew Valenski
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Massapequa, N.Y.
High School: Massapequa

Outdoor Track & Field
2011-2012 (Freshman): Did not compete.

Indoor Track & Field
2011-2012:
- Finished 13th in the 1 Mile at the Hokie Invitational (4:21.20) ... took 13th in the 1000m with a time of 2:31.77 and 5th in the 1 Mile with a time of 4:18.77 at the Patriot Games.

Cross Country
2012-2013 (Sophomore): Finished 9th in the 8k at the Atlantic 10 Championship (26:04.3) ... finished 5th in the 8k at the Spider Alumni Open (15:17.8) ... finished 10th in the 8k at the William & Mary Invite (25:52)... finished 41st in the 8k at the Charlotte Invitational - Gold (25:32.42) ... finished 49th in the 10k at the Chile Pepper CC Festival (32:06.6).. finished 125th at the NCAA Southeast Regional 10k (32:46.99) ... member of the A-10 All-Conference team.

2011-2012 (Freshman): Crossed the line as the Spiders' second finisher in the 8k at Lehigh's Paul Short Invitational (26:20) ... recorded a time of 25:58.25 in the 8k at Virginia's Panorama Farms Invitational to place 39th... turned in a top-25 showing as the Spiders' first finisher with an 8k time of 25:21.20 at the A-10 Championship ... finished the 10k course at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 34:57.6.

High School
Graduated from Massapequa High School in Massapequa, N.Y. ... earned All-America honors in the 2-mile after winning the event with a time of 9:15.94 at the Emerging Elite race at the New Balance Indoor National Championships, his finish representing the sixth-fastest time of the day ... finished as a four-time NYSSWA All-State team selection his senior season (1600, 3200, 2-mile and DMR) ... was a two-time County champion and nine-time All-Country honoree ... clocked a personal-best time in the 1600 meters at the 2011 Icahn Stadium Invitational (4:18.8) ... set school records in nine events over the course of his prep career ... earned NYSSWA All-Federation Cross Country honors in 2010 and All-State accolades as a freshman and junior.

Personal
Son of Ed and Linda Valenski ... has three older brothers, Greg (25), Kevin (22) and Mark (20) ... father ran track at St. John's ... Greg played hockey at Colby College ... Kevin currently runs track at Boston College ... in high school, was a member of National Honor Society and German National Honor Society ... also a member of the High Honor Roll and an AP Scholar.