Providence College Athletics
2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Marcelo Rocha
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Peabody, Mass.
2022-23 Cross Country: Placed 59th (23:49.7) at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 14… Placed sixth (23:35.1) at the BIG EAST Championship on Oct. 29… Placed fifth (29:37.4) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet on Nov. 11… Placed 73rd (29:58.2) at the NCAA Championship on Nov. 19…Track: Placed 38th (13:39.53) in the 5,000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on Dec. 3...Won the 3,000 meters (8:06.37) at the UMass Amherst Flagship Opener on Jan. 15...Finished third (13:52.37) in the 5,000 meters at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship on Feb. 24-25...Won the 5,000 meters (13:57.55) at the IC4A Indoor Championships on March 4-5…Outdoor Track: Won the 500 meters (13:41.83) at the Friar Invitational on April 14…Won the 10,000 meters (28:53.42) at the Penn Relays on April 27-29…Finished sixth in the 5000 meters (13:50.50) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on May 10-13…Placed seventh (29:05.20) in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA First Round on May 24-27…Ran the 10,000 meters finals at the NCAA Championship on June 7-10 but did not finish the race.
2021-22 Cross Country: Placed first at the Friar Cross Country Invitational on Sept. 10 (24:29.7)…Finished seventh at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown on Sept. 24 (24:14.6)…Placed 10th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 15 (23:36.9)…Finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29 (24:22.7)…Placed 61st at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 20 (29:45.8)… Indoor Track: Placed 24th in the 5,000 meters at the Boston University Season Opener on Dec. 4 (13:42.39)…Outdoor Track: Did not compete…
2019-20 Cross Country: Won the UNH Tri Meet on Aug. 31 (15:03.12)… Named BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week on Sept. 4… Placed fifth at the New England Championships on Oct. 20 (24:54)… Finished 23rd at the BIG EAST Championships on Nov. 2 (26:46.0)… Placed 25th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Meet on Nov. 15 (29:29.4)… Received All-Region Honors on Nov. 15… Indoor Track: Won the 5,000-meter at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet on Jan. 18 (14:19.89)… Placed 36th in the 3,000-meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 24-25 (8:21.87)… Finished 14th in the 5,000-meter at the BIG EAST Championships on Mar. 1-2 (14:54.61)... Outdoor Track: Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 Cross Country:Placed second at the University of New Hampshire Dual Meet in a time of 15:08.23 on Sept. 1… Finished 219th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (27:20.7) on Sept. 28… Placed 19th at the 16th Annual CCSU Mini Meet (15:25.5) on Oct. 19… Finished 35th at the BIG EAST Championships (25:54.5) on Oct. 27… Placed 118th at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Championships (35:19.7) on Nov. 9… Indoor Track:Finished 24thin the 3,000 meters (8:23.93) at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic on Jan. 25-26.. Was the runner-up at the URI Tribute to Bill Falk (Feb. 9) in the 3,000 meters, running a time of 8:36.20... Placed fifth in the 5,000 meters (14:29.90) at the BIG EAST Championships on Feb. 22-23... Finished 19thin the in the 3,000 meters at the IC4A Championships (Mar. 1-3) posting a personal best of 8:22.18... Outdoor Track: Won the 3,000 meters at the Black and Gold Challenge (Mar. 15-16) in a time of 8:26.12... Finished 51stin the 5,000 meters (14:22.17) at Raleigh relays on Mar. 29-30... Finished 24thand posted a personal best in the mile (4:18.79) at the Ocean State Invitational on Apr. 12-13... Finished 13thin the 5,000 meters (14:17.19) at the 125thPenn Relays on Apr. 25-27, setting a new personal best... Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships (May 10-11) in a time of 14:29.51...
2017-18 Cross Country: Did not compete...Indoor Track: Did not compete... Outdoor Track: Did not compete...
Prior to Providence: Attended Peabody Veterans Memorial High School (2013-2017) ... Won the 2016 Massachusetts All-State Cross Country Championships... Qualified for the 2015 Footlocker Cross Country National Championships... Named 2016 Massachusetts Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year...
Personal Records:
Mile …… 4:18.79
3,000 meters ...... 8:06.87
5,000 meters ...... 13:39.53
10,000 meters......28:37.05
