Michael Espinosa

Sport: Cross Country/Track

Class: Senior

Hometown: Media

High School: Penncrest

Major: Secondary Education - English

2006 (Track): (Outdoor) Won the 3,000 meter event at the East Stroudsburg Invitational in a time of 9:05.95... Finished sixth (15:44) in the 5,000 meters at the East Challenge Meet at Lock Haven... Was fourth (10:09.74) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Jim Taylor Invitational at Susquehanna University... Ran a PSAC-qualifying time of 15:33.05 in the 5000-meters at the Virginia Commmonwealth University Classic

2006 (Track): (Indoor) Placed 12th in the mile at the Susquehanna Open in 4:39.15... Picked up a 2nd place finish in the 5000 at the East Challenge Meet, running the event in 15:50.94... Placed third in the 3000 meter run at the DeShriver Invitational at East Stroudsburg in a PSAC Championship qualifying time of 9:09.59.

2005 (Cross Country): Placed 18th in the Bison Open at Bucknell University running the 3K course in 15:38.

2005 (Track): (Outdoor) Placed fifth in the 5000 at Lehigh in 15:40.30...Won the 3000 meters at Lafayette in a time of 8:54.00...Finished the 5000 meters at Bucknell in a time of 15:14.39...Finished eighth in the 1500 meters at West Chester in 4:10.14...Ran a PSAC qualifying time of 15:34 in the 5000 meters at the Raleigh Relays...Had a PSAC qualifying time of 10:00 in the steeplechase at Virginia Commonwealth. (Indoor)Took third in the one mile run at Kutztown, finishing in a time of 4:31.55...Finished eighth in the 3000 meters at East Stroudsburg in 9:02.69...Qualified for the PSAC's in the 3000 meters at Bucknell in 8:56.87...Member of distance medley team that qualified for the PSAC's with a time of 10:34.63 at the Bison Open...Had a solid showing at Susquehanna, placing seventh in the 800 meters in a time of 2:03.75...Also to ninth in the 1500 meters in 4:10.72 at the same event.

2004: Was the second of two top-10 finishers for the Huskies at the NCAA Regional meet placing ninth in a time of 32:46...Came in 20th place at the PSAC Championships in a time of 26:49 to help lead the Huskies to a fourth place finish overall...Finished 121st at the Penn State National Meet in a time of 27:26...Won the Husky Invitational with a time of 26:36.00, leading the team to a first-place finish...Had a strong showing at the Bison Open, taking 20th in 15:44...Placed 63rd at the Penn State Spiked Shoe in a time of 27:47...Took the 7,500 meter Slippery Rock course in 26:51, good enough for ninth...Finished 26th overall in the Gulden Invitational at Bucknell University in a time of 26:21.

2003: Finished his home course in a time of 29:10, good enough for 28th place at the BU Invitational...Took 99th at Penn State in a time of 28:55...Took 123rd overall at Lock Haven...Finished in the top 50 at the Gulden Invitational at Bucknell, taking 49th place in a time of 27:06...Ran extremely well and finished first for the Huskies in the JV meet at the DeSales Invitational...Was the Huskies fourth finisher at Mansfield, completing the course in 16:04 and placing ninth overall...Was the team's second finisher and placed 17th overall at the PSAC Champion-ships...Finished 61st overall at the NCAA Regionals in a time of 34:15.

2005 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

Bison Open

Lock Haven Inv.

Spiked Shoe

Penn State National Invitational (B Race)

PSAC Champ.

NCAA Reg.

(18) 15:38

(44) 34:29

(71) 28:01

(43) 28:49

(51) 27:32

(75) 34:45

2004 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

Bison Open

Spiked Shoe

SRU Quad

Gulden Inv.

Husky Inv.

Penn St..

ESU Inv.

PSAC Champ.

NCAA Reg.

(20) 15:44

(121) 27:26

(9) 26:51

(26) 26:21

(1) 26:36

(76) 27:47

(20) 26:49

(9) 32:46

2003 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

BU Inv.

Penn St.

Lock Haven Inv.

Bucknell Inv.

DeSales Inv.

Mansfield.

PSAC Champ.

NCAA Reg.

(28) 29:10

(99) 28:55

(123) 28:36

(49) 27:06

(1) JV 27:55

(9) 16:04

(17) 27:14

(61) 34:15

2002 Cross Country Finishes

(Place) Time

KU Inv.

Penn St.

BU Inv.

Lehigh Inv.

DeSales Invit.

GC Invit.

PSAC Champ.

NCAA Reg.

(22) 29:04

(143) 29:43

(5) 29:38

(185) 28:20

(61) 27:49

(33) 28:25

(48) 35:06