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2015 Cross Country Roster

John Mascari

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Terre Haute, Ind.
  • Highschool North Vigo HS

Biography

TFRRS Bio

 

Cross Country

 

2015

NCAA Qualifier (69th place)

All-Great Lakes Region (6th place)

MVC Champion

Indiana Intercollegiate Champion

NCAA Qualifier...First four-time qualifier in Indiana State cross country history...All-Great Lakes Region and finishing sixth overall...First four-time All-Region selection in school history...MVC Individual Champion...First-ever four-time conference champion in MVC history (cross country began its conference meet in 1947)...Indiana Intercollegiate champion at home on Sept. 18...First-ever four-time Intercollegiate champion in the history of the state of Indiana...Broke his own school record for overall 8K (23:44.6).

 

2014

All-American (8th place)

Great Lakes Champion

MVC Champion

Indiana Intercollegiate Champion

All-American at the NCAA Championships, which were held in Mascari's backyard in Terre Haute...First two-time All-American in Indiana State cross country history...One of six in Missouri Valley history to be a two-time All-American...Great Lakes Champion...MVC Champion...Became only the third in MVC history to win three individual conference titles...Helped the Sycamore men to their first team title since 2011...Indiana Intercollegiate champion...Finished third at the Notre Dame Invite and fifth at the Pre-National meet at home in Terre Haute...Did not finish outside the top-eight all season...Broke Gibson Course's 8K record at 24:16.

 

2013

All-American (32nd place)

Great Lakes Champion

MVC Champion

Indiana Intercollegiate Champion

All-American...First All-American in Indiana State history...Great Lakes champion...MVC Champion...Indiana Intercollegiate champion...Set course and school records in winning the Great Lakes Regional (30:05)...First Sycamore to win Region title in second top 10 region finish...Won the Evansville Mid-American 6K Opener (18:25.93), Sycamore 8K Invitational (24:31), and Indiana Intercollegiate (24:41.69)...Finished 16th at Notre Dame (24:47.7)...Set school 8K record at Pre-Nationals finishing 11th in 23:41.77.

 

2012

NCAA Qualifier (60th place)

All-Great Lakes Region (7th place)

MVC Champion

Indiana Intercollegiate Champion

NCAA Qualifier, where he finished 60th at the NCAA Championships...All-Great Lakes Region honoree after finishing seventh overall at the regional meet...Became first member of men’s team to win MVC Individual title, running 24:21 to capture the 2012 Championship and earn MVC All-Conference recognition...Set school record in 8K with time of 23:55 in placing 34th at Pre-National Invitational...Set school record in 10K with time of 30:25 in placing 60th at the NCAA Championships...Won Indiana Intercollegiate in 24:42, was second at Bradley Open in 25:00, and was 19th at Notre Dame Invitational in 24:11.

 

2011 (Redshirt)

Did not compete following transfer from Indiana due to injury.

 

Indoor Track & Field

 

2016

Did not compete due to reemergence of back injury. Potential redshirt season depending on NCAA petition.

 

2015

2x MVC Champion (3K, 5K)

School Record, 3K (8:08.10)

School Record, 5K (13:54.88)

MVC Championships Record, 5K (14:10.09)

Won two MVC individual titles to help the Sycamores win their third straight indoor conference title...Won 3K at a time of 8:14.52...Won the 5K at a new MVC Championships record of 14:10.09...Set new school records in the 3K (8:08.10, Illinois State Dual) and 5K (13:54.88, Iowa State Classic)...Competed in five total meets.

 

2014

All-MVC (5K, third place)

School Record, 5K (13:59.06)

Named All-Conference in 5,000 meters for second straight year...Ran school record 13:59.06 in 5,000 meters at Iowa State Classic...Finished third in 5,000 at MVC Indoors (14:16.12)...Ran third fastest 3,000 meters in school history (8:08.82) at Meyo Invitational.

 

2013

All-MVC (5K, second place)

Named All-Conference in 5,000 meters...Placed second in 5,000 meters at MVC Indoors (14:33.17) and fifth in 3,000 meters (8:26.12)...Ran career best 14:27.65 in 5,000 meters at Meyo Invitational, second best in school history...Posted career best 8:18.73 in 3,000 meters at Tyson Invitational, eighth best in school history...Had a career best time of 4:13.66 in mile at EIU Early Bird.

 

2012 (Redshirt)

Did not compete following transfer from Indiana due to injury.

 

Outdoor Track & Field

 

2016

Did not compete due to reemergence of back injury. Potential redshirt season depending on NCAA petition.

 

2015

NCAA East Regional Qualifier (10K, 23rd place)

MVC Champion (10K)

All-MVC (5K, third place)

All-Time MVC and School Record, 10K (28:38.22)

NCAA East Regional Qualifier in the 10,000 meter race...Held the No. 2 time in the region entering the race...Battled through a back injury all outdoor season, which eventually cost him a trip to Eugene for the NCAA Championships...Broke the all-time Missouri Valley and Indiana State 10K records with a 28:38.22 showing at the Stanford Invite...MVC Champion in the 10K at 29:39.21...All-MVC in the 5K as well at 14:48.42 for third place.

 

2014

Second-Team All-American (10K, 11th place)

NCAA East Region Champion (10K)

2x MVC Champion (5K, 10K)

School Record, 5K (14:10.80)

School Record, 10K (29:10.32)

Second-Team All-American in 10,000 meters, where he finished 11th...NCAA East Region champion in the 10K, where he ran 29:41.95 to punch his ticket to Eugene...Won MVC titles in 5,000 and 10,000 meters...Set school records in 5,000 meters (14:10.80) in winning MVC Outdoor title and 10,000 meters (29:10.32) in third place finish at Mt. SAC Invitational Elite race.

 

2013

NCAA East Regional Qualifier (10K, 19th place)

MVC Champion (10K)

All-MVC (5K, second place)

Drake Relays Champion (10K)

School Record, 10K (29:19.74)

NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 10,000 meters, where he placed 19th with time of 30:16.93...MVC Champion in the 10,000 meters...Also named All-Conference in the 5,000 meters...Set school record in 10,000 meters with time of 29:19.74 in winning event at Drake Relays...Ran third-fastest 5K in school history (14:26.06) in winning event at Bill Cornell Spring Classic...Ran collegiate best in 3,000 meters (8:21.11) in winning event at Auburn Tiger Track Classic.

 

2012

Did not compete following transfer from Indiana due to injury.

 

High School

Lettered four years in cross country and four years in track & field at Terre Haute North Vigo High School...Five-time All-State...Six-time All-MIC...Named Wabash Valley Athlete of the Year in 2011...Cross country national qualifier...School record holder in indoor 3200 meters (9:00) and outdoor 3200 meters (9:04.68) as a senior...Had a personal best 4:17 in indoor and outdoor 1600, 1:56 in outdoor 800 meters, 14:59 in cross country 5K and 25:19 in cross country 8K...Led Patriots to fifth place at 2010 IHSAA state cross country finals with a ninth place finish...Finished 15th as junior, leading Patriots to 10th as a team.

 

Personal

Born March 30, 1992, in Terre Haute, Ind., to Richard and Gina Mascari...Uncle (Brian Dorsett) and cousin (Brandon Dorsett) played baseball at Indiana State...Majoring in sports management.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Redshirt Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2013Redshirt Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2014Redshirt Junior

    5'7"
  • 2015Redshirt Senior