Bio

Cross Country Team Captain … distance … 2009 graduate of Avon High School who has a dual major, corporate finance and accounting and liberal studies, with a concentration in global perspectives … 2012 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America third team … three-time Academic All-Northeast-10 … two-time USTFCCA All-East Region in cross country … on Bentley’s all-time performance lists, ranks third in outdoor 5,000 (14:53.50) and indoor 5,000 (14:54.31), fifth in outdoor two mile (9:34.51) and ninth in indoor 3,000 (8:32.97) … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 22 … son of John and Dana Drago … E-Board member of Bentley Investment Group .

CROSS COUNTRY

2012: Bentley’s number one finisher at NCAA Championships, placing 97th in 31:27.7 … earned All-East Region honors after placing ninth in regionals (30:51.4) … third-team All-Northeast-10 following 17th-place finish (26:16.6) … 52nd in New Englands (25:24.94) … named to Nov. 20 NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll … 2011: was 19th in the NCAA East Regional in 32:32.5, a performance that earned him a spot on the All-East Region team … 53rd in Northeast-10’s (26:38.11) and 204th in New Englands … numerous academic honors including Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America third team and Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-District 1 … repeat selection on both the Academic All-NE-10 and USTFCCCA All-Academic teams … 2010: was one of Bentley’s top five in all six races he participated in … 24th in Northeast-10 Championships (26:05.5) and 36th in NCAA Division II East Regional (32:57) … Academic All-Northeast-10 … USTFCCCA All-Academic team …2009: finished 62nd in NE-10 Championships … competed in four events as a rookie.

TRACK

2011-12: only action came during BU Terrier Classic when he was eighth in 5000 (15:01.33) … earned Division II All-East Region honors in 5,000 for his effort in that race … NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll Jan. 30 … 2010-11: 2nd-team All-Northeast-10 in indoor 5,000 following second-place finish (14:54.31) … fifth in 3,000 (8:32.97) at indoor New Englands … didn’t compete in outdoor championship meets … selected to Academic All-NE-10 team for indoor season … NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll Mar. 1 … 2009-10: was third in the 10,000 (33:23.16) at the outdoor NE-10’s … fourth in 5,000 (15:30.95) at indoor NE-10’s … 29th in 5,000 (15:58.29) at indoor New Englands … first place in 5,000 (15:16.53) at Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational.