Derek Pittorino
Derek Pittorino
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Westborough, Mass.
  • High School:
    Westborough
  • Events:
    Mid. Distance/Distance

Bio

Team Captain for second straight year … senior from Westborough, Mass. … 2018 graduate of Westborough High School who is majoring in economics-finance ... minor in sociology ... Before Bentley: at Westborough, competed in cross country as a junior and senior, in indoor and outdoor track all four years and in JV soccer as a freshman and sophomore … Division 1 All-State qualifier in cross country as a senior … three-season captain … five-time Midland Wachusett League All-Star … District E Cross Country All-Star … MetroWest Daily News Cross Country All-Star … team MVP for cross country and indoor track … 15th place at District Cross Country meet … sixth in mile at Division 3 State Qualifier indoors … 10th in 800 at Division 1 Central Western outdoor championships … National Honor Society … Music Honor Society … Assistant Principal’s award … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 21 … son of Jay and Rebecca Pittorino … has one brother, Henry (18), and one sister, Jane (18) … former Bentley hockey goalie Ray DeVincent is his father’s cousin ... has volunteered  with Special Olympics ... Colleges against Cancer ... Resident Hall Association.

CROSS COUNTRY

2020: Bentley did not compete in any meets … 2019: Was Bentley’s number nine runner at the Northeast-10 Championships, finishing 112th overall in 32:23.4 ... also competed in the CapitalCross Challenge, placing 215th in 29:32.2 ... 2018: finished in Bentley’s top seven in five of six meets, including sixth in both the Northeast-10 Championships and the NCAA Division II Regional ... overall, was 75th in the NE10’s (27:25.81) and 103rd in the regional (36:52.50).

TRACK

2020-21: did not run in any meets … 2019-20: at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships, was 14th in the mile (4:38.52) and a member of the Falcons’ 4x800 relay team that placed eighth (8:19.30) ... that was his sixth meet of the season ... top times included 2:06.04 in the 800 (Brandeis Reggie Poyau),2:38.58 in the 1000 (BU Valentine’s) and 4:38.52 in the mile (NE10’s) ... 2018-19: was part of the Falcons’ 4x800 relay that was seventh in the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships (8:25.29) ... also placed 16th in the mile (4:40.17) at the indoor NE10’s ... outdoors, competed in four non-championship meets.

TFRRS Profile/Career History

News Mentions

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Bentley Places 3 on Academic All-Northeast-10 Track Teams

Three members of the Bentley University outdoor track and field teams were accorded 2022 Academic All-Northeast-10 Conference honors for their...

June 22, 2022

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Ambroult Earns All-New England Honors; Lawes Top Individual Finisher for Bentley Men

Bentley University’s Lucy Ambroult (Holbrook, Mass./Holbrook HS) closed out her junior season Friday afternoon by earning All-New England...

May 14, 2022

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Lawes & Pittorino Lead Bentley During Day 2 of Northeast-10 Championships

Freshman Alex Lawes (Brick, N.J./Brick Township HS) and senior Derek Pittorino (Westboro/Westboro HS) had the top finishes for the Bentley...

May 7, 2022

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Deehan, Tolan Lead Bentley at Stonehill Invitational

Juniors Jack Deehan (Westwood/Westwood HS) and Brice Tolan (Abington/Abington HS) were the top performers for the Bentley University men’s...

April 30, 2022

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Deehan Takes 1st in 800 at Penmen Relays

Bentley University junior Jack Deehan (Westwood, Mass./Westwood HS) ran to a first-place finish in the 800 meters to lead the Falcons during the...

April 16, 2022

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Bentley Finishes 1st in 4x400 Relay at Southern Connecticut

Bentley University senior co-captain Joey Wix (Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial HS) anchored a 4x400 relay team that finished first during the...

January 22, 2022