Pace University Athletics

2025: Earned Academic Distinction on the NE10 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Received the Presidents Award for Academic Excellence.

2024: Saw action in four events for the Setters... Posted a time of 33:53:1 in the 8K at the Saint Joseph's Invitational... Competed in Recipient of the President's Award for Academic Excellence... Earned Academic Excellence on the NE10 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Earned Academic Excellence on the NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2023: Competed in six events for Pace... Had a college-best finish in the 6K individual with 24:13:4 (6:29:8 per mile) at the 2023 Vassar Ron Stonitsch Invitational... Finished the 10K individual in 40:15:6 (6:28:7 per mile) at the NCAA Division II East Region Cross Country Championships... Earned Academic Excellence on the NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll. 

2022: Competed in six meets... Recorded a season-best time of 29:00.97 at the Highlander XC Challenge on Oct. 8... Placed a season-best 18th at the New Paltz Invitational on Sept. 16... Placed 119th at the NE10 Championships with a time of 35:36.1.

2021: Competed in seven meets… Recorded a season-best time of 31:18.07 at the Highlander Challenge on Oct. 2… Placed a season-best 20^th at the Jasper Falls Invite on Sept. 26… Placed 138^th at the NE10 Championships with a time of 32:59.00… Clocked in at 40:38.0 in the NCAA East Regional, placing 137^th... Made the NE10's Academic Honor Roll following both semesters. 

2020-21: Made the NE10’s Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.

High School: Qualified for States across all four years… Honor Roll student throughout career… Member of Model U.N. and Venture Crew… Part of National Honor Society and History Honor Society.
 
Personal: Parents: Jeanann Defeo and Christie Defeo… Major: Childhood Education - Social Studies… School: School of Education.