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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

2022-23 Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Roster

William Cole-French

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Highschool Boston College High School
  • Major Psychology

Biography

Cole-French TFRRS Career Results

Personal Bests
800m: 1:55.54
1000m: 2:29.46
1500m: 3:50.64
Mile: 4:13.36
3000m: 9:13.55
8K (XC): 24:57.2
5 Mile (XC): 24:10.4
7.5K (XC): 23:23.2

Boston College High School: Team Captain … His team was undefeated in dual meets during his senior year … State Champion at 1,000-meters … School Record holder at 1,000-meters, indoor mile, two-mile XC and 4k XC … Catholic Conference All Star … Tri-County League All Star … Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-Scholastic … Patriot Ledger Runner of the Year … Member of the Young Democrats Club … High Honor Roll …

Personal: Son of Colinda and Will Cole-French … has one brother and one sister … his hobbies include photography, writing, exploring and hiking … His favorite sports team is Athletico Madrid … He calls Sam Parsons his greatest influence … He describes his greatest sports moment this way: “When my team and I shocked everyone at the Emass meet with a second place finish, coming into the meet we weren't even projected to finish top 6. It was a great moment of overcoming the odds and we were all really happy especially the seniors who had been working for an all-state spot for four years” … Chose UMass Lowell because “I really liked the academic program, the school philosophy for growth and I also liked how much of a community the school is. Every time I told someone I was interested in Lowell more often than not they would say how they had some relative who went there and they loved it. Which is important to me because I really want to enjoy the college that I go to” … He wants to become a clinical psychologist and continue to pursue a running career.  He also says he wants to enjoy himself by running his heart out … He grew up in Vietnam while his parents taught English there … Majoring in Psychology …

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Distance
    6'3" 165 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
    6'3" 165 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Distance
    6'3" 165 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Distance
    6'3" 165 lbs