Brandin Affrunti

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.

**2019, 2020, 2021 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**

2021: Ran in six meets his senior season... Picked up four top-five finishes amongst Pirates... Placed 25th overall and fifth on the Pirates with a time of 26:40.59 at the Salisbury Fall Classic (9/4)... Took 15th overall and fourth on the team at the Embry-Riddle Fall Classic (9/25) with a time of 27:58.78... Picked up a top-10 finish and fourth on the Pirates in the Highlander XC Challenge (10/2) with a time of 25:56.87 as the Pirates took first in the meet... Placed sixth on the Pirates with a time of 28:59.0 at the Metropolitan Championships (10/8)... Was the fifth Pirate to cross the finish line at the BIG EAST Championships (10/29) with a time of 28:17.4... Finished sixth among Hall finishers with a time of 28:23 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (11/20).

2020-21: Did not compete in cross country action in the spring 2021 season to due COVID-19.

2019: Ran in seven meets his sophomore season... Placed 10th overall (fourth on team) at the 23rd Annual Salisbury University Fall classic (8/31) with a time of 27:06.06... Took 22nd (third on team) at the Wolfie Invitational (9/7) with a time of 28:14.88... Finished 14th (fifth on team) with a time of 24:09.39 as the team placed first in the NYIT Invitational (9/14)... Ran in the Henry Mercer Invitational (9/21) finishing with a time of 29:28.06 (sixth on team)... Paced the Pirates in the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge (10/5) with a time of 26:29.54... Placed 36th in the men's 5 mile race at Fordham University's Metropolitan championship (10/11) with a time of 28:07.00... Took fifth for the Pirates at the BIG EAST Championship with a time of 29:40.2... Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2018: Ran in six meets his freshman season... Recorded a time of 22:56.4 at the Monmouth Kick-off (9/1)... Competed in the Stony Brook Invitational (9/8) placing 27th with a time of 31:34.6... Finished the Embry-Riddle Invitational (9/15) with a time of 33:27.95... Competed in the Cappy Anderson Invitational (9/22) and finished 24th with a time of 30:44.10... Recorded fastest 8k time of 29:30 at NJIT Invitational (10/6).

High School/Personal: Three-year varsity letter winner in cross Country, indoor track and outdoor track in high school… Holds the school record in the 4K with at time of 13:20… Named 1^st Team Staten Island All-Star… Graduated high school Summa Cum Laude… Son of Danyelle Affrunti and Jamil Velasquez.