Desyre Blackburn

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aloha, Ore.
High School:
Arts & Communications Magnet Academy

2016: Finished in 22nd place with a time of 15:52.13 in the Monmouth Kickoff(9/3)... Finished 11th overall with a time of 20:21.43 in the Embry-Riddle Asics Classic(9/17)... Finished 46th overall with a time of 20:51.2 in te Metropolitan Championships(10/7)... Finished 13th overall with a time of 24:12.83 in the Leopard Invitational(10/15)... Finished 72nd overall with a time of 25:05.6 in the BIG EAST Championships (10/28)... Finished 171st overall with a time of 24:11 in the NCAA REGIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP(11/11)... Finished with a time of 21:08 in the ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS(11/19).

2015: Ran in eight meets as a junior for the Pirates...Placed in the top 3 among Seton Hall runners for all but one race...Finished with a season-best 5K time of 20:14.3 at the ECAC Championships...Raced to a fifth-place finish in the 4K at the St. John's Fall XC Festival (10/18) with a time of 16:30.00...Ran a 20:35.9 5K at the Metropolitan Championships to place first among Seton Hall runners...Crossed the finish line at 25:11.53 in the 6K at the Delaware Invitational (9/12)...Started off the season by placing 29th at the Monmouth XC Kickoff (9/5).

2014: Ran in eight meets as a sophomore...Placed eighth overall in the Leopard XC Invitational (10/16) 6K with a time of 24:36.2...Finished 11th at the Embry-Riddle Asics XC Classic (9/27) 5K with a time of 20:29.2...Ran to a 16th-place finish at the Delaware Invitational (9/13) 6K with a time of 24:42.7...Crossed the finish like at 19:55.5 to place sixth in the 3.11M at the St. John's Hofstra Fall Festival (9/7)...Started off the season with a 19th-place finish in a 4K at the Monmouth XC Kickoff (8/30).

2013: Competed in all nine meets in her first season of collegiate competition...One of three Pirates to score for the team in every race, ranking among the top-three on the squad each time...Turned in the third-fastest 4K, 5K and 6K times for Seton Hall on the season...Posted a 14^th-place finish at the Monmouth XC Kickoff in her debut (8/31)...Collected her first top-10 finish at the St. John[apos]s-Hofstra Fall Festival with a 4K time of 16:17.95 (9/7)...Completed the 6K course at the Delaware Invitational in 25:03.49 (9/14)...Crossed the line in 10^th-place at the 5K UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational with a time of 20:41.00 (9/21)...Registered a time of 20:39.17 at the Metropolitan Championships (5K, 10/11)...Clocked in at the 24:13.82 mark at the 6K Leopard Invitational (10/19)...Recorded a 6K time of 24:27 in her first trip to the BIG EAST Championships (11/2)...Set a season-best 6K mark of 23:50 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/15)...5K time of 20:14.40 at the ECAC Championships was her fastest of the fall (11/23)

High School/Personal: Ran varsity track for four years in addition to competing in cross country for three years...Twice served as cross country team captain...Was a top-eight Metro League performer in 2010 and 2011 and was named Second Team All-League in 2010 and 2012...A top-50 All-State finisher from 2010-12...Holds the sophomore record in the 3,000m and ranks among the top-10 all-time in the 800m, 1,500m and 5,000m at Aloha High School...Recorded a career best 5K mark of 18:44...National Honor Society member...Born Jul. 21, 1995.