John Picardo
John Picardo

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.

High School:
Hilton Central

Event:
Sprints


**Ranks No. 4 all-time in 500m (1:03.84); Member of indoor 4x400 relays that rank No. 4 (3:17.59) and No. 6 (3:19.11); Member of outdoor 4x400 relays that rank No. 2 (3:13.66), No. 7 (3:15.59) and No. 8 (3:15.73).**

2009-10: [Indoors] At the Patriot League Championships, helped 4x400 relay to title in 3:22.46, earning First Team All-League honors ... also finished third in the 500 (1:05.56) at the league meet ... ran a personal-best 1:03.84 in the 500 prelims at the IC4A Championships ... time ranks fourth in program history ... also competed as part of the 4x800 relay at IC4As ... member of 4x400 relay that won the Bucknell Winter Classic with the sixth-fastest time in program history (3:19.11) ... placed third in the 500 at the Bison Opener (1:07.31) and Akron Quad (1:05.93) ... also took third in the 800 (1:56.67) at the Bucknell Heptagonal ... earned wins in the 4x400 and 4x800 at the Gulden Relays ... [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Championships, finished second as a member of the 4x400 relay, earning Second Team All-League accolades ... time of 3:13.66 ranks second all-time at Bucknell ... also finished fourth in the 400 at the league meet with a career-best time of 49.11 ... member of 4x400 relay that ran 3:15.59, ranking seventh in program history, at the IC4A Championships ... took fourth place in the 400 (50.14) at the Bucknell Team Challenge ... 2008-09: [Indoors] At the Patriot League Championships finished fifth in the 500 ... time of 1:04.95 ranked eighth all-time at Bucknell ... won the 500 (1:06.47) at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... also claimed third in the event at the Gulden Relays with a time of 1:07.43 ... helped 4x400 team record a Bucknell top-10 time of 3:15.59 at the Penn State National Invite ... relay also qualified for the IC4A Championships ... 4x400 team won (3:25.29) the Bucknell Heptagonal ... also ran the 600 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge, finishing ninth in 1:22.42 ... [Outdoors] Competed primarily in the 800 ... ran his top 800 time of the season (1:56.12) at the Patriot League Championships, finishing 11th ... took fifth in the 800 at the Red Flash Open, clocking in at 1:56.98, and sixth at the Bucknell Team Challenge, finishing in 1:56.42 ... ran a season-best 50.51 in the 400 at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... at the Patriot League Championships, 4x400 team finished third (3:19.14) ... part of the 4x400 team that finished 15th (3:15.59) at the IC4A Championships ... [Cross Country] Ran in one race during the season ... completed the Dickinson Invitational 4K course in 14:24.11 ... 2007-08: [Indoors] Primarily competed in the 500 ... scored in that event with a fifth-place finish (1:06.09) at the Patriot League Championships ... ran on 4x800 relay at PL meet (fifth) and at IC4A Championships (eighth, All-East) ... ran 1:06.55 at the Penn State Invitational ... [Outdoors] Competed in the 800, finishing 13th at the Patriot League Championships in season-best time of 1:54.76 ... ran on 4x800 relay at PL meet (sixth) and at IC4A Championships (14th) ... placed ninth in the 800 at the Princeton Invitational ...

Personal: Son of John and Kitty Picardo ... has two sisters, Angela and Lisa ... track team captain at Hilton Central H.S. ... county and sectional champion ... New York State finalist ... majoring in art studio and education ... member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

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