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2022-23 Cross Country/Track Roster

Chris Rolfing
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Eakin Howard
Dean Bogart

Sylvea Cleary

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Forestville, N.Y.
  • High School Forestville Central

Biography

CAREER RESULTS


022-23 • SENIOR SEASON
• Guided the 4x100-meter relay to a trio of fourth-place finishes during the spring outdoor season
• Helped relay post season-best time of 53.31 at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational (April 2-3)
• Ran in the 60-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay during indoor track season
• Competed in the Canisius Alumni Classic and Little Three meets during cross country season

2021-22 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Registered a personal-best time of 22:20.2 in the 5k at the Little Three Cross Country Championship (Sept. 3)
• Posted a career-best mark of 26:25.3 in the 6k at the Paul Short Invitational (Oct. 1)
• Recorded a ninth-place finish in the 500 at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational with her personal-best time of 1:32.14 (Jan. 28)
• Named to MAAC Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track All-Academic Teams

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Recorded a personal-best time in the 800 at the UB Mid-Week Invite with a time of 2:46.44. 
• Registered a career-best in the 100 at the MAAC Track and Field Championships with a mark of 14.25. 

• Named to the MAAC Cross Country and Outdoor Track All-Academic Teams. 


2019-20 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Set the program record in the 60 with a time of 8.99 at the MAAC Championships
• Ran in the 200 four times during the indoor season, setting a season-best time of 30.76 at the SPIRE Midwest Open
• Finished with a time of 23:18.2 at the Canisius Alumni Classic and 28:06.2 at the Paul Short


BEFORE CANISIUS
• Went to high school at Forestville
• Was a member of the volleyball, basketball and track teams
• Was primarily a sprinter for the Hornets


PERSONAL
• Parents are Sylvester and Teresa Cleary
• Has two brothers, Justin and Kevin and two sisters, Kelley and Kim
• Her mother Teresa also attended Canisius

• Majoring in Sport and Exercise Health Care

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'1"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'1"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'1"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'1"