Yankarlos Diaz
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- Hometown:
- Manchester, CT
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Manchester
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
1500: 4:10.65
Mile: 4:21.90
3,000: 8:34.20
5,000: 15:05.53
3,000 Steeple: 9:24.72
5K (XC): 15:01.8
6K (XC): 19:19.4
8K (XC): 25:15.4
10K (XC): 32:11.5
4.97 Mile (XC): 25:14.1
2022 Cross Country: All-Northeast Conference. 1x NEC Athlete of the Week. Placed 9th at the NEC Championships, completing the 8K course in 25:27.9...Helped team to a second-place finish. Had three other top 10 finishes throughout the season: 5th at the Father Bede Invite (19:25.1), 3rd at the Ted Owen Invite (25:57), and 7th at the CCSU Mini Meet (15:02).
2021-22 Indoor: Ran the 3,000 (8:58.79) and 5,000 (15:05.53) at the NEC Championships, placing 7th in the 5K...Ran the 3000 in 8:34.20 at the New England Championships.
2021 Cross Country: All-Northeast Conference...Had four Top-10 finishes during the season...Placed 3rd at the Ted Owen Invitational (26:08.1)...Placed 5th at the NEC Championships (26:01.6).
2021 Outdoor: Ran a collegiate best in the steeple chase (9:24.72) and placed fourth at the Northeast Conference Championships...Had a top-10 finish in the 5,000 meter run (15:45.86)...Ran the 1500 in 4:10.65 at the CCSU Invitational...Turned in a time of 15:10.00 in the 5,000 meter at Yellow Jacket Invitational...Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 Cross Country: Northeast Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll...All-Northeast Conference...Placed ninth at the NEC Championships, completing the 8K course in 25:14.1...Helped team to a second place finish.
2020-21 Indoor: Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll
2019 Cross Country: Ran a season best in the 8K with a time of 26:13.8 at the 2019 NEICAAA Cross Country Championships...Finished 21st in the 8K at the NEC Championship...Ran the 10K at the NCAA DI Northeast Region Cross Country Championships.
Before Central: Member of the cross country team at Manchester High School...Team captain as a senior...Earned the CCC All-Conference award and CCC All-Academic award...Received the Ironman award.
News mentions
Men's Cross country snagged four spots on the 2022 All-Northeast Conference team Friday. The Blue Devils also had four freshman named to the All-Rookie team.
CCSU men's cross country totaled 45 points and took home second place at the Northeast Conference Championship on Friday at B & D Acres Farms in Tyrone, PA.
After a seventh-place finish in last week's CCSU Mini Meet at Stanley Park, junior Yankarlos Diaz collected his first NEC Athlete of the Week Honor.
The Central Connecticut men's cross-country team took the CCSU Mini Meet collegiate championship on Friday at Stanley Park with a team total of 79 points. The Blue Devils had three finishers in the top 10.
After a strong showing in last weekend's New England Championships in Boston, MA, James Sullivan was awarded Athlete of the Week for the third time this season.
The Central Connecticut men's cross-country team captured fourth at the New England Championships on Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts with a team total of 127 points. The Blue Devils had three finishers in the top 17 including James Sullivan who finished third.
After a strong showing in last weekend's CCSU Ted Owen Invitational, James Sullivan and Mark Rodriguez were awarded Athlete of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.
The Blue Devils had the top-three individual finishers in the race
After a strong showing in last weekend's Father Bede Invitational, James Sullivan and Salvatore Masciarelli were awarded Athlete of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.
The CCSU men's cross country team won the team race at the season-opening Father Bede Invitational on Friday at Immergrun GC in Loretto, PA.