FDU Knights Athletics

Indoor Career Bests
1,000m: 2:40.31 in 1/2010
Mile: 4:30.23 in 1/2011
3,000m: 9:12.26 in 1/2010
5,000m: 16:47.49 in 1/2012

Outdoor Career Bests
800m: 2:08.68 in 4/2010
1,500m: 4:14.27 in 3/2011
3,000m Steeple: 9:43.25 in 4/2010

2011-12: Ran the 3,000m consistently during the indoor season… Posted a top time of 9:20.78 at the Metro Coaches Invitational (1/6/12)… Moving into the outdoor season, competed in the 3,000m Steeple on six occasions… Best time in the 3,000m Steeple was 10:05.92 in the final race of the season at the NEC Championships (5/5/12)… 

2010-11: Began the indoor season at the Fordham Season Opener with a time of 9:12.40 in the 3,000m (12/3/10)… Set a personal-record in the mile at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a time of 4:30.23 (1/28/11)… Had a personal-best time of 4:14.27 in the 1,500m in the Wake Forest Open (3/18/11)… Posted an 800m time of 2:08.98 at the FDU Knight Classic (4/9/11)… Had a time of 9:48.42 in the 3,000m steeple at the Princeton Larry Ellis Friday Night Races (4/22/11)… Took 12th with a time of 9:57.29 in the 3,000m steeple at the NEC Outdoor Championships (5/7/11)…   

2009-10: Posted a season-best time of 9:12.26 at the Metro Coaches Invitational (1/8/10)… Had a top personal time 2:40.31 in the 1,000m at the Albany Great Dane Classic (1/22/10)… At the Metropolitan Indoor Championships, ran the mile in 4:32.06 (1/29/10)… Dropped 18 seconds in the 3,000m steeple in his first two outdoor races, crossing the finishing the Monmouth Season Opener in 9:52.72 (3/26/10)… Improved for personal-record time of 9:43.25 in the 3,000m steeple at the 45th Colonial Relays (4/2/10)… Placed fourth overall at the NEC Outdoor Championships in the 3,000m steeple in 9:47.95 (5/1/10)…

2009 (Cross Country): Finished first collegiate race in 30:06.67…led Knights at Quinnipiac Invite finishing in 27:20.7…highest finish of season at NJIT Classic finishing 3^rd with time of 28:11.2…led Knights in Metropolitan Championships with time of 28:16…finished 8k Princeton Invitational in 28:26.7…led Knights at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional with time of 36:58.1.

At St. Anthony's: Earned four letters in cross country, four during indoor track, and four in outdoor track...Three-time All-League in cross country...Owns personal-best clips of 17:00 in the 5-K; 4:27 in the mile; 9:40 in the 3-K steeplechase; 6:09 in the 2-K steeplechase; and 1:59 in the 800m...Member of National Honor Society...Received the Duns Scozus Award.

Personal: Born to Gary and Fran Cherkis of East Northport on May 16, 1991...Has one older brother, Steve, and one older sister, Danielle...Construction Engineering Major.