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Ian Chamenko
Ian Chamenko
  • Birth Date:
    June 12th
  • Height:
    6'5
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Beacon Falls, Conn.
  • High School:
    Woodland Regional
  • Position:
    Mid Distance

Bio

AS A JUNIOR...

CROSS COUNTRY

  • Won the team's Most Valuable Performer award
  • Was a two-time member of the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll (9/8/15, 10/12/15)
  • Was the GNAC Runner of the Week (9/28/15)
  • Was a member of the GNAC All-Conference team

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

  • Won the team's Most Improved Performer award
  • 1 MILE RUN
    • Finished seventh (4:47.57) at the Wesleyan Invitational
  • 5000m RUN
    • Finished 14th (16:28.89) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
  • 4x800m RELAY
    • Ran the first leg for the third-place relay team (8:56.27) at the Wesleyan Invitational

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

  • Won the team's Most Valuable Performer award
  • 800m RUN
    • Finished 44th (2:12.28) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
    • Finished 58th (2:15.49) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
  • 1500m RUN
    • Finished 29th (4:17.84) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
  • 5000m RUN
    • Finished 10th (16:22.39) at the Wesleyan Invitational (PROGRAM RECORD)
  • 3000m Steeplechase
    • Finished second (10:03.83) at the Smith College Pioneer Classic 
    • Finished second (10:01.96) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
    • Won (10:13.10) at the Regis Pride Classic
    • Finished 12th (9:49.59) at the New England DIII Championships (PROGRAM RECORD)
  • 4x800m RELAY
    • Ran the final leg for the first-place relay team (8:47.18)

AS A SOPHOMORE...

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

  • 800m RUN
    • Finished 30th (2:09.30) at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
  • 1500m RUN
    • Finished fifth (4:20.33) at the Wesleyan Spring Invitational
    • Finished 21st (4:26.01) at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
  • 3000m RUN
    • Finished 15th (9:58.52) at the Wesleyan Spring Invitational
  • 3000m STEEPLECHASE
    • Finished eighth (10:31.44) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
    • Finished fifth (10:21.71) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
    • Finished third (10:24.20) at the Regis Pride Classic
  • 4x400m RELAY
    • Ran the second leg for the fourth-place relay team (3:46.20) at the Regis Pride Classic
  • 4x800m RELAY
    • Ran the first leg for the third-place relay team (8:43.66) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational

AS A FRESHMAN...

OUTDOOR TRACK

  • 800m RUN
    • Finished tenth (2:12.04) in his Emmanuel debut at the Wesleyan Spring Invitational
    • Finished third (2:12.02) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
    • Finished 23rd (2:07.16) at the Corsair Classic UMass Dartmouth Invitational
  • 1500m RUN
    • Finished fourth (4:26.49) at the Wesleyan Spring Invitational
    • Finished fifth (4:28.08) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
    • Finished 20th (4:23.54) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
    • Finished 17th (4:32.49) at the Regis Pride Classic
  • 4x800m RELAY
    • Ran the third leg for the second-place relay team (1:01.15) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
    • Ran the third leg for the first-place relay team (2:08.98) at the Regis Pride Classic
    • Ran the third leg for the 16th-place relay team (8:19.79) at the New England DIII Championships

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Chamenko was a three-sport athlete at Woodland Regional High School (Beacon Falls, Conn.), where he ran four years of varsity cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field
  • Captained his cross country team as both a junior and a senior
  • Earned All-League honors in cross country and track as a senior
  • Set high school program records in the 4x800m relay and the 3200m run
  • Named a CIAC Scholar-Athlete
  • Led his track team to an undefeated season, league championship and state runners-up during his senior year
  • Received his high school team's "Coach's Award"

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Biology
  • Career Aspirations: environmental activist/environmental photographer
  • Favorite Movie: The School of Rock
  • Favorite Book: How Life Works
  • Favorite Pre-meet Meal: quinoa and blueberry bagels
  • Favorite Late-night Snack: orange slices
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Matt Berens' office
  • Best Class at Emmanuel: Radical Christianity
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning Cross Country GNACs freshman year
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Robbie Andrews