Bio

 AS A JUNIOR ... Raced in seven meets for the Saints ... Finished the Fens Classic in 17:42 to open the season ... Clocked the fourth fastest time for the Saints at the Roger Williams 5K, finishing in 19:02 ... Was the Saints' third finisher at the St. Joes 8K, helping the team to a first-place finish ... Ran a season best 8K of 29:19 at the Saints Invitational on Oct. 17 ... Placed third for the Saints and 21st overall with his time of 30:38 at the GNAC Championship meet ... Was named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team for the second consecutive season ... Won the team's Unsung Hero award at the 2015 Emmanuel Athletic Banquet.

AS A SOPHOMORE … Ran in seven meets for the Saints … Started the year strong with a personal best on a 5K course in the Emmanuel Fens Classic, running in 17:57 to help the host Saints place fourth overall … Was one of the top five EC finishers on Oct. 10 at the Runnin’ Monks Invitational at Saint Joseph’s (ME) with a time of 29:05 on the 8K course to help the Saints win the meet … Clocked a time of 29:53 during the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship meet, helping Emmanuel capture the program’s first-ever male Championship … Ran a personal best of 28:55 at the NCAA Regional race on Nov. 16 at the University of Southern Maine …Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team … Honored as the Men’s Cross Country ‘Most Improved Performer’ for the 2013 campaign.

AS A FRESHMAN ... Bukowiec raced in six meets during his rookie season for the Saints ... Ran his best 5k time (18:57) in the second meet of the year, running at Roger Williams University ... Ran his best 8k time (29:33) on October 30th at Gordon College's Pop Crowell Invitational ... Finished 8th for Emmanuel with a time of 28:37 in the GNAC Championship at Rivier University on October 27th ... Was a distance runner for the Saints Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Teams.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Bukowiec was a three-year varsity member on the cross country team at Tyngsborough High School ... Named team captain as a senior ... Four-year varsity track & field member at THS while also serving as a two-time team captain ... Named a MID Wachusett League All Star as a senior in XC.

Major: Biostatistics

Career Aspirations: to work in Public Health

Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids

Favorite Pre-Race Meal: Bagels

Favorite Late-Night Snack: chicken fingers and fries from the Atrium

Best Class at Emmanuel: first year seminar: Global AIDS Epidemic

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the GNAC Cross Country Championship in 2013