Mario Fraioli played a big role in the emergence of the cross country and track & field programs at the College over his four-year career. The team placed seventh at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships his freshman year and went on to place second at the NE-10’s his junior and senior seasons.
The first All-American in the history of the men’s cross country program, Fraioli placed 32nd overall as a senior at the NCAA Division II Championships. He was a four-time All-Region and All-Northeast-10 Conference honoree for cross country, earning first team All-NE-10 accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior. Fraioli served as captain of the cross country team as a junior and senior, guiding Stonehill to a twelfth-place finish at the 2003 NCAA Championships. For track & field, he was a National Qualifier for the indoor mile in 2004, finishing twelfth at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. He earned All-New England status for the 1,500-meters twice, the indoor mile and the 4x800 relay. Fraioli also collected All-Northeast-10 honors for indoor track four times and for outdoor once with second team honors in the 1500 as a junior.
Fraioli held no less than eight school records upon his graduation and was part of a 4x800-meter relay team that still holds the program’s outdoor record with a time of 7:40.50 at Princeton University in 2001. He was an active leader on campus serving as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) his senior year and was also a member of the College’s NCAA Lifeskills program.
Mario Fraioli played a big role in the emergence of the cross country and track & field programs at the College over his four-year career. The team placed seventh at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships his freshman year and went on to place second at the NE-10’s his junior and senior seasons.