Paul Cina
Paul Cina
Height: 5-10
Weight: 135
Year: Jr
Hometown: Pembroke, Mass.
High School: Pembroke
Position: Distance
Major: Undeclared

Career Personal Bests:
1,500m: 4:01.35 at the Skyhawk Invitaitonal, (4/26/13)
One Mile: 4:32.05 at the Reebok Boston Collegiate Indoor Games, (1/28/11)
3,000m: 9:01.57 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational, (2/4/12).
Two Mile: 9:51.62 at the George Davis Invitational, (4/9/11)
5,000m: 15:23.71 indoors/14:46.80 outdoors.

Indoor Season

2012-13: NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring Semester). Competed in two meets for the Skyhawks, both times participating in the 5000-meter run. Placed seventh at Tufts Stampede (2/2/13) with a time of 15:41.34, and saw another seventh-place finish at Northeast-10 Championships (2/16) with a time of 15:23.51, a personal best.

2011-12: NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring Semester). Competed in four races during the season. Placed fourth overall in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:24.74, a personal best indoors, at the Tufts Stampede on February 4, 2012. Finished eighth overall in the 5,000-meter run at the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Championships in 15:32.08. Ran a personal best time of 9:01.57 in the 3,000-meter run at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/4/12). Finished 11th overall in the one mile run with a time of 4:35.54 at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12).

2010-11: Finished sixth overall in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:47.56 at the Tufts Stampede. Posted a time of 9:22.56 in the 3,000 meters at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet and bettered that time at the NE-10 championships in 9:12.68. Also competed in the one mile run at the Reebok Boston Collegiate Indoor Games with a time of 4:32.05.

Outdoor Season

2013: All-New England (5,000-meter). Participated in five meets for the Skyhawks, running two races in the 1500-meter event, and four in the 5000m. Placed 20th at Bridgewater State Bears Invitational (3/23) with a time of 4:16.26. Finished tenth at Skyhawk Invitational (4/26) with a personal-best time of 4:01.35. Placed third in his section in the Duke Invitational (4/6) in the 5000m event with a time of 14:46.80, a personal best. Took home fourth at the Northeast-10 Championships with a time of 14:56.82. Captured eighth in the 5000m event at the New England Championships (5/11) with a time of 14:55.01; the standing good for an All-New England honor.

2012: Competed in two meets for the Skyhawks during their spring season. Placed 35th/66 at the George Davidson Invitational in the 2 mile, in 9:54.86. Took 8th/17 in the 5,000m at the Skyhawk Invitational, with a notable  time of 15:24.43.

2011: Posted a career best time of 4:18.86 in the 1,500 meters at the UMass Minutemen Invitational. Also ran a time of 4:19.63 in the 1,500 meters at the Bridgewater State University Invitational. Notched a time of 15:55.17 in the 5,000 meters at the NE-10 championships and a 16:09.12 showing at the Bryant University Invitational. At the George Davis Invitational, ran a time of 9:51.62 in the 2 mile run.

High School: 2010 graduate of Pembroke High School. Four-year letterwinner in cross country and indoor and outdoor track, captaining all three teams. Member of cross country state championship team. Seven-time league All-Star selection. Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection for cross country. Three-time conference individual champion (cross country, 1000m, mile). Holds school record in the mile.

Personal: Born October 27, 1992, Pembroke, Mass. Son of Paul and Debra Cina of Pembroke. Three sisters, Kristin (23), Kimberly (20), and Karly (16).