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2022-23 Men's Cross Country Roster

Alexander Korczynski

  • Position
    Mid-Distance/Long Distance
  • Height
    5-11
  • Weight
    145
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown
    Willimantic, Conn.
  • Highschool
    Windham High School

Biography

Northeastern Bests
Event Result
800m 1:49.93
1000m 2:22.62
1500m 3:45.10
Mile 4:00.53
3000m 8:02.41
3000m SC 8:39.16
5000m 13:53.57
8K (XC) 23:45.70
10K (XC) 29:39


Awards:

  • 2021 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  • USTFCCCA All-American Honorable Mention, 3000m steeplechase
  • 2018 Cross Country All-CAA Team: sixth place (8k)
  • 2019 Cross Country All-CAA Team: ninth place (8k)
  • 2020-2021 Cross Country All-CAA Team: second place (8k)
  • 2021 Cross Country All-CAA Team: first place (8k)
  • 2021 CAA XC Championships Men's Most Outstanding Performer
  • 2021 NCAA Cross Country All-Region Top 25 Performer (17th place)
  • 2019 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 3000m steeplechase (first)
  • 2021 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 3000m steeplechase (first)
  • 2022 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 3000m steeplechase (first), 5000m (first)
  • 2022 NCAA Outdoor Second-Team All-American: 3000m steeplechase (15th place)
  • 2022 CAA Runner of the Year
  • 2022 Cross Country All-CAA Honoree (first)


Career Highlights:

  • Record Holder (tied), Men's XC All-Time Top 10 Performers: 8k (23:45.70)
  • Ranks third, Men's XC All-Time Top 10 Performers: 10K (29:39.9)
  • Ranks second, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 5000m (13:53.57)
  • Ranks third, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 3000m (8:05.74)
  • Record Holder, All-Time Indoor Performance List: DMR (9:37.93)
  • Ranks third, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 1000m (2:22.62)
  • Ranks fourth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: Mile (4:00.53)
  • Ranks seventh, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 800m (1:49.93)
  • Ranks second, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 3000m SC (8:39.16)
  • Ranks ninth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 1500m (3:45.10)
  • Ranks eighth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: Mile (4:11.18)
  • 2021 Cross Country CAA Individual Champion: Men's 8k (25:01.20)
  • Holds CAA Meet Record in 3000m steeplechase (8:49.71)
  • 2019 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 3000m steeplechase (9:19.28)
  • 2021 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 3000m steeplechase (8:49.71)
  • 2022 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 3000m steeplechase (9:02.80), 5000m (14:28.65)
  • NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier: 3000m steeplechase (2019, 2021, 2022)
  • NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships Qualifier: 3000m steeplechase (2021, 2022)
  • 2022 Cross Country CAA Individual Champion: Men's 8k (24:09.60)

2022-23:
CROSS COUNTRY

  • Championed the Suffolk Short Course Classic with a 5K time of 15:08 (9/2) 
  • Won the Coast to Coast Battle in Beantown with a 23:52 8K time, the best mark at Franklin Park in Northeastern history (9/23)
  • Finished 11th at the Penn State National Open with a time of 25:25.4 (10/14)
  • Won the CAA Championships with a 24:09.6 8K time (10/28)
  • Finished seventh in the 10K at the NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 29:39.9 time (11/11)
  • Competed in the NCAA Championships with a time of 30:11.1 (11/19)

2021-22:
OUTDOOR

  • Competed in the 800 meters (1:55.96) and the 1,500 meters (3:48.77) at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-3/26)
  • Won the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 8:53.25 at the Friar Invitational (4/8)
  • Finished 10th in the 3000m steeplechase (8:48.26) at the Virginia Challenge (4/22-4/23)
  • Won the 1,500 meters with the ninth-best outdoor time in school history (3:47.30, PB) at the UMass Outdoor Invite (4/30)
  • Won the 3000m steeplechase (9:02.80) and the 5,000 meters (14:28.65) at the CAA Championships (5/6-5/7)
  • Placed first in the 1,500 meters with the seventh-best outdoor time in NU history (3:45.10, PB) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/14-5/15)
  • Placed third in his heat in the 3000m steeplchase with the second-best time in school history (8:39.16, PB) and earned a automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at the NCAA East Preliminaries (5/27)
  • Finished 15th overall in the 3000m steeplechase (8:43.00) at the NCAA Championships (6/8-6/11)


INDOOR

  • Broke the indoor school record in the 5,000 meters with a finishing time of 13:58.76 at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
  • Placed third in the 1,000 meters (2:28.02) and finished fifth in the 4x400m relay (3:33.14) at the URI Invitational (1/15)
  • Won the mile with the fourth-best indoor time in school history (4:00.53, PB) at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
  • Placed first in the 1,000 meters with the third-best time at NU (2:22.62, PB) and took second in the DMR with the second-best time in school history (9:37.93) at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28-30)
  • Finished 24th in the mile with a time of 4:01.62 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/12)
  • Competed in the DMR (9:39.63) at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/19)
  • Finished sixth in the 800 meter with the seventh-best indoor time in program history (1:49.93, PB) at the BU Last Chance Meet (2/27)
  • Finished fifth in the mile (4:05.41) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/4-3/6)


CROSS COUNTRY

  • Ran a time of 24:05.20 in the 8k at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15)
  • Won the 8k race with a time of 25:01.20 at the CAA Championships (10/30)
  • Led the team with a 17th place finish (30:52.50) in the men's 10k race and earned All-Region honors at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (11/12)


2020-21:
OUTDOOR

  • Finished first in the 1500 meters (3:49.20) and set a personal best with a first-place time of 1:52.00 in the 800 meter at the UCF Knights Invite (4/24)
  • Recorded a new CAA meet record after winning the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 8:49.71 at the CAA Championships (4/30-5/1)
  • Set a personal-best time of 3:48.75 in the 1500 meters at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track Championships (5/14-16) 
  • Ran the second-best 3000 meter steeplechase time (8:44.46, PB) in NU outdoor history at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to finish tenth and qualify for the NCAA Championships (5/26-29)
  • Competed in the 3000 meter steeplechase (8:54.75) at the NCAA Championships (6/9-12) 


CROSS COUNTRY

  • Finished second at the CAA Championships with a personal-best time of 23:45.7, tying the school's 8k record  (3/5)


2019-20
INDOOR

  • Placed 28th in the 5000 meters (14:20.25)  at the BU Season Opener (12/7)
  • Took first in the 4x800 relay (8:05.19) and third in the mile (4:12.48) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)
  • Championed the 1000 meters with a personal-best time of 2:27.02 and placed fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:26.44) at the BU Multi Meet (1/18)
  • Finished 18th with a personal-best time (4:05.67) in the mile at BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24-25)
  • Took first in the distance medley relay (9:58.93) and third in the mile (4:08.32) at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)
  • Ran the second-best indoor time for the 3000 meters (8:05.74, PB) in school history at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/14-15)
  • Finished 22nd in the mile (4:06.08) at the BU Last Chance Qualfier (2/28)
  • Finished ninth in the 4x800 relay (7:38.10) and 22nd in the 3000 meters (8:26.67) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/6-8)

CROSS COUNTRY 

  • In his season debut, placed fourth at the Nassaney Invitational (9/7) with an 8K time of 25:17.0
  • Competed in Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/20) with an 8K time of 25:10
  • Recorded a career best with an 8K time of 24:13.4 and placed 52nd out of 380 runners at the Paul Short Invitational (10/2)
  • Placed second in the 8K, recording a time of 24:45.2 that places him at fourth on NU's XC All-Time Top 10 Performance list (8k Franklin Park Course) at the New England Championships (10/12)
  • Finished ninth in the 8K (25:07.8) at the CAA Championships (11/2)
  • Placed 56th with a personal-best time (29:58.6) in the 10K at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Championships (11/15)


2018-19:
OUTDOOR

  • Finished seventh in the 800m (1:54.24) and qualified for the IC4A/ECAC Championships in the 1500m with a time of 3:56.17 at the Black and Gold Challenge (3/15-16)
  • Qualified for the IC4A/ECAC and New England Championships in the 3000m steeplechase after accomplishing a time of 9:05.72 at the Raleigh Relays (3/29)
  • Qualified for the New England Championships in the 1500m (3:53.54) after his performance at the Minuteman Invitational (4/6)
  • Finished eighth in the mile (4:11.18), claiming the seventh-place school ranking on the outdoor top 10 list at the Ocean State Invitational (4/12)
  • Came in fifth in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:59.73 at the Virginia Challenge (4/20)
  • Placed fourth in the 800m (1:56.78) and won gold in the 3000m steeplechase (9:19.28) at the CAA Championships (5/3-4)
  • Took silver in the 3000m steeplechase with a new personal best (8:53.85, second on all-time NU performance list) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (5/11-12)
  • Ran the 3000m steeplechase (9:11.21), finishing 34th, at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/24)


INDOOR

  • Completed the 3000m in 8:26.63 at the BU Season Opener (12/1) 
  • Placed first in the mile with a time of 4:15.03 at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (12/8)
  • Ran a time of 2:31.25 in the 1000m at the Beantown Challenge (1/12)
  • Earned third place in the mile (4:15.03) and contributed to a first-place distance medley relay time of 10:26.12 at the Joe Donahue Games (1/18)
  • Championed the mile with a personal-best time (4:08.31) and helped his distance medley relay team finish fourth (10:01.40) at the New England Championships (2/1-2)
  • Competed in the 3000m (8:22.12) at the Valentine Invitational (2/8-9) 
  • Ran the mile (4:15.28) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/24)
  • Recorded a personal best in the 3000m (8:15.96), placing eighth at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/1-3)

CROSS COUNTRY

  • Finished 13th at the Nassaney Invite (9/8) with a 25:47.8 on the 8K course
  • Ran an impressive 10K at the NCAA East Regionals (11/9) in 33:42.9 to take 30th place
  • Took home a sixth place finish at the CAA Championships with a 24:17.00 finish on the 8K course
  • Ran the 8K at the New England Championships (10/26) in 25:24.00 for a 15th place finish
  • Competed in the Battle in Beantown (9/21), finishing with a time of 25:42.00 in the 8k 


Personal – From Willimantic, Conn… Played soccer in high school for four years… Majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Communication Studies.

Before NU – Ran varsity track for four years at Windham High School … Distance runner, competed in 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 5k.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Mid-Distance/Long Distance
    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2019Sophomore

    Mid-Distance/Long Distance
    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2020Junior

    Mid-Distance/Long Distance
    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    Mid-Distance/Long Distance
    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance/Long Distance
    5'11" 145 lbs