The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Cross Country Roster
Coccia, Michael
Michael Coccia
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Guelph
- Prev School:
- Arizona State
- Major:
- Managerial Finance
Bio
TFRRS Bio
AT OLE MISS
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
NCAA South All-Region (19th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (13th Place)
SEC Team Champion
Competed in five meets during the season ... Finished the season by placing 192nd at the NCAA Championships (10K, 32:53.7) ... Earned All-Region status by finishing 19th at the NCAA South Regional (10K, 30:57.7) ... Earned Second-Team All-SEC status and helped Ole Miss win its second straight SEC Championship by finishing 13th at the SEC Championships (8K, 23:22.7) ... Placed 173rd at Pre-Nationals (8K, 25:33.2) ... Opened the season by coming in 92nd at the Joe Piane Invitational (24:40.8).
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
SEC Team Champion
Part of first SEC championship title team in Ole Miss track or cross country history ... Was running near the top of the pack for the Rebel men in the SEC Championship race before losing his shoe and having to drop out ... Missed the remainder of the season with injuries ... Jumped up 25 spots over the last 2.2 kilometers to finish 32nd at the Pre-National Invitational, running a career-best 8K time of 24:29.9 ... Finished 21st in the 8K at the Battle in Beantown (24:29.9) ... Was the top finisher for the Rebel men at the SEC Preview at Auburn, finishing runner-up overall at a 6K career-best of 17:53.6.
2017 (Sophomore)
Did not compete.
AT ARIZONA STATE
2016 (Freshman)
Ran in six meets for the Sun Devils ... Had a season-best finish of eighth in the season-opening Dave Murray Invite, running 19:23.2 in the 6K ... Ran an 8K best of 24:46.3 at the CXC West Region Preview, finishing 36th overall.
High School
Lettered four times in cross country and track with one letter in volleyball at Guelph Collegiate Vocational School ... Personal bests in 800-meter (1:56, school record), 1500-meter (3:49, school record), 3K (8:35, school record) and 25:15 8K in cross ... Earned honor roll during senior year of high school ... Was a national bronze medalist, an Athletics Ontario champion and a two-time OFSAA West champion while in Canada.
Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1998 to Lynn Barkholder and David Coccia ... Majoring in managerial finance.
AT OLE MISS
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
NCAA South All-Region (19th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (13th Place)
SEC Team Champion
Competed in five meets during the season ... Finished the season by placing 192nd at the NCAA Championships (10K, 32:53.7) ... Earned All-Region status by finishing 19th at the NCAA South Regional (10K, 30:57.7) ... Earned Second-Team All-SEC status and helped Ole Miss win its second straight SEC Championship by finishing 13th at the SEC Championships (8K, 23:22.7) ... Placed 173rd at Pre-Nationals (8K, 25:33.2) ... Opened the season by coming in 92nd at the Joe Piane Invitational (24:40.8).
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
SEC Team Champion
Part of first SEC championship title team in Ole Miss track or cross country history ... Was running near the top of the pack for the Rebel men in the SEC Championship race before losing his shoe and having to drop out ... Missed the remainder of the season with injuries ... Jumped up 25 spots over the last 2.2 kilometers to finish 32nd at the Pre-National Invitational, running a career-best 8K time of 24:29.9 ... Finished 21st in the 8K at the Battle in Beantown (24:29.9) ... Was the top finisher for the Rebel men at the SEC Preview at Auburn, finishing runner-up overall at a 6K career-best of 17:53.6.
2017 (Sophomore)
Did not compete.
AT ARIZONA STATE
2016 (Freshman)
Ran in six meets for the Sun Devils ... Had a season-best finish of eighth in the season-opening Dave Murray Invite, running 19:23.2 in the 6K ... Ran an 8K best of 24:46.3 at the CXC West Region Preview, finishing 36th overall.
High School
Lettered four times in cross country and track with one letter in volleyball at Guelph Collegiate Vocational School ... Personal bests in 800-meter (1:56, school record), 1500-meter (3:49, school record), 3K (8:35, school record) and 25:15 8K in cross ... Earned honor roll during senior year of high school ... Was a national bronze medalist, an Athletics Ontario champion and a two-time OFSAA West champion while in Canada.
Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1998 to Lynn Barkholder and David Coccia ... Majoring in managerial finance.
Who To Watch: Ole Miss Track and Field
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