Nazareth College Athletics

Communication Sciences and Disorders major… born 9/19/95… son of Tom Battaglia and Lori Rolince, Syracuse, N.Y… returning for his fourth cross country season for the Golden Flyers, Battaglia finished with a top 8k time of 27:51.8 in the Empire 8 Championships to finish in 46th place at the Empire 8 Championship meet at Houghton College in 2015 … also ran a top 6k time of 21:42.7 at the RPI Invitational at Saratoga.

2014: Battaglia finished in 205th place in 2014 at the 8-kilometer race (29:11.7) at the NCAA Atlantic Regional meet at Genesee Valley… also finished 49th at the Empire 8 Conference meet (28:44.5) at Saratoga State Park…. finished in 57th place at the E8 Meet in 2013 with top 8k time of 29:42.0.

Track and field: Recorded another stellar year on the track in 2015-16 … ran indoor personal-best time of :51.24 in the 400 at the Brockport Invitational to place fourth... won the NYSCTC Indoor Championship in the 800-meter run with a season-best time of 1:55:35 … part of the 4 x 200 team which set the school record in a time of 1:32.51 at the Bomber Invitational... also a part of the outdoor 4 x 400 squad that set the school record at the St. Lawrence Fast Chance Qualifier in a time of 3:21.14... placed fourth at the NYSCTC Outdoor Championships in the 800 with a 1:55.31.

2015: Enjoyed a breakout season in 2015 both indoors and outdoors… ran a top outdoor time of 1:53.92 in the 800-meter run and won NYSCTC and Empire 8 Conference titles… also part of the 4 x 400-meter relay that set a school record (3:18.42) and won NYSCTC and Empire 8 Conference titles… Battaglia also enjoyed a strong indoor season as he posted personal-best times of 1:06.03 in the 500-meter run and 1:58.03 in the 800... finished second in the 800 at the Empire 8 Conference meet on 2/14/15 and fifth in the 500 at the ECAC Championships on 3/7/15... part of record-breaking 4 x 400-meter relay that set a school record of 3:24.95 with a first-place finish at the Bomber Invitational on 2/1/15.

2014: Battaglia had top outdoor times in 2014 of 2:03.00 for 800 meters and 4:34.40 for 1,500 meters.

Scholastic: a graduate of Solvay High School, Battaglia was a four-year member of the varsity cross country and track and field teams…received all-league honors during the cross country season as a senior in 2012… helped track and field teams to the 2013 Indoor OHSL League title and the Section Three Class B title… during the outdoor season, Battaglia helped his team to the 2012 and 2013 Section Three Class B title while winning the individual title in the 400-meter dash… was also an state meet qualifier as a member of the 4 x 800-meter relay team… was named the 2012 Indoor and 2013 Outdoor MVP.