THE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OFCOLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Achievements/Awards

• RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll, 2023 
• RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll, 2022
• RMAC 5,000m Champion 
• 4x First Team All American 
• 3x All Region XC
• 3x All RMAC 
• 2x Second Team All American 

Year-by-Year

• 2022 | Pierantoni finished 11th overall at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a time of 30:08.6 … Competed in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships with a time of 30:35.3 … Finished in 3rd place at Lewis Crossover with a time of 23:52.0 … Clocked a time of 21:52.3 at the C.U. Time Trial.
• 2021 | Pierantoni ran a time of 30:08.7 at the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships … Clocked a time of 31:12.4 at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships … At the Lewis Crossover, Pierantoni registered a time of 24:43.6 … Competed at the 2021 Roadrunners Invitational with a time of 24:28.0 … Had a 3rd place finish with the time of 18:04.4 at the JK Gold Classic. 
• 2020 | Led the team to victory at the 2020 Colorado Springs XC Open running a time of 26:10 placing 2nd… Ran at the 2020 RMAC Cross Country Championships placing 9th with a time of 24:41.5 (PR) in the 8k ... A first-team all-conference performer ... Earned first-team RMAC All-Academic honors
• 2019 | Had a breakout sophomore campaign ... Was a steady top three performer for the program ... Earned All-Region Honors ... Was the team's top runner at the NCAA Championships with a time of 31:08.6 ... Crossed the finish line at the NCAA South Central Championship in 32:06.4 to grab all-region accolades ... Notched his best 8K time of 25:24.8 at the UCCS Rust Buster ... RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
• 2018: Was the Cougars third finisher at the UCCS Rust Buster, and finished 11th overall, with a time of 26:58.1 on the 8K course … Notched the third best time among Colorado Christian runners at the Missouri Southern Stampede (27:26.4) … Registered a time of 26:35.4 at the Fort Hays State Tiger 8K … During the 8K RMAC Championships, crossed the finish line in 26:50.1 … The third best Colorado Christian time at the NCAA South Central Region Championship 10K (32.59.4)

Beyond the Jersey 

• INSPIRATIONAL PERSON OR QUOTE & WHY | “100% of me is nothing compared to 1% of the team” -Eliud Kipchoge. “This quote is a reminder of how much stronger individuals are when they come together as teammates.”
• FAVORITE CCU MOMENT & WHY | “2022 NCAA XC championships when the men were 3rd and the women were 10th in the nation.”
• OUTSIDE OF SPORTS | Outside of sports, Pierantoni enjoys spending time with his family and friends. 
• WHY DID YOU CHOOSE CCU | “On my visit I fell in love with the close team and felt like the coaches cared for each individual.”
• FAMILY TIES | “My older brother Jason competed in the CCU XC/TF team from 2016-2020 and my younger sister is a current member of the team at CCU as well.”
• POST COLLEGE DREAMS | “Continue to chase fast times and eventually become a coach so that I can invest in athletes in the same way my coaches have invested in me.”