Standout Senior Named Gatorade DE Boys' Cross Country Runner of the Year
Senior John Mascioli was named the 2012-13 Gatorade Delaware Boys' Cross Country Runner of Year. He is the third runner from Archmere to receive this award. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic performance but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse, distinguishes Mascioli as Delaware's best high school boys' cross country runner, and places him in the running for the Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award.
The 5-foot-9 senior raced to the Division II individual state championship this past season with a course-record time of 16:13:13, leading the Auks to second place as a team. Named the Victor A. Zwolak Award recipient by the New Castle County Cross Country & Track Association as the state's top runner, Mascioli placed 40th at the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional Championships in 15:56:9. He captured third place at the 2011 Division II state meet as a junior.
Also a track standout and accomplished musician, Mascioli has maintained a 3.59 weighted GPA, is a member of the Spanish and Ecology clubs, and participates in community service.
Son of Susan and Chris Mascioli '78, Archmere math teacher, John Mascioli will attend St. Joseph's University in the Fall, where he will continue his running career.