Chico State Athletics

2011 XC All-American (Finshed 35th)
2011 XC All-West Region (Finshed 14th)
2011 XC All-CCAA (Finshed 6th)

2011-2012: Earned All-American honors while placing 35th at the NCAA Championships...Placed 14th at the NCAA West Regionals, earning All-West Region honors...Placed sixth at the CCAA Championships as the Wildcats took ten of the top 11 spots in the race, earning All-CCAA honors.

2010-2011: Placed 19th at the CCAA Championships…Recorded a PR of 24:19 while placing 17th at the Willamette Invitational…Placed 98th at the Stanford Invitational…On the track, recorded a 3K PR of 8:48 at the Aggie Invitational…Recorded a 14:58 PR in the 5K at the San Francisco Distance Carnival…Recorded a 5K of 15:09 and a 1,500-meter time of 4:06 at the Chico Twilight Invitational.

2009-2010: Redshirted his freshman seasons of cross country and track…Posted some impressive marks during the fall despite his redshirt status…Placed second overall with a time of 25:11 at the team’s 8K time trial…Competing unattached at the Irvine Invitational, placed 17th overall in 25:42…Joined the sub-25 club two weeks later while running to a 24:58 PR at the Willamette Invitational…Concluded the fall season with a 20th place showing at the San Francisco State Invitational and a 5K of 15:16 at the team’s season ending time trial…On the track, Gradone posted PR’s of 4:04 (1500m) and 15:11 (5K).

High School: Starred for coach Dan Gruber at Aptos HS…As a senior, posted a 15:33 PR at the famed Crystal Springs cross country course with a 3,200-meter PR of 9:32…One of Chico State’s top distance running additions for 2009.

Personal Best Marks:
8K XC – 24:19
1,500m – 4:04
3,000m – 8:48
5,000m – 14:51