Cody Pelliccioni Biography

Morgantown High/North Carolina State University

 

Cody Pelliccioni was a standout distance runner from Morgantown HS in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he ran track and cross country for Coach Mike Ryan. Pelliccioni was a two time Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons. The crowning moment of his career was when he qualified for Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego, CA. He committed to North Carolina State University on the 10th of February, 2011.

 

Prep Cross Country at Morgantown HS (2007-2010)

·        Was North Central Athletic Conference (NCAC) Champion in cross country as a junior (16:31.95) and senior (15:38.59), while placing fourth as a freshman (17:43.94) and third as a sophomore (16:52.67).

·        Was WVSSAC Region 1 AAA Champion in cross country as a sophomore (17:14), junior (16:49.13) and senior (16:51), while placing fourth as a freshman (17:31.66).

·        Won the West Virginia state cross country championship at Cabell Midland XC Course in Ona, WV as a sophomore (15:56.25) in 2008, while state runner-up as a junior (16:51.00) in 2009 and as a senior (15:19.75) in 2010, and finished sixth as a freshman (16:44.00) in 2007.

·        Was a 4-time All-State Selection in cross country.

·        Finished seventh in the Boys Seeded Race at the 2010 Foot Locker South Regional at McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte, NC with a time of 15:04, while becoming just the fifth-ever West Virginian to qualify for the Foot Locker National Championships. He finished fifty-eighth as a sophomore (15:58) in 2008 and thirty-ninth as a junior (15:29) in 2009.

·        1-time Foot Locker First Team All-South (2010).

·        Finished thirty-sixth at the 2010 Foot Locker Nationals at Balboa Park in San Diego, CA with a time of 16:00.

·        Was 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 Gatorade West Virginia Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

·        Won the 2009 McQuaid Invitational at Genesee Valley Park 3.0 in Rochester, NY while breaking the tape in 14:53.19, and won the Prefontaine Award for the fastest time in the three-mile event.

·        Took third place in the Boys Race of Champions 5,000-meter race at the 2010 Great American Cross Country Championships at WakeMed Soccer Complex in Cary, NC with a time of 15:14.40.

 

Prep Track at Morgantown HS (2008-2011)

·        Was a 3-time North Central Athletic Conference (NCAC) Champion in 3200-meters as a sophomore (9:57.86) in 2009, a junior (9:45.70) in 2010, and a senior (10:14.01) in 2011, while an 800-meter NCAC Champion as a junior (2:01.22) in 2010.

·        Was WVSSAC Region 1 AAA Champion in 800-meters (2:00.22) and 1600-meters as a junior (4:40.07) in 2010, while he was runner-up in 3200-meters as a sophomore (4:35.72) in 2009 and as a senior (4:28.22) in 2011.

·        Placed third in 1600-meters at the West Virginia State Championship at Laidley Field in Charleston, WV as a sophomore (4:24.22) in 2008 and junior (4:18.53) in 2010, while he helped lead his 4x800-meter relay team to a fourth place finish as a sophomore in 2009 and sixth place finish as a junior in 2010.

·        Was a 4-time All-State selection in track.

·        Signed with North Carolina State University.

 

Prep Personal Bests:

·        400 Meter Dash (2011 Outdoor) - 53.96

·        800 Meter Run (2010 Outdoor) - 2:00.22

·        1,600 Meter Run (2010 Outdoor) - 4:18.53

·        3,200 Meter Run (2011 Outdoor) - 9:26.35

·        Three Mile Run (2009 CC) - 14:53.19

·        5,000 Meter Run (2010 CC) - 15:04.00

 

College

 

2011 Cross Country at NC State University:

• Redshirted

• Came in 15th while running unattached at the Three Strip Red Shirt Invitational, finishing the 5k course in 15:29

 

2011-12 Indoor Track at NC State University:

• Redshirted the season

 

2012 Outdoor Track at NC State University:

• Redshirted

• Competed unattached in several meets

• Ran a season-best time of 9:11.13 in the 3,000m steeplechase

 

Personal:

·        Born on August 26th, 1992

·        Parents Debra Sue Dinsmore & Louis M Pelliccioni

·        Brother Brice Louis Pelliccioni

·        Currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina