Italian American Long Distance Runners Excel

Submitted by Silvio Laccetti, Ph.D., is a national columnist and president of the Silvio Laccetti Foundation

The college cross country running season just concluded in late November in Madison, Wisconsin. Some 250 of the very best distance runners in US colleges came together to compete for the ultimate prize of All American status, given to the top forty finishers in all the land. Two couriers of Italian American background achieved such lofty status: Marco Langon of Villanova by way of Raritan, NJ, and Matt Strangio of the University of Portland by way of Folsom, CA. Langon finished in 15th place overall, while Strangio was only a few places behind him at #22. Two other Italian Americans raced well but did not earn All American honors: Leo Young, #63, and twin brother Lex at #92, both running for Stanford.

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