2009 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Cameron Marantz
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Westport, Conn.
- High School:
- Staples High School
Major: Masters of Science in Finance
Track Events: 5,000m and 10,000m
At Princeton: Coached by Steve Dolan … Finished 22nd overall in the 2008 cross country HEPS, the Ivy League championship … Princeton won the 2008 Ivy League cross country championships … Won the Old Nassau Invitational cross country event in 2008 … Placed seventh in the 5,000m at the 2009 Outdoor HEPS … Scored for the Tigers at the 2008 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional as Princeton finished fourth overall … Personal bests include 24:35 (8K), 14:27 (5,000m) and 4:13 (mile).
Prep: Coached by Laddie Lawrence … Earned all-conference, all-state and all-New England honors during senior cross country season … Placed 25th at the 2004 New England Cross Country Championships … Finished 15th at the 2004 CIAC State Cross Country Championships, helping Staples to a 12th-place finish … Came in third at the league meet in 2004, helping the team to its first first-place victory since 1990 … Named second-team all-conference for the 1,600m indoor event in 2005 and first-team all-conference for the 1,600m, 3,200m and 5,000m outdoor events.
Personal: Son of Mitchell and Leslie Marantz … Has an older sister, Lauren … Enjoys reading, playing guitar, watching movies and speaking French … Admires Galen Rupp because despite all the things people said about him, he just kept his head down and persisted and now no American can beat him … Graduated from Princeton in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics … Currently working toward masters degree at Florida with a future interest in options trading … Chose UF for the combination of athletic program and facilities, academic fit and the climate.
