Fredonia University

2019: Won Distance Medley Relay on February 9 in Tiffin, OH... Earned Top Devil on the weeks of Sept. 3, Sept. 24, and Oct. 30.

2018: Won his first collegiate race 9/1 at the Fredonia Invitational with 19:47.0 for 6,000 meters. It was his first time running the distance at a college XC meet ... Fredonia Athlete of the Week on 9/4 ... SUNYAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week on 9/4 ... Fredonia Athlete of the Week on 9/24 after finishing second at Robert Wesleyan's Harry F. Anderson Invitational ... SUNYAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week after his second-place finish at the Houghton Highlander Invitational on 10/6... Winner of the SUNYAC Elite 20 award for having the highest GPA at the SUNYAC Championship meet.

Previous accomplishments -- 2016 Second Team All SUNYAC and NCAA Atlantic All-Region ... USTFCCCA all-academic.

Before Fredonia: Cross Country and Track & Field team MVP and captain for Head Coach Kurt Warmbrodt at Dunkirk H.S. ... 2015 Dunkirk Senior Male Athlete of the Year ... class president and valedictorian.

Personal -- Born in Dunkirk, N.Y. ... son of Susan and Jim Francis ... brother to Jordan ... his father and grandmother, Luana Francis, are Fredonia grads ... general manager of campus television station WNYF .. full name is Ethan James Francis... Member of Fredonia's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 

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