Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competes in cross country and the distance events on the track ... Made his official collegiate debut in 2023-24 after redshirting his freshman seasons a year earlier ... Recorded personal best times in the 5000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships both indoors and outdoors ... His current mark is 14:35.52 from the outdoor conference meet ... Also registered a personal best time of 8:22.23 in the 3000 meters during the 2024 indoor season ... Ran in the Wildcats lineup at both the BIG EAST Championships and the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in cross country during the 2023 season ... As a New Jersey scholastic runner he set a Meet of Champions record in cross country over 5000 meters ... Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at Villanova for the Spring 2023 semester.
 

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Voorhees High School: Earned a total of 12 varsity letters during his scholastic career, including four each in cross country and outdoor track & field to go along with three in indoor track & field … Also was a member of the basketball team his freshman year and played point guard … Two-year captain of the cross country and outdoor track & field teams … Captain of the indoor track & field team as a senior … First team all-state performer … As both a junior and a senior was named the Hunterdon County Runner of the Year and the Lehigh Valley Runner of the Year … Skyland Conference individual champion as a sophomore and a senior … Three-time sectional champion and two-time Hunterdon Warren Sussex County champion … Winner of the Voorhees Coaches Outstanding Athlete Award as a senior … Set a New Jersey Meet of Champions record and a school record with a 5K time of 15:29.46 in cross country … Achieved High Honor Roll status academically … Inducted to the National Honor Society and the English National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 8/9/03 in Morristown, N.J. … One of two children of Chris and Stefanie Tavaglione … Has a twin brother, Alexander … Father played college soccer at Central Connecticut State as a forward … Hobbies include swimming, fishing, spending time with friends, and running … Chose to attend Villanova for its great academics, its athletic program, the track & field and cross country team culture and the fun campus environment … Plans to major in Communication.