Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Two-time indoor BIG EAST champion in the relays, including the 4x800 relay in 2017 and the distance medley relay in 2018 ... Made contributions to the team in the middle distances on the track and during cross country season ... Hard worker and tough competitor ... Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a five-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 

2017: Ran in two races during the season; Main Line Invitational (9/15): Recorded a time of 21:21.6 over four miles in the first meet of the season; Paul Short Run (9/29): Competed in the open race and crossed the finish line in 26:13.7 to tally a personal best time for an 8000 meter course.

2016: Competed three times during the year; Big 5 Invitational (9/9): Recorded a time of 21:05.4 over 6000 meters on the Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia to open the year; Main Line Invitational (9/16): Registered a time of 21:21.2 over four miles on the Haverford course; Haverford Invitational (10/21): Placed 29th with a time of 22:43.4 in the four-mile race.

2015: Competed in three races as an unattached runner; Big 5 Invitational (9/11): Posted a time of 20:53.8 over 6000 meters; Main Line Invitational (9/18): Recorded a time of 21:18 over four miles in his first career race at Haverford; Haverford Invitational (10/23): Finished in 20th place with a time of 21:10.6 over four miles.

2018: Was a BIG EAST champion as part of the Wildcats distance medley relay at the conference meet ... Competed a total of five times during the indoor season; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Ran the 1000 meters and tallied a 13th place finish with a time of 2:31.86; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Finished in 24th place in the Mile with a time of 4:23.77; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Tallied a seventh place finish in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:31.49; FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Ran the 800 meters and crossed the finish line in 1:59.52 to tally a 24th place finish; BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Ran the 800 meter leg of the distance medley relay with a split of 1:56.77 to help Villanova claim the BIG EAST title in the relay with a winning time of 9:48.31 ... Ran on a conference champion relay for the second straight season and helped the Wildcats win the BIG EAST team title.

2017: Competed at seven meets during the season ... Established personal best times at three different distances and won a BIG EAST title as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x800 meter relay; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Came in 17th in the Mile and recorded a personal best time of 4:17.31; Gotham Cup (1/20): Crossed the finish line with a time of 2:37.35 in the 1000 meters and notched a 14th place finish; Villanova Open (1/27): Placed fifth in the 1000 meters with a personal best time of 2:30.72; Villanova Invitational (2/4): Recorded a 13th place finish in the 800 meters with a personal best time of 1:54.91; FastTrack National Invitational (2/10): Recorded a time of 1:59.62 in the 800 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/24-2/25): Led off the 4x800 meter relay and was part of the Wildcats conference title in the event ... Villanova posted a winning time of 7:32.73 ... Also ran in the preliminary heats of the 800 meters and came in 11th with a time of 1:55.30.

2016: Competed at two meets as an unattached runner; Great Dane Classic (1/16): Tallied a time of 1:57.32 in the 800 meters; Villanova Invitational (2/6): Posted a time of 4:18.92 in the Mile.

2018: Competed at two meets during the season and was a part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x800 meter relay at the BIG EAST Championships; Colonial Relays (4/6): Recorded a time of 4:04.97 in the 1500 meters in his first race of the outdoor season; BIG EAST Championships (5/12): Led off the 4x800 meter relay in which Villanova scored team points with a fifth place finish and a time of 7:48.42.

2017: Competed in both the 800 meters and the 1500 meters during the season ... Appeared at a total of five meets and ran in the 800 meters at the BIG EAST Championships; Colonial Relays (4/1): Ran the 800 meter legs of both the sprint medley relay and the distance medley relay ... Helped the DMR squad finish with a time of 10:21.67 and anchored the sprint medley squad to a seventh place finish with a time of 3:30.90; Sam Howell Invitational (4/7): Recorded a time of 4:17.17 in the invitational section of the 1500 meters; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/22): Recorded a time of 1:55.57 and came in 16th in the 800 meters; Haverford Invitational (4/26): Finished third in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:06.31; BIG EAST Championships (5/12): Recorded a time of 1:58.88 and finished 12th overall in the preliminary heats of the 800 meters.

2016: Competed at two meets as an unattached runner; Sam Howell Invitational (4/8): Recorded a time of 4:22.77 in the 1500 meters; Haverford Mid-Week Meet (4/26): Finished first in the 1500 meters with a personal best time of 3:54.86.

Pioneer High School: Earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track & field ... Two-time all-state honoree in the 1600 meters as a sophomore and a junior ... Also earned all-state accolades in cross country as a junior ... Conference champion in the 1600 meters as a junior and was a three-time all-conference runner in the event ... Also earned all-region accolades in the 1600 meters three straight years ... Three-time all-conference and all-region performer in cross country ... Member of the 2013 Pioneer High School Academic State Champion team ... Garnered Academic All-State honors individually in both cross country and track & field three times.

Personal: Born 4/5/97 in Summit, N.J. ... Older of two sons of Steve Arrivo and Victoria Booth ... Has a younger brother, Nicolas ... Father ran collegiate cross country and track & field at Eastern Illinois from 1984-88 ... Hobbies include cycling, motorsports and working on cars ... Chose to attend Villanova because it had the academic programs he was looking for along with an excellent community of students and faculty ... Mechanical Engineering major.