2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Marco Langon

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Raritan, N.J.
  • Highschool Bridgewater-Raritan
  • INFLCR marco-langon

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Dynamic talent who is one of the nation's top runners ... Eight-time All-American during his collegiate career to go along with seven BIG EAST titles and a dozen All-BIG EAST honors ... His All-America performances at the NCAA Championships include consecutive top-three finishes in the 5000 meters: third place outdoors in 2025 and runner-up indoors in 2026 ... Came in third in the 3000 meters at the 2026 indoor meet and became the third Villanovan ever along with legends Ron Delany and Marty Liquori to finish top three in two events in the same year ... He placed sixth in the 5K and seventh in the 3K at the 2025 indoor meet, and has five top-eight finishes overall at the national level ... Also has a 15th place individual finish in cross country from the 2024 season ... During the 2024-25 campaign he became the ninth men's athlete in school history to be an All-American in cross country, indoors and outdoors in the same academic year ... Ranks No. 2 in collegiate and Villanova history with a PR of 3:32.79 in the 1500 meters set in California in May 2026 ... School record holder in the 3000 meters (7:34.00) and the 5000 meters (13:05.21) ... Also has anchored a school record distance medley relay with a split of 3:50.75 towards a record of 9:16.10 ... Ran the third leg of the 4xMile relay in 2024 as Villanova won a Championship of America title at the Penn Relays with the No. 2 time in world history (15:51.91) ... The time set collegiate, Penn Relays, Franklin Field and Villanova records ... Anchored the Wildcats to another Penn Relays 4xMile title in 2026 with a 3:55.94 anchor leg ... Sub-four-minute miler with PRs of 3:54.60 in the mile and 3:32.79 in the 1500 meters ... On March 27, 2025, he and teammate Liam Murphy each broke the standing NCAA record in the 1500 meters: Murphy at 3:33.02 and Langon at 3:33.38 ... Won three straight BIG EAST 5000 meter titles at the 2024 outdoor, 2025 indoor and 2025 outdoor meets ... His time outdoors in 2025 set a meet record of 13:27.21 ... Owns five of the eight fastest times in school history in both the 3K and the 5K, as well as two of the four fastest in the 1500 meters and two of the 12 fastest in the mile ... Has national and international experience gained in competition in the U20 races at both the USATF Cross Country Championships and the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in 2023 ... Won a Team USA bronze medal at the world championships and was the second American across the finish line in the U20 race ... Named to the 2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
 
 
SCHOOL RECORD
3000 Meters 7:34.00 February 13, 2026 Boston, Mass. (David Hemery Valentine Invitational)
5000 Meters 13:05.21 December 6, 2025 Boston, Mass. (Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener)
Distance Medley Relay (1600 Meter Leg) 9:16.10 February 20, 2026 Philadelphia, Pa. (Philadelphia Metro)
4xMile Relay (3rd Leg) 15:51.91 April 27, 2024 Philadelphia, Pa. (Penn Relays)
 
 
SUB-FOUR MINUTE MILE
First Career 3:58.82 April 21, 2023
Fastest Mile 3:54.60 January 25, 2025
Fastest 1500 Meters 3:32.79 May 9, 2026
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
600 Meters 1:25.20 High School
800 Meters (relay) 1:52.39 BIG EAST Championships (5.11.2024)
800 Meters (open) 1:56.77 High School
1200 Meters (relay) 2:55.18 Penn Relays (4.25.2025)
1500 Meters 3:32.79 Franson Last Chance (5.9.2026)
1600 Meters (relay) 3:50.75 Philadelphia Metro (2.20.2026)
Mile (open) 3:54.60 Penn 10 Elite (1.25.2025)
Mile (relay) 3:55.94 Penn Relays (4.25.2026)
3000 Meters 7:34.00 David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2.13.2026)
5000 Meters 13:05.21 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12.6.2025)
4 Miles (XC) 19:13.4 Main Line Invitational (9.16.2022)
6000 Meters (XC) 19:23.2 Temple Owls Cross Country Invitational (9.1.2023)
8000 Meters (XC) 22:46.2 Princeton Fall Classic (10.18.2024)
10000 Meters (XC) 29:08.8 NCAA Championships (11.23.2024)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2026 OUTDOOR
BIG EAST Champion 1500 Meters
All-BIG EAST  1500 Meters
Penn Relays Champion 4xMile Relay (Anchor - 3:55.94)
USTFCCCA M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week May 11
BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week April 14, May 12
BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week (4xMile Team) April 28
2026 INDOOR
All-American (First Team) 3000 Meters
All-American (First Team) 5000 Meters
BIG EAST Champion 3000 Meters
BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay (1600m)
All-BIG EAST 3000 Meters
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1600m)
BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week January 27, February 17
2025 OUTDOOR
All-American (First Team) 5000 Meters
BIG EAST Champion 5000 Meters
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
2025 INDOOR
All-American (First Team) 3000 Meters
All-American (First Team) 5000 Meters
BIG EAST Champion 5000 Meters
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
All-American
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (First Team)
2024 OUTDOOR
All-American (Honorable Mention) 5000 Meters
BIG EAST Champion 5000 Meters
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
All-BIG EAST 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
Penn Relays Champion 4xMile Relay (3rd Leg - 3:58.18)
USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (4xMile Team) April 29
BIG EAST Men's Track Athlete of the Week (4xMile Team) April 30
2024 INDOOR
All-American (Second Team) 3000 Meters
BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters)
All-BIG EAST 3000 Meters
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters)
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
All-BIG EAST (First Team)
2022 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2024-25
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2026 INDOOR (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. | LANCE HARTER TRACK AT THE RANDAL TYSON TRACK CENTER)
Date Event Time Place
March 13 5000 Meters 13:36.98 2nd
March 14 3000 Meters 7:42.56 3rd
2025 OUTDOOR (EUGENE, ORE. | HAYWARD FIELD)
Date Event Time Place
June 13 5000 Meters 13:21.17 3rd
2025 INDOOR (VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. | VIRGINIA BEACH SPORTS CENTER)
Date Event Time Place
March 14 5000 Meters 13:14.16 6th
March 15 3000 Meters 7:54.25 7th
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (MADISON, WIS. | THOMAS ZIMMER CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 23 10000 Meters 29:08.8 15th
2024 OUTDOOR (EUGENE, ORE. | HAYWARD FIELD)
Date Event Time Place
June 7 5000 Meters 14:10.41 21st
2024 INDOOR (BOSTON, MASS. | the TRACK at new balance)
Date Event Time Place
March 9 3000 Meters 8:00.83 14th
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (EARLYSVILLE, VA. | PANORAMA FARMS)
Date Distance Time Place
November 18 10000 Meters 30:58.9 146th
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (STILLWATER, OKLA. | GREINER FAMILY OSU CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 19 10000 Meters 30:24.5 121st
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2026 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 15 1500 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 3:48.80 1st
May 16 1500 Meters (Final) 3:39.68 1st
2026 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 27 Distance Medley Relay (1600 Meters) 9:43.92 1st
February 28 3000 Meters 7:57.65 1st
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 16 5000 Meters 13:27.21 1st
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 28 5000 Meters 13:57.03 1st
2024 CROSS COUNTRY (LEESBURG, VA. | MORVEN PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
November 1 8000 Meters 23:28.27 2nd
2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 10 5000 Meters 13:45.50 1st
May 11 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 7:24.09 2nd
2024 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 23 Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters) 9:37.24 1st
February 24 3000 Meters 7:43.83 2nd
2023 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
October 28 8530 Meters 25:21.86 7th
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (ATTLEBORO, MASS. | HIGHLAND PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
October 29 8000 Meters 23:55 13th
 
 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

One of six Americans who made up the Team USA Men’s U20 contingent at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23 in February 2023 … Team USA won a bronze medal in the U20 race and Langon was the second American across the finish line with a 19th place individual finish … The field of 69 runners included athletes from 11 different countries and five continents … Chosen for the United States team based on his third place finish in the U20 Men’s division at the USATF Cross Country Championships held the month before the world meet.
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Club Sports: Ran for Runners High.
 
Bridgewater-Raritan High School: Was a member of the track & field and cross country teams during his scholastic career … As a senior was the individual champion at the New Jersey Meet of Champions in cross country where he had a margin of victory of seven seconds … Went on to be a first team All-American at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals ... Three-time first team all-state performer in cross country ... Set the indoor 3200 meter state record (8:48.28) ... His high school mile time of 4:04 ranked third all-time in Holmdel … Was the New Jersey Meet of Champions winner in the 3200 meters indoors … Came in second at the Foot Locker Regionals in the Mile … Earned All-America honors at the indoor New Balance Nationals … As a senior was New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year in cross country and the NJ.com Player of the Year in cross country and track & field … Also competed on the lacrosse team ... Achieved Honor Roll status academically.
 
Personal: Born 8/31/04 in Livingston, N.J. … Older of two children of Michele Langon … Has a younger sister, Gia (15) … Hobbies include cooking, spending time with friends, listening to music and skating … Chose to attend Villanova for its amazing academics and for the chance to run for a top collegiate track & field program … Also noted the opportunity to train under head coach Marcus O’Sullivan and the success of previous New Jersey runners to come through the program as deciding factors … Communication major.

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