Hometown: Pittsford, NY
Occupation: Asst XC/Track Coach, GA Kinesiology, SUNY Cortland
College: Geneseo State '06
High School: Pittsford Sutherland '02
E-Mail: [email protected]

Chris Popovici, who holds a USATF Level II certification in sprints and hurdles, is in his second year as an assistant coach for the SUNY Cortland Track and Field/Cross-Country program where he focuses primarily on coaching the 800m runners.   2011 also marks his first year as the Director of the Syracuse Chargers EDC.

Prior to 2010, Popovici spent three years coaching at his high school alma mater, Pittsford Sutherland. During that span, the boys’ and girls’ programs combined to break 21 school records, and Popovici coached 12 sectional champions and five state qualifiers.

A graduate of SUNY Geneseo, Popovici was a consistent scorer in the middle distances on a team that captured 10 SUNYAC team titles during his career. He earned four top-three individual finishes at the conference championships and captured the 500-meter title (67.54) at the 2004 indoor conference meet. Popovici continues to compete as a member of the Syracuse Chargers Elite Development Club. 

PRs:

800m:     1:52.51 (Oneonta Last Chance Meet 2010)

1000m:   2:29.89 (Cornell Deneault Invitational 2010)

1500m:   3:57.4 (Cornell Bid Red Invite 2010)

3000m:   8:50.4 (Upstate Holiday Classic 2008)

5000m:   15:35 (Cortland Classic 2009) 

             15:38 road (Brighton Firecracker 2008)

15k:       52:09 (Utica Boilermaker 2008)