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Wayne State University Athletics

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Seth Pianga

Seth Pianga

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Weight:
    111
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Livonia, Mich.
  • High School:
    Churchill

Summary

Biography

2024:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete in any meets for the Warriors.

2023:  Was a USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honoree by having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and a finish in the top 30 percent at the regional championship ... selected as the squad's Rookie of the Year ... competed in five meets, while appearing as an unattached runner in one other event ... made his Warrior team debut at the Warrior Challenge (9/15) and came home ninth (25:55.00) ... finished 46th (26:53.70) at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/22) ... raced at the Lewis Crossover Invite (10/7) and notched a time of 25:31.90 for 117th overall … secured 31st at the GLIAC Championships (10/21) for his finishing mark of 25:39.10 ... competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/4) and collected 69th (32:38.60) ... was an unattached runner at the Skippers Cross Country Showcase (9/1) for his collegiate debut, finishing with a mark of 26:54.50.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Livonia Churchill High School ... earned four varsity letters in cross country ... finished 37th at the 2022 MHSAA Division 1 cross country meet in a time of 16:20.92, after placing fifth at the Ann Arbor Huron regional (15:47.5) ... crossed the finish line in 16:26.32 to place 57th as a junior at the state meet following a fourth-place finish at regionals ... was a two-time All-Kensington Lakes Activities Association honoree as well as a two-time All-Region and All-County runner ... served as a cross country team captain as a senior ... also lettered in track (2021, 2022 and 2023, since 2020 season was canceled) receiving All-Region and All-KLAA accolades ... placed eighth in the 3200m race at the 2023 MHSAA Division 1 state finals in a personal-best  time of 9:23.83 to earn All-State honors ... ran anchor on the 4x800m relay at the state meet as a senior ... won the 3200m race at the 2023 KLAA Conference meet at Howell ... finished fifth in the 3200m race at the 2022 MHSAA Regional track meet in a time of 10:02.18 ... was a four-year member of the academic Honor Roll.

Personal:  Full name -- Seth A. Pianga ... born on July 6, 2005, in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... son of Jason and Mandy Pianga ... has two sisters, Grace and Elaina ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 (4.00), Fall 2024 and Winter 2025.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'5" 119 lbs

  • 2024Sophomore

    5'5" 119 lbs

  • 2025Redshirt Sophomore

    5'4" 111 lbs