Paul LaPenna Class: Junior
High School: Londonderry
Hometown: Londonderry, N.H.
 
photo 2006: Named to USTFCCA Southeast All-Region team ... Finished 21st in both the ACC Championships (25:08) and NCAA Southeast Regional (31:27) ... Registered a pair of top-10 finishes ... One of five Hokies to finish in top 10 at the Wake Forest Relays with a sixth-place finish in 22:35 ... Was team's second-highest finisher at the William and Mary Inter-Regional meet with a 24:56 effort for 10th place ... Took 28th at the Chile Pepper Invitational with a time of 30:04.

2005: Was fourth at the Virginia Tech Invitational in 19:24.89 ... Placed fourth overall at the Mountaineer open with a time of 19:56.23 ... Was 34th at the ACC Championships with a time of 24:55.8 ... Garnered 71st place at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 32:04.9 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.

High School: Reached high school All-America status last season with his fourth-place finish in the mile (4:17.08) at the 2005 National Scholastic Indoor Championships ... Three-time state champion and state record holder in the 1,000m ... Finished as the runner-up at the Disney Cross Country Classic ... Helped Londonderry High School team and coaches Larry Martin and Paul Dutton capture six team state championships ... Placed fourth at the Class L championships at 1,600m... Finished third at Loucks Games (N.Y.) in the 1,600m with a time of 4:20 ... Personal bests are 1:53.08 in the 800 meters, 2:31.45 for the 1,000m and 4:17.08 for the mile ... 5,000 meter cross country personal best is 15:38.

Personal: Born December 25, 1985 in Lowell, Mass. ... Son of Patricia LaPenna ... Human nutrition, foods and exercise science major.