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Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University Penmen

2019 Men's Cross Country

Pedro Pereira

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Danbury, Conn.
  • Highschool Danbury

Biography

2019:

  • Finished in 64th place at the 2019 Northeast-10 Championships at Jamesville, N.Y. with a 30:10.2
  • Had a career-best 27:06.0 for 8K at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh on Oct. 5
  • Came in 12th-place at the season-opening Shacklette Invitational in 29:26.8

2018

  • Raced in four meets for the Penmen
  • Clocked fastest time of the fall, and of his career, at the UMASS Dartmouth Invitational on September 15 with a 27:08.

2017

  • Raced in four meets for the Penmen
  • Clocked fastest time of the fall at the Northeast-10 Championship in 28:07 (82)
  • Posted a top-20 performance at the Vermont Tech Invitational on September 9 in 29:39, which was good enough for No. 19 overall

BEFORE SNHU/PERSONAL:

  • Marketing major
  • 2017 graduate of Danbury High School
  • Three-year member of the Mad Hatters' cross country program while also running four-years of track and field
  • Two-time All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) Second Team choice in cross country
  • Named First Team All-FCIAC in track as a junior and senior
  • Earned First Team All-State in track during his junior and senior seasons
  • Son of Emeli Pereira
  • Has a brother named Luiz
  • Lists Travis Scott as his favorite musician

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2019Junior

    5'8"