Skip To Main Content

Cornell University Athletics

2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster

Christopher Christoff

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Highschool Snider HS

Biography

Christoff's Top Performances
800m1:57.92
1500m4:01.54
3000m8:49.89
Steeplechase9:16.52
As a Senior (2013-14)
Christoff capped off his senior cross country season with a 19th place finish at the Reif Memorial Run with a time of 26:46.0. His best time of the season came at the Princeton Invitational, where he ran a time of 26:02.0. His other finishes came at the season-opener against Army where he placed 19th, and at the Paul Short Gold run where he placed 324th.

Christoff continued to be a distance contributor for the Big Red in his final season on the track. He posted a season best 1:56.56 in a 4th place finish in the 800 at the Deneault Memorial. In his final collegiate race he posted a career best time of 9:16.52 in the 3000 Steeplechase at the Bison Outdoor Classic.

As a Junior (2012-13)
Christoff had a strong junior season, starting the year off with a 20th-place finish at the Army-Binghamton tri-meet. He then improved to 11th place the next weekend at the Yellowjacket Invitational and fought hard to a 205th-place finish at the competitive Paul Short Run at Lehigh. He finished his year with a 99th-place showing at the Princeton Invitational and an 18th-place finish at the John Reif Memorial Run.

On the track, Christoff set personal records in four different events, running 1:57.92 for 800 and 8:49.89 for the 3K. He took part in 10 meets for Cornell and ran eight different events throughout the year.

As a Sophomore (2011-12)
Christoff began his 2011 campaign with a 24th-place finish at the Army-Binghamton tri-meet. He followed that with a 30th-place showing at the Colgate Invitational and then a 61st-place finish at the much larger open race of the Paul Short Invitational. He improved to ninth place at the Yellowjacket Invitational in Rochester, and finished his year with an 86th-place showing at the Heptagonal Championships.

Before Cornell
Christoff was a member of two state medalist relays over his junior and senior years. He was a member of a state runner-up 4x8 that also placed ninth at NBON his senior year. He was a four-year letterwinner in track and a three-year letter winner in soccer. His senior year he was named scholar athlete of the year for his school.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2013-14Senior

    Mid-Distance