COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 800m - 1:54.40, 1500m - 3:45.74, Mile - 4:01.86, 3K - 8:14.46, 5K - 13:40.25, 6K (XC) - 17:45.1, 8K (XC) – 23:10.5, 10K (XC) – 29:37, 5.2 Mile (XC) - 25:40.4
CAREER AWARDS, RECORDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
3x Mid-Atlantic All-Region (’23 XC, '24 XC, '26 XC)
2x Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Preseason Runner to Watch (’24, '25)
1x Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner (XC ’23)
1x Big Ten Second Team (XC '24)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in the 1500m, 10,000m and relay events during the outdoor season...recorded a season-best 3:45.74 in the 1500m and competed at the Penn Relays.
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Opened the outdoor season in the 10,000m...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Recorded a season-best 3:45.74 in the 1500m, placing 22nd...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Competed in the 1500m (3:52.85) and helped Penn State to a 16:52.08 performance in the 4xmile relay...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in the 800m, mile, 3000m and 5000m during the indoor season...Recorded runner-up and third-place finishes in the mile during the regular season...Set a season-best 4:01.86 in the mile and 13:50.28 in the 5000m...qualified for the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 3000m and 5000m...
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Finished second in the mile with a time of 4:06.08 and placed fourth in the 800m in 1:54.40...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Placed third in the mile with a season-best 4:01.86 and finished 49th in the 800m in 1:59.06...BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14): Ran a season-best 13:50.28 in the 5000m to place 30th...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/26-28): Competed in both the 3000m and 5000m, finishing 20th in the 3000m (8:14.46) and 27th in the 5000m (14:39.32).
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed in six meets during the 2025 cross country season...recorded a runner-up finish at the Dolan Duals...competed at the Big Ten Championships...placed 13th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships...
Dolan Duals (9/5): Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 6k, running 17:45.1...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/12): Finished 43rd in the 5.2-mile race in 26:12.8...Paul Short Run (10/3): Placed 19th in the 8k with a time of 23:43.1...Princeton Fall Classic (10/17): Finished 29th in the 8k in 23:43.3...Big Ten Championships (10/31): Placed 72nd in the 8k with a time of 24:43.7...NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships (11/14): Finished 13th in the 10k, crossing the line in 30:13.0...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in the 5000m at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener...
Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7): Opened the indoor season with a 42nd-place finish in the 5000m, crossing the line in 13:40.25.
Cross Country 2024
Season: Earned All-Region honors with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships...qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships...finished 20th at the Big Ten Championships...
Dolan Duals (9/6): Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 6k, running 18:06.9...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Finished 28th in the 5.2-mile race in 25:40.4...Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/5): Competed in the 8k with a time of 24:14.9...Princeton Fall Classic (10/18): Finished the 8k in 23:43.9...Big Ten Championships (11/1): Placed 20th in the conference 8k championship with a time of 23:10.5...NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships (11/15): Earned All-Region honors with a fourth-place finish in the 10k, running 29:37.1 to qualify for the NCAA Championships...NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/23): Finished in the 10k with a time of 30:19.2...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2024
Season: Did not compete
Cross Country 2023
Season: In his true freshman campaign, DiCola finished his season earning Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors in just his third in-uniform collegiate competition…DiCola and teammate Evan Dorenkamp were the team’s dynamic 1-2 punch through its postseason run.
Big Ten Championships (10/27): Finished 23rd overall in his first conference competition…Clocked a 25:01.5 as the Nittany Lions’ second-place finisher. NCAA Regional Championships (11/10): In his first 10K race, DiCola nearly broke 30 minutes, going 30:02.3, good for second on the Nittany Lions and 19th in the region…His 19th-place finish was second among freshman in the region…Penn State finished fourth in the region as a team thanks in part to DiCola’s impressive effort.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: Mile – 4:04.14, 3K – 8:18.68, 3200m – 8:47.39, 5K – 14:26.72
Attended Hatboro-Horsham High School where he put together one of the most outstanding single seasons in Pennsylvania prep history, earning 2022-23 Pennsylvania Boys Track & Field Gatorade Player of the Year honors for his effort…Won the 2022 PIAA Cross Country championship with a new course record…Qualified for the 2022 EastBay Nationals…Won two PIAA state titles in 2023, winning the 1600m and 3200m…His 8:47.39 3200m time is a PIAA record…Won 2023 New Balance Nationals 5K title…Won 2023 Penn Relays High School Boys Mile championship…Set the No. 2 prep mile time in Pennsylvania history at the 2023 Hoka Festival of Miles…In total, was a five-time All-American across track and cross country.
PERSONAL
Son of Aurthur and Colleen DiCola…Has three siblings, Lillian, Benjamin, and Daniel…Hobbies include reviewing music, playing frisbee, biking, and statistics…Majoring in civil engineering…Chose Penn State because it is a “great school, a great campus, and has lots of places to run. I love the team and the coaches, as well as the school’s history of success in athletics and academics.”