Pat DuPont, a 2008 graduate of Fairport High School in upstate New York, placed 48th at The IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships.
DuPont is a freshman on the Syracuse University cross country and track and field teams. He traveled to Amman, Jordan to compete in his first international competition.
DuPont was the 3200m run and 3000m steeplechase champion last spring at the NY State Championships and competed at Foot Locker National his senior year in high school.
SU teammate Tito Medrano also competed at the meet, placing 62nd. Syracuse has been emerging as one of the best distance programs in the country led by coach Chris Fox.
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