Bio

As a senior: Cross Country - Competed in seven races in his final season with the Bulldogs ... One of Bryant's top five runners ... Finished second on the team and 42nd overall at the NEC Championships (26:56.76) ... Finished 13th at the UAlbany Invitational (26:39) ... Placed 31st at the Shriner's Invitational (26:01) ... Competed in the NCAA Regionals, finishing 214th with a time of 34:19.3. Indoor Track & Field - Finished 17th in the 5000 (16:24.18) at the NEC championships. Outdoor Track & Field - Ran the 10,000 for the first time at the NEC championships and finished 13th with a time of 33:32.88.

As a junior: Cross Country - Did not compete in any meets as a junior ... Named to the prestigious NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Indoor Track & Field - Did not compete. Outdoor Track & Field - Did not compete.

As a sophomore: Cross Country - Competed at the Bryant XC Invitational, finished with a time of 17:29 and a 30th place finish ... Raced in the CCSU Invitational where he finished 35th overall with a mark of 27:53 ... Competed in the 2010 Codfish Bowl where he finished 75th overall with a time of 28:27 ...  Participated in the  New England  Championships where he finished 221st overall with a time of 27:20 ... Ran in the Brown Invitational where he finished 18th overall with a time of 27:25 ... Competed in the Northeast Conference Championships where he finished the 8k course in 27:39 and recorded a 49th place finish. Indoor Track & Field - Finished ninth overall in the 3000m run with a time of 9:42.90 at the Alden Invitational ... Recorded a 54th-spot time of 4:42.26 in the mile run at the Harvard Invitational ... Recorded a time of 9:15.90 at the Tufts Invitational and a 45th-place finish ... Finished the New England Championships with a 26th-place finish in the 5,000m event with a time of 15:58.38. Outdoor Track & Field - Set a career-best time in the 1,500m with a time of 4:18.72, finishing 32nd at the Bryant Invitational ... Finished 22nd in the 3,000m with a career-best time of 9:12.22 ... Finished 29th in the 5,000m at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships.

As a freshman: Cross country - Competed in six events as a rookie in 2009 ... Placed 28th overall at Central Connecticut Invitational ... Finished 36th at Bryant Invitational ... Placed in top-100 at the 2009 NEC Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:38.9. Indoor Track & Field- Finished eighth in the 1,600m run at the Alden Invitational in his first collegiate race ... Ran to a 32nd-place finish in the 3000m run at the Tufts Stampede. Outdoor Track & Field- Earned a seventh-place finish in the 3000m run at the Brown Springtime Invitational.

Before Bryant: A 2009 graduate of Litchfield High School, Gannon was a four-year member of the Cowboys' cross country team, earning two varsity letters ... Also a member of the varsity outdoor track & field team as a senior and a three-year member of the varsity ice hockey team ... Tri-sport captain as a senior ... 2008 Berkshire League Cross Country medalist ... High School Hobey Baker Award winner for ice hockey as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Scociety and the National Foreign Language Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Kris and Greg Gannon, Colin Gannon was born on June 8, 1991 ... Has two younger brothers, Sean and Ryan.