Bio

Student’s Name: Chloe Mattilio        

Collegiate Sports: Women's Cross Country (2013 & 2014), Snowshoe Racing (2014 & 2015), and Marathon Canoe Racing (2014 - 2015).

Hometown/State:  Willow Street, PA

High school/year graduated: Lancaster Mennonite High School (2013)

High School Cross Country Honors:  Lancaster-Lebanon League Honorable Mention (2010), Second Team All-Star (2011), First Team All-Star (2012).  Lancaster-Lebanon League medalist (2011 & 2012). PA District 3 Medalist (2010, 2011, and 2012). State qualifier (2010, 2011, and 2012).

Track and Field:  PA District 3 3,200 Meters runner-up and state qualifier (2013). Lancaster-Lebanon League student athlete.

Personal:  Daughter of John and Melissa Mattilio, born May 6^th, 1995

Academic Major:  Environmental Science

Collegiate Athletic Honors/Highlights: 

Cross Country:  XC Champion at Cazenovia College (2013), Southern Vermont College (2013), and Johnson State College (2013).  USCAA First Team All American (2013 & 2014), YSCC Runner of the Year (2013). YSCC All Conference Team (2013 & 2014).

Snowshoe Racing: 2014:  Empire State Snowshoe Racing Association 5K Champion (2014); Empire State Games Snowshoing Gold Medalist 800 meters and 5,000 meters (2014); US Snowshoe Nationals ~ US National Team (2014).  Mixed 2.5 X 4 Relay National Champions (2014).  National Snowshoe Championship Hill Climb ~ Silver Medalist (2014).  Paul Smith's College Striders Rookie of the Year (2014). 

Snowshoe Racing ~ 2015:  Chloe won the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival 2,000 meter snowshoe race under the lights at Dewey Mountain.  She qualified for US Nationals with a second place finish in the ESSRA Championships.  Chloe won the Highland Forest 10K Snowshoe Race in a time of 1:10:42, leading up to US Nationals where she finished third in the inaugural half marathon with a time of 2:00:04.

Academic Honors:  Dean’s List (Fall 2013), Adirondack Scholar (Fall 2013); YSCC All Academic Team (Fall 2013, Fall 2014).  USCAA National All Academic Team (Fall 2014).  Paul Smith's College Adirondack Scholar (Fall 2013; Spring 2014; Fall 2014).

Other athletic Interests: I enjoy playing soccer, dancing, and practicing yoga.

Recreation Pursuits/Leisure Interests:  I love hiking, reading, Sex and the City, listening to music, Zac Efron, crafting, glitter, and baking.

Why Paul Smith’s? Because where else can you be on a snowshoe team? Also, because of our experiential learning environments, passionate professors, and b-e-a-utiful campus.