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2026 Men's Outdoor Track Roster

Filippo Bessi

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 145
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Merone Lombardia, Italy
  • Previous School IIS G.Merone

Biography

2026: Ran in six of the seven meets of the season. ...Helped the 4x400 relay team finish in first at the Nova Southeastern University Alumni Invite. ...Finished in first in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400 relay at the Eagle Invite. ...Sprinted to a personal best 200-meter time of 22.25 for ninth place at the Eagle Invite. ...Placed top-10 in all four events at the SSC Championships, including being a part of the 4x400 relay team's third place finish. ...Made All-SSC Second Team with his contribution to the 4x400 relay team.

2025: Competed in all five meets and 11 events. ...Began the season breaking a personal best time with a 22.77 in the 200-meter at the Tampa Open. ...Grabbed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Tampa Open, running a 54.38. ...Finished in the top 10 in the 4x400-meter relay and 800-meter at the Embry-Riddle Invite, including a career best time of 1:55.17 and a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter. ...Showed out in the inaugural SSC Championship, taking top-10 finishes in all four events. ...Placed second in the 4x400 relay and scored points with a seventh place finish with a time of 48.99 in the 400-meter at the SSC Championships, which is third in program history. ...Claimed the program's first SSC Championship title, coming from behind and clocking a program record 54.31 in the 400-meter hurdles. ...Named the top freshman of the SSC Championship after scoring 24 points for the team. ...Earned SSC Freshman of the Year and All-SSC First Team for his win in the 400-meter hurdles and All-SSC Second Team for his second-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay. ...Member of the SSC Spring Honor Roll.

High School: Attended IIS G.Merone.

Club: Competed with Atletica Triangolo Lariano for five years. ...Two-time individual region champion in the 400-meter hurdles and three-time in the Italian Championships, one indoor and two outdoor.

Personal: Son of Simon Vivoli. ...Plans to major in civil engineering. ...Chose Florida Tech for the great engineering course and the track team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2026Sophomore

    6'0" 145 lbs