2009... Did not compete.

2008... Ran 30:17 in his collegiate debut at the Eye Opener (9/6)... saw considerable improvement in his second meet, running 29:49 at the Salty Seadog Invitational (9/13) at the Naval Academy... ran 30:00 at The Citadel Invitational (9/27), placing 30th... finished 38th at the FLRunners.com Invitational (10/3), running 28:48... placed 39th at the 6k Winthrop Asics Classic (10/18), running 22:17.

High School... Graduated from Massapequa High School in 2008... earned 11 varsity letters in cross country and track and field... earned five All-Division, four All-Conference and three All-County honors... won five conference championships... was a member of two 4x800m relay state qualifying teams... team won the outdoor division championship in 2006.

Personal... Frankie Dioguardi... born Jan. 16, 1990 in Brooklyn, N.Y...son of Frank and Tracy Dioguardi... chose The Citadel over Navy, VMI, Iona, Albany and the Coast Guard Academy... majoring in civil engineering.