BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — Boardman senior David D’Altorio officially signed to continue his cross country and track career in the college ranks at Walsh University.
A signing ceremony was held at Boardman High School on Wednesday.
D’Altorio has been a four-year member of the Spartan Cross Country team. He will be a two-year member of the Boardman Indoor Track program, and also a four-year member of the Spartan Track and Field team.
During his Cross Country career, D’Altorio is a 3-time All-Ohioan, finishing in the top 30 at the OHSAA Division 1 State Championship Meet in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
He is currently ranked second all-time in Boardman High School history with a career-best time of 15:26.
This past season, he was the Mahoning County Champion and AAC Athlete of the Year leading the Spartans to victories in both meets.
D’Altorio earned all-county, league, district and regional teams multiple times throughout his career. He helped the Spartans earn a trip to the OHSAA Division I State Championship for the first time since 2013.
He was recently selected to represent Boardman High School and the State of Ohio at the Mid-East Meet of Champions, a senior All Star Race held in Kettering, Ohio. He will join other Ohioans to compete against the best from Michigan and Indiana.
In addition, D’Altorio is a 3-time Academic All Ohioan for having an overall GPA of 3.5 or above at the time of the state meet.
D’Altorio is a previous state qualifier in both Indoor and Outdoor Track.
Last year, he set the Boardman High School Indoor Record in the 3200 at 9:18.32 earning a trip to the state meet.
In outdoor track, he was a part of the 4×800 relay team that qualified for the New Balance Nationals in Philadelphia.
He owns career bests in track of 1:58 in the 800 and 4:20 in the 1600 along with the 9:18 in the 3200.
D’Altorio is a part of the Spartans’ Outdoor Track School Record 4×1600 Relay Team and has also been awarded Academic All Ohio during last spring’s State Championship in Dayton.
