East Tennessee State University

2025 Cross Country - Finished 44th at the USC Upstate Eye Opener XC Meet with a time of 26:20.0 in the 8k. . . Finished 14th at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational with a time of 24:49.5 in the 8k.

2024 Cross Country - Pedota competed in five races for the Bucs in 2024...He finished with three finishes among the top 27...Finished a season-best 20th at the Roanoke Invitational in mid-October with a time of 25:33.7...His top time of 2024 came on September 20 at the Hokie Invitational where he finished the 8K run with a time of 25:30.8...Ran for the Bucs in the SoCon Cross Country Championships and finished 42nd with a time of 26:52.2. 

2023 Cross Country - Redshirt the 2023 cross country season. 

2022 Cross Country - Made four appearances as a true freshman during the 2022 season ... Made his collegiate debut at the Eye Opener XC Festival (Sep.2), placing 29th in the 8K with a time of 27:41.5 ... Set his personal best in the 8K at the Louisville Classic (Oct.1) with a time of 26:40.2.

Prior to ETSU - Lettered in both cross country and track and field at Northridge High School ... Finished ninth at the state championship in the 3200m in 2022 with a time of 9:37. 

Personal - Son of Darien and Brenda Pedota ... Born Sept. 6 ... Majoring in Biology ... His father, Darien, ran cross country and track at Loyola (Chicago), and mother, Brenda, ran cross country and track at the University of Illinois at Chicago.