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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Talha Syed

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Mich.
  • Previous School Salem
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Economics

Biography

2024-25 (Senior): (XC) ran 8K PR and scored in the top 3 with time of 22:57.5 at Ivy XC Championships, made it to NCAA DI Northeast National Qualifier meet in the 10K (ITF) ran 5K PR of 13:44.97 at BU Sharon Colyear-Danville season opener, ran mile PR of 4:02.85 and had top 5 finish at Penn Classic, scored in the top 5 for 5K race at Ivy Indoor Championships (OTF) did not compete

2023-24 (Junior): (XC) Competed in 8K at Ivy League Heps Indoor T&F Championships and ran 10K PR of 30:05.7 at NCAA DI NE Region XC Championships. (ITF) Won 3K and ran PR of 8:03.25 at YDC Challenge, ran mile PR of 4:05.43 at Fastrack National Invite, scored 2nd place finish in 3K at Ivy League Heps Indoor T&F Championships. (OTF) Ran 1500m PR of 4:03.39 at Larry Ellis Invitational, scored 2nd place finish in 10K and competed in 5K at Ivy League Heps Outdoor T&F Championships, went on to compete in 10K at NCAA East First Round.

2022-23 (Sophomore): (XC) Ran an 8k, finishing in 77th place with a time of 27:02.3 at the Ivy League Heps XC Championships (Oct. 28) … (ITF): Posted fifth place finish in the mile at the NYC Gotham Cup with a PR time of 4:12.02 (Jan. 20) … Earned a personal best 3000m time of 8:07.22, placing 71st at the David Valentine Invite (Feb. 10-11) … (OTF): Participated in the Virginia Challenge 5000m and clocked 9th finish with a PR of 14:00.78 (Apr. 20-22) … Competed in the Ivy League Outdoor TF Championships in both the 5000m and 10,000m … ran a 10,000m PR time of 30:03.26, placing 6th … ran the 5000m with time 14:40.43, placing 14th (May 6-7)

2021-22 (First-Year): (XC) Was fourth-best Columbia finisher at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 30) running a PR time of 25:09.1 to finish 36th in the 8K ... Clocked 33:23.1 (128th) in the 10K at the NCAA Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12) ... Posted best finish of the season with a 10th-place time of 19:31.1 in the 3.73M at the Stony Brook XC Invite (Sept. 4) ... (ITF) Ran a PR in the 3,000m with a time of 8:40.88 to finish 18th at the Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia (Jan. 22) meet ... Finished ninth with a time of 14:42.51 in the 5,000m at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Feb. 4-5) ... (OTF) Ran a PR 10,000m time of 30:33.59 to finish 14th at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 7-8) ... Posted best finish of the outdoor season with a second-place time of 30:51.81 in the 10,000m at the Larry Ellis Invite (Apr. 15-16) ... Ran a PR in the 5,000m at the Sam Howell Invite (Apr. 2), finishing seventh with a time of 14:40.74.

High School: Mutli-letterwinner in cross country and track at Plymouth Canton Educational Park, in Canton, Michigan ... Helped 2020 cross country squad to the KLAA Conference, District and Regional Championships ... Member of the 2018 Track & Field MHSAA DI Region 05-1 Championship squad ... 2021 Adidas All-American (indoor track) ... Owns the school record in the 5K (XC), 5,000m, 3200m and the Two-Mile ... 2020 Detroit High School Sports Awards Male Honoree (XC) ... Earned 2021 All-State honors in cross country ... Three-time All-Conference (XC) honors ... Three-time All-Region (XC) honors ... Two-time All-Conference honors (TF) ... Two-time All-Region honors (TF) ... Three-time Academic All-State (XC/TF).

Personal: Enrolled in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in economics. 
Career Bests
8K (XC)
 - 25:09.1
Ivy League Cross Country Heps - Oct. 30, 2021
10K (XC) - 33:32.1
NCAA Northeast Region Cross Country Championships - Nov. 12, 2021
3.73M (XC) - 19:31.1
Stony Brook XC Invite - Sept. 4, 2021
3000m (Indoor) - 8:40.88
Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia - Jan. 22, 2022
5000m (Outdoor) - 14:40.74
Sam Howell Invite - Apr. 2, 2022
10000 (Outdoor) - 30:33.59
Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps - May 7-8, 2022

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Distance
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2023-24Junior

    Distance
  • 2024-25Senior

    Distance