Columbia University Athletics

2021-22 (Sophomore): (XC) Finished 17th in the 8K with a time of 28:07.0 at the Mets Cross Country Championships (Oct. 8) for best finish of the season ... Ran the 5K in 17:06.6 (50th) at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (Sept. 24) ... Ran the 3.73M in 20:08.2 at the Stony Brook XC Invite (Sept. 4) ... (ITF) Posted best finish of the indoor season with a PR in the 3,000m, clocking 8:54.14 to finish eighth at the Bill Ward Invite (Dec. 4) ... Finished 16th in the one mile with a time of 4:27.39 at the Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia (Jan. 22) meet ... (OTF) Did not compete in any events.

2020-21 (First-Year): Season canceled (COVID-19)

High School: Multi-letterwinner in track & field and soccer at Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota ... Took the 2020 True Team Section championship track ... Two-time Tri-Metro All-Conference honors in track ... Played center midfield in soccer ... Member of a MSHL State Championship winning squad (soccer) ... Two-time state qualifier and Second 3A Champion (soccer) ... Two-time Tri-Metro All-Conference honors in soccer ... Spent time with the Minneapolis United Premier Soccer Club.

Personal: Born, Jerome Sobhani, on April 16, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota ... Son of Sara Blatz and Diba Sobhani ... Has two siblings, Hanna and Sophia ... Decided to attend Columbia "to take advantage of the professional and academic opportunities that Columbia and New York city offer" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in computer science.

Career Bests
5K (XC) - 17:06.6
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown - Sept. 24, 2021
8K (XC) - 28:07.0
Mets Cross Country Championships - Oct. 8, 2021
3.73M (XC) - 20:08.2
Stony Brook XC Invite - Sept. 4, 2021
One Mile (Indoor) - 4:27.39
Yale-Dartmouth-Columbia - Jan. 22, 2022
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:54.14
Bill Ward Invite - Dec. 4, 2021