2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Topu Saha

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 140
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jersey City, N.J.
  • High School William L. Dickinson
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Honors and Awards:
- CSC Academic All-District (2022-23, 2023-24)
- NJCU Male Presidential Academic Achievement Award (2023-24)
- First Team Academic All-NJAC (2023-24)
- Second Team Academic All-NJAC (2022-23)
- Honorable Mention Academic All-NJAC (2021-22)

2022-23: Appeared in six indoor and five outdoor meets as a junior ... PRed in the 5,000m (16:54.73) in his season debut at the FastTrack Opener (12/2) ... season-best 9:42.90 in the 3,000m at the Seahawk Shootout (12/9) ... PRed in the 800m (2:11.31) at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic (4/14-15) ... PRed in the 1,500m (4:27.85) at Widener (5/14-15).

2021-22: Competed in eight indoor events and eight outdoor events as a sophomore ... opened the season with a PR in the 5,000m of 16:59.29 at the FastTrack Opener (12/3) ... also PRed in the Seahawk Shootout (12/10) in the 3,000m with a time of 9:42.77 ... PRed in the mile with a time of 4:50.74 at the NYC DIII Invite (2/4) ... helded the DMR to a time of 11:17.88 at NJACs (2/21) ... PRed in the 800m and 1,500m with times of 2:11.42 and 4:29.94, respectfully, at the Greyhound Invite (4/15) ... PRed in the 10,000m with a time of 36:27.60 at NJACs (5/7-8).

2020-21: Raced four times as a rookie outdoors ... there was no indoors season ... ran a time of 17:27.13 in his only 5,000m of the season at Stockton (4/2) ... notched a time of 2:12.06 in his only 800m and a 4:31.84 in his only 1,500m of the season at Ramapo (4/9) ... finished with a time of 9:49.24 in his only 3,000m of the season at Stockton (4/16).

High School: A 2020 graduate of William L. Dickinson High School ... four-year cross country team member ... two-year captain as a junior and senior ... also a four-year track & field team member ... team captain ... every team qualified for the county championships and state sectionals.

Personal: Son of Tulshi and Paritosh Saha ... has one sibling, Nelima ... pursuing a career as a data scientist ... minoring in mathematics ... Honors Program at NJCU ... software development club.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Distance
    5'9" 130 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9" 130 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Distance
    5'10" 140 lbs