2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Kyle Ross
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Sanjay Persaud

  • Academic Year Junior
  • Position Jumps
  • Hometown Bloomingburg, N.Y.
  • Highschool Burke Catholic
  • INFLCR sanjay-persaud

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Two-time BIG EAST Championships competitor in the long jump who also anchored the Villanova lineup in the 4x100 meter relay at the 2023 outdoor conference meet ... Recorded a personal best mark of 6.33 meters in the long jump during the 2024 indoor season ... Earned a walk-on roster spot prior to the 2023 indoor campaign ... Named to the 2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
100 Meters 13.21 High School
200 Meters 28.03 High School
High Jump 1.42 Meters High School
Long Jump 6.33 Meters Penn 10-Team Select (1.13.2024)
Triple Jump 10.41 Meters High School
Javelin 22.42 Meters High School
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2023-24
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 10 Long Jump 5.16m 15th
2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Mark Place
May 12 Long Jump 5.96m 9th
May 13 4x100 Meter Relay (Anchor) 44.03 7th
 
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

John S. Burke Catholic High School: Earned a total of 10 varsity letters during his scholastic career, including three in track & field competing in the jumps ... Was a three-year letterwinner in golf and earned two letters apiece in soccer and basketball ... Achieved Principal's List honors academically every semester of high school.

Personal: Born 6/30/04 in Middletown, N.Y. ... Youngest of three children of Vee and Nadira Persaud ... Has an older sister, Nadia (27), and an older brother, Vijay (24) ... Enjoys music, fishing and running in his spare time ... Chose to attend Villanova beacuse the location and size of the school appealed to him along with the academic programs in the Villanova School of Business ... Finance and Business Administration major in the Villanova School of Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Jumps
  • 2024-25Junior

    Jumps