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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Robert Cole

Arthur Gooden Jr.

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.
  • Highschool Fordham Prep

Biography

GoodenVertical21 2020-21: Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Member of the 4x400 relay that took second at the Fordham Invite (3/20)... Won the 400 meters (51.59) and the 4x400 relay at the Stockton Invite #2 (4/2)... Was fifth in the 400 meters (50.20) and second in the 4x400 at the Monmouth Meet (4/18)... Placed seventh in the 400 meters (49.85) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/23)... Recipient of the Ignatian Social Justice/DEI Award at the Block F Awards... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Indoor: Scored in two relays at the Atlantic 10 Championship, taking fourth in the 4x400 (3:20.84) and seventh in the distance medley relay (10:27.89)... Was also 12th in the 500 meters in 1:08.08 (3/1)... Placed sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:15.03) and tenth in the 500 meters (1:04.00) at the IC4A Championship (3/8)... Scored seventh in the 500 meters (1:06.80) and fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:20.79) at the Metropolitan Championship (2/1)... Finished second in the 500 meters (1:07.09) at the Fordham Season Opener (12/6)... Member of the winning 4x400 relay (3:22.79) at the Elkin Invitational, while placing fourth in the 400 meters in 50.84 seconds (1/10)... Ran a personal-best 49.76 seconds in the 400 meters at the Penn 8 Select Meet, while also helping the 4x400 relay take third (3:18.51) (1/18)... Member of the winning 4x800 relay at the Terrier Classic in 7:41.07, while placing fourth in the 500 meters in 1:03.55 (1/25)... Helped the 4x400 relay finish fifth at the Millrose Games in 3:20.56 (2/8)... Ran 1:58.26 in the 800 meters at the Valentine's Day Invitational (2/15)... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19: Indoor: Bronze medalist at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 500 meter run in 1:04.24, while helping the 4x400 relay score fifth in 3:21.55 (2/23-24)... Bronze medalist at the IC4A Championship in the 500 meters, clocking in at 1:03.51 (3/3)... Scored fifth in the 500 meters at the Metropolitan Championship in 1:05.50, and was runner-up with the 4x400 relay in 3:21.70 (2/1)... Was fourth in the 500 meters at the Ocean Breeze opener in 1:04.64 (12/1)... Placed second in the 400 meter dash at the Fordham Season Opener in 50.80 seconds (12/7)... Won the 400 meter dash in 50.40 seconds at the Brian Horowitz Invitational (1/11)... Ran 2:01.58 in the 800 meter run at the Penn 8 Select Meet (1/19)... Helped the 4x400 relay to a ninth place finish at the Terrier Classic in 3:19.52, while individually running 50.35 in the 400 meter dash event (1/26)... Ran a season-best 1:56.91 in the 800 meter run at the Valentine's Day Classic (2/9)… Named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once during the season... Outdoor: Member of the winning 4x400 relay at the Wolfie Invitational in 3:23.43 (4/20)... Scored seventh in the Metropolitan Championship in the 400 meter dash in 50.18 seconds, while being a member of the 4x400 relay that took second (4/13).

2017-18: Indoor: Member of the 4x400 relay that took first at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12)… Won the 500 meters at the Red Storm Invitational (12/7) in 1:08.22… Finished fifth in the 4x400 relay in 3:21.82 and 13th in the 500 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18)… Finished fifth in the 4x400 at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 3:22.56… Finished third at the Last Chance Invitational (2/23) in a season-best 2:00.46… Placed ninth in the 800 meters at the Fordham Season Opener (12/1) in 2:10.92… Finished 11th in the 500 meters at the Seahawk Invitational (1/5) in 1:07.95… Finished ninth in the 500 meters at the Valentine’s Day Classic (2/10) in a season-best 1:05.26… Outdoor: Metropolitan Champion as part of the 4x400 relay that took first in 3:18.70 and finished fifth in the 400 meters in 49.48… Placed ninth in the 4x400 at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) and finished 25th in the 800 meters in 1:57.50… Finished fourth in the 4x400 in 3:25.75 and 20th in the 800 meters in 2:00.71 at the Rider Invitational (3/31)… Finished fourth in the sprint medley relay in 3:33.12 and fourth in the distance medley relay in 10:18.24 at the Colonial Relays… Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the Wolfie Invitational (4/21) in 1:56.96… Placed 14th in the 4x800 at the Penn Relays in 7:43.78.

Before Fordham: Member of the track and field team at Fordham Prep in Bronx, New York… Part of the distance medley relay team that set the school record at the 2015 New Balance Outdoor Nationals… Also earned All-American status at that meet…Indoor and Outdoor Team MVP… Team Captain.
 
Major: English.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor 200m: 24.15 (2018)
Indoor 400m: 49.76 (2020)
Indoor 500m: 1:03.51 (2019)
Indoor 800m: 1:56.91 (2019)
Outdoor 400m: 49.33 (2018)
Outdoor 800m: 1:56.96 (2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    5'10"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'10"