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2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

Eric Cao

  • Position Hurdles
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Great Neck, N.Y.
  • Highschool Stuyvesant

Biography

2017-18: Indoor: Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles in a season-best 8.94 seconds and 21st in the 60 meters in 7.60 seconds at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3)… Finished third in the 60m hurdles (9.05), fifth in the triple jump (37’ 6 ¾”) and 10th in the long jump (18’ 8”) at the Fordham Season Opener (12/1)… Finished second in the 60m hurdles (9.11) and 13th in the long jump (18’5”) at the Red Storm Invitational (12/7)… Finished 17th in the 60m hurdles in 9.01 seconds at the Seahawk Invitational (1/5)… Outdoor: Finished fourth in the triple jump (37’ 11 ¼”), fifth in the 110m hurdles (17.70) and 19th in the 200 meters (25.84) at the Rider Invitational (3/31)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the track and field team at Stuyvesant High School in New York, New York… Holds the school record in the 55m hurdles, 110m hurdles, and shuttle hurdle relay… NY State Championship qualifier in 2017 outdoor season… Finished third in the 110m hurdles at the 2017 PSAL Outdoor City Championships… Second in school history in the pentathlon... Fourth in school history in the long jump... Fifth in school history in the indoor 55m dash... Placed fourth in the 55m hurdles at the 2017 PSAL Indoor City Championships… Finished sixth in the 110m hurdles at the 2016 PSAL Outdoor City Championships… Team Captain... Team MVP… Senior Coach’s Award Recipient.
 
Major: Plans to major in Finance.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Indoor 60m: 7.48 (2017)
Indoor 200m: 25.37 (2017)
Indoor 60mH: 9.01 (2018)
Indoor long jump: 18' 8" (2017)
Indoor triple jump: 27' 6 3/4" (2017)
Outdoor 100mH: 17.70 (2018)
Outdoor 200m: 25.84 (2018)
Outdoor triple jump: 37' 11 1/4" (2018)