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2026-27 Men's Track and Field Roster

Atlantic 10

Eric Schleif

  • Position XC/Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Metuchen, N.J.
  • Highschool Metuchen

Biography

Eric Schleif2025-26: Cross Country: Competed in five meets... Placed 41st overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 26:16 (10/11)... Was 169th at the IC4A Championship in 26:58.9 (10/17)... Took eighth at the Fordham Fiasco in 29:40.20 (9/6)... Ended up 64th at the Jasper XC Invite in 26:36.5 (9/13)... Ran 26:38.8 (263rd) in the open race of the Paul Short Run (10/3)... Indoor: Scored fourth as a part of the 4x800 relay (7:39.32) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while finishing tenth in the 800 meters (1:54.24) (2/27-28)... Scored third in the mile run at the Metropolitan Championship in 4:21.36 (1/30)... Finished 13th in the 800 meters (1:54.19) and 20th in the mile (4:18.35) at the IC4A Championship (2/7-8)... Ran 4:23.20 in the mile run (272nd) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/13)... Was 24th in the 800-meter invitational at the Sander Scorcher in 1:54.67 (1/23-24)... Was ninth in the mile run (4:27.82) at the TCNJ Lions Invitational (1/9)... Outdoor: Scored fifth as a part of the 4x800 relay (7:34.65) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while placing 27th in the 1,500 meters (3:56.47) (5/2-3)... Member of the 4x800 relay that took fourth at the Penn Relays in 7:33.29 (4/25)... Was eighth in the 800 meters (1:54.46) at the West Point Twilight (5/7)... Place second in the 1,500 meters (3:56.10) at the Rutgers Relays (4/11)... Ended up 28th overall in the 1,500 meters (3:57.50) at the Sam Howell Invitational (4/4)... Ran 1:54.56 (138th) in the 800 meters at the Raleigh Relays (3/28).

Before Fordham: Competed in cross country and track at Metuchen High School in New Jersey... Set school records in cross country (5K), the indoor 800 and 1600 meters, and the outdoor 800 and 1600 meters... N.J. Group 1 State Champion in the indoor and outdoor 1600 meters... Member of the National Honor Society and the German National Honor Society.

Major: Plans to major in Business Administration.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (8K): 26:16 (2025)
Indoor 800m: 1:54.19 (2026)
Indoor mile: 4:18.35 (2026)
Outdoor 800m: 1:54.46 (2026)
Outdoor 1,500m: 3:56.10 (2026)

Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Freshman

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'11"
  • 2026-27Sophomore

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'11"