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2026-27 Men's Track and Field Roster

Menzel Thomas

  • Position Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lakewood, N.J.
  • Highschool Lakewood

Biography

ThomasMVertical262025-26: Indoor: Placed ninth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.44) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/27-28)... Scored fifth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.44) at the Metropolitan Championship (1/30)... Was 14th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.57) at the IC4A Championship (2/7-8)... Took 14th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.68) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/13)... Ended up fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.43) at the TCNJ Lions Invite (1/9) and at the Spence Garcia Invitational (8.45) (12/6)... Outdoor: Scored eighth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.81) and seventh in the 4x100 relay (43.16) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/2-3)... Was tenth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.90) at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (4/3-4)... Took third in the 100-meter dash (11.11) at the Army West Point Open (3/20).

2024-25: Indoor: Did not run in any meets... Outdoor: Did not run in any meets... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023-24: Indoor: Did not run in any meets... Outdoor: Did not run in any meets... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year member of the track & field team at Lakewood High School in New Jersey... Team captain... Two-time Ocean County outdoor champion... Two-time indoor and outdoor Shore Conference champion... Indoor and outdoor Sectional champion twice each... Meet of Champions qualifier for both the indoor and outdoor meets... Indoor track Section qualifier twice... Served as Vice President of Lakewood's chapter of the National Honor Society... Member of the honor roll throughout high school... Lakewood TV Production President.

Major: Communication & Culture with a minor in Marketing.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES/MARKS
Indoor 60mH: 8.43 (2026)
Outdoor 100m: 11.11 (2026)
Outdoor 110mH: 14.81 (2026)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'10"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'10"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'10"
  • 2026-27Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'10"