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2026-27 Women's Track and Field Roster

Atlantic 10

Sophia Oliva

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Southbury, Conn.
  • Highschool Pomperaug

Biography

Sophia Oliva2025-26: Cross Country: Placed 76th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 22:59.8 (11/1)... Was 23rd at the Stony Brook Season Opener in 15:13.50 (8/31)... Ran 22:56.1 (284th) at the Paul Short Run (10/3)... Indoor: Finished 22nd in the 1,000 meters (3:08.19) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/27-28)... Scored sixth in the 1,000 meters (3:04.97) at the Metropolitan Championship (1/30)... Was 45th in the 1,000 meters (3:04.97) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/14)... Placed fifth in the mile (5:10.97) at the Big Apple Invitational (2/8)... Ended up 45th in the open mile (5:18.60) at the Sander Scorcher (1/23-24)... Was fifth in the mile run (5:20.27) at the Ramapo Season Opener (1/16)... Outdoor: Was 12th in the 1,500 meters (5:12.16) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/3)... Was 36th overall in the 1,500 meters (5:04.60) at the ECAC Championship (4/18-19)... Finished 27th in the 1,500 meters (5:06.78) at the Rutgers Relays (4/11).

2024-25: Cross Country: Placed 122nd at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 23:38.8 (11/2)... Was 140th at the ECAC Championship in 23:45.8 (10/18)... Finished 216th (23:19.88) at the NCAA Regional (11/15)... Took second (19.36.6) at the Fordham Fiasco (9/7)... Was 30th at the Jasper XC Invite in 22:41.4 (9/14)... Indoor: Finished 17th in the mile run (5:09.86) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while scoring eighth as a member of the distance medley relay (12:04.61) (2/28-3/1)... Scored fourth in the 1,000 meters (3:05.07) and third in the distance medley relay at the Metropolitan Championship (1/31)... Was 210th in the mile run (5:09.93) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/15)... Placed 27th in the open mile (5:12.34) at the Sander Scorcher (1/24-25)... Ended up seventh in the mile run (5:13.89) at the Ramapo Season Opener (1/17)... Took 20th in the 3,000 meters (10:59.57) at the Spartan Invite (1/10)... Grabbed fourth in the 3,000 meters (10:36.50) at the Spence Garcia Invitational (12/7)... Outdoor: Finished 31st in the 1,500 meters (4:57.95) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/4-5)... Scored second as a part of the 4x800 relay at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 14th in the 1,500 meters (4:54.93) (4/4)... Was sixth in the 1,500 meters (4:57.56) at the Rutgers Relays (4/19)... Placed 19th in the 800 meters (2:24.15) at the Oscar Moore Invitational (4/12)... Finished 50th in the 800 meters (2:30.71) and 43rd in the 1,500 meters (4:53.25) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/21).

Before Fordham: Four-year member of the varsity cross country and track teams at Pomperaug High School in Connecticut... Team captain... Three-time All-State selection... Two-time Divisional State Champion... Two-time New England Championships qualifier... Indoor 3200m school record holder... AP Honors student.

Major: Biological Sciences with a minor in Marketing.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (4K): 15:13.50 (2025)
Cross Country (5K): 19:36.6 (2024)
Cross Country (6K): 22:41.4 (2024)
Indoor 1,000m: 3:04.97 (2026)
Indoor mile: 5:09.86 (2025)
Indoor 3,000m: 10:36.50 (2024)
Outdoor 800m: 2:24.15 (2025)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:53.25 (2025)

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'8"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'8"
  • 2026-27Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'8"