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2017 Men's Cross Country Roster

Karn Setya

  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 125
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)
  • Hometown West Windsor, NJ
  • High School West Windsor-Plainsboro South

Biography

2016-17: Finished 37th (25:24.5) at the NCAA Atlantic Region Cross Country Championship (11/12)…first Violet to cross the finish line, taking 187th place (25:57.9) at the NCAA Division III National Championship (11/19)…led NYU at the Purple Valley Classic 5K (9/24), taking 13th place (16:52.0)…paced NYU in the mile, taking 14th place (season-best 4:42.27) at the Metropolitan Championships (2/3)…captured second in the 3,000m with a season-best time of 8:49.75 at the Artie O’Connor Invitational (2/17)…placed seventh in the 1,500m (season-best 4:09.46) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/15)…UAA Fall, Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic…USTFCCCA All-Academic…Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award…IAAC Spring Honor Roll.

2015-16: ECAC Metro Runner of the Week (9/14)…finished fourth in the 6k (19:14.8) at the Saratoga Invitational (9/12) and in the 8k (26:00.96) at the Dickinson Invitational (9/26)…placed seventh in the 8k (25:27) at the UAA Championship (10/31)…finished 27th in the 8k (26:08.5) at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship (11/14)…ran indoor personal bests in the mile (4:26.84) at the Ramapo Season Opener (1/15) and in the 3,000m (8:40.83) at the Boston University Valentine’s Invitational (2/13)…member of NYU’s season-best 4x1,500m relay (16:23.82) at the Raleigh Relays (3/26)…finished second in the 5,000m (15:30.29) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/23-24)…notched outdoor season bests in the 1,500m (4:03.31) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/16), in the 800m (1:58.98) at the Tom Farrell Track & Field Classic (5/7) and in the 5,000m (15:00.98) at the Swat Meet (5/16)…IAAC Spring Honor Roll…Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports-Scholar Award.

2014-15: Made his collegiate debut as the runner-up in the five-mile (28:02) at the Monmouth Invitational (9/20)…ran indoor season in the mile (4:36.73) at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30-31) and a personal best in the 1,000m (2:38.62) at the Boston University Valentine Invitational (2/13-14)…recorded a season best in the 3,000m (9:21.82) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1)…placed fifth in the 5,000m (outdoor-best 15:47.09) at the Rider Invitational (4/11)…registered an outdoor best in the 1,500m (3:57.27) at the Swarthmore Final Qualifier (5/11).
 
High School: Three-year cross country and four-year track & field team member…served as captain as a senior…helped his teams win three Mercer County Championships, two Group 4 State Championships and three Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional Championships…two-time cross country All-County Team selection.
 
Personal: Concentration in finance…minoring in politics…enjoys cricket and soccer…plans to pursue a career in business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    5'9" 175 lbs
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'9" 125 lbs
  • 2016Junior

    5'9" 125 lbs
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    2017Senior

    5'8" 125 lbs
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