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2024 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jorge Rocha

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 140
  • Class Junior
  • Major Individualized Study (Gallatin School of Individualized Study)
  • Hometown Cumberland, RI
  • High School Cumberland

Biography

Career Results (TFRRS)
2023-24
  • Competed in 10 meets
  • Finished fifth and ran a personal-best 8:58.71 in the 3000m at the Fastrack Season Opener (12/1)
  • Recorded a personal-best 4:22.46 in the mile at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/24)
  • Set personal bests in the 1500m (4:00.00) at the Paul Donahue Invitational (4/19) and in the 800m (1:56.59) at the West Point Twilight Meet (5/9)
2023
  • Competed in six meets
  • Set a personal-best 4:04.41 in the 1500m at the Widener Final Qualifier (5/14)
  • Set a personal-best 15:45.77 in the 5000m at the Monmouth University Season Opener (3/24)
2022
  • Competed in nine meets
  • Notched a season best in the mile (4:26.57) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/26-27)
  • Achieved a season best in the 1500m (4:08.55) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/23-24)
  • Nabbed a season best in the 3000m (9:12.37) at the Black and Gold Invite (3/18-19)
  • Ran his lone 800m race (2:08.26) at the NYC DIVISION III Invite (2/4)
  • Appeared in the 5000m (15:53.34) at the Sam Howell Invite (4/2)
Personal
  • Concentration in Human Development
  • Two-year cross country team member in high school
  • Enjoys exploring and introducing himself to new ideas
  • Plans to apply to law school or grad school to become either a lawyer or monitor a collegiate athletics program
Rocha on NYU
  • Chose NYU because of “the amazing prestige of the school in the greatest city in the world with the opportunity to continue my athletics.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Distance
    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2023Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2024Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 140 lbs