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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Nishad Sankar

  • Position Jumps/Sprints
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 153
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Business (Leonard N. School of Business)
  • Hometown Cumming, GA
  • High School West Forsyth

Biography

Career Results (TFRRS)
2024-25
  • Competed in 13 meets
  • Finished fifth in the triple jump (13.62m) at the Farley Inter Regional (5/9)
  • Set a personal best and finished seventh in the triple jump (14.02m) at the UAA Indoor Championships (3/1)
  • Finished eighth and marked a personal-best 6.26m in the long jump at the Fastrack Invitational (2/7)
  • Ran a personal-best 60m (7.65) at the TCNJ Indoor Opener (12/7)
  • UAA Winter All-Academic
2023-24
  • Competed in 13 meets
  • NCAA All-Niagara Region – Indoor (triple jump)
  • Took fourth place and marked a personal best 13.77m in the triple jump at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/24)
  • Finished third in the triple jump (13.34), seventh in the long jump (5.82), and notched a season-best 24.76 in the 200m at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships (4/6)
  • Placed second in the triple jump (13.69m) at the Emory Thrills in the Hills Invitational (3/22)
  • Marked a season-best 6.23m in the long jump at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26)
  • Ran a season-best 7.66 in the 60m at the Seahawk Shootout (12/8)
Personal
  • Concentration in Finance
  • Four-year team member in high school
  • Enjoys playing the piano, hip-hop dancing, and cooking
  • Aspires to work in finance on Wall Street
Sankar on NYU
  • Chose NYU because “getting to study at one of the most prestigious schools while also being a collegiate athlete in the most iconic city is a dream come true.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10" 153 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
    5'10" 153 lbs