Soham Basu
Soham Basu
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Ridgewood, N.J.
  • High School:
    Ridgewood

Bio

Team captain ... senior from Ridgewood, N.J. … 2017 graduate of Ridgewood High School who is majoring in marketing ... very good student with minors in computer science and finance ... was not a member of the team as a freshman … Before Bentley: two-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in golf at Ridgewood … as a senior,  finished first in the Garrett Invitational and established a PR of 17:10 … spent a summer studying abroad in Japan while in high school ... Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 20 … son of Suvajit and Mitra Basu … involved in Bentley Marketing Association … Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... placed first in New Jersey state DECA competition in the Sports and Entertainment Promotion Plan category.

CROSS COUNTRY

2019: Was among Bentley’s top four in each of the three meets he ran in ... finished 61st in the Northeast-10 Championships (30:03.1), 73rd in the NCAA Division II East Regional (34:51.9) and 157th in the New Englands (28:29) ... named to the USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic Team ... 2018: Competed in five meets and scored three times ... at the Northeast-10 Championships, was eighth among Bentley runners and 85th overall (37:54.46) ... in his collegiate debut, was 29th in the Shacklette Invitational (29:16).

TRACK

2019-20: Was 22nd in the 3,000 meters (9:11.27) in the indoor Northeast-10 championships ... best times were 9:05.66 in the 3,000 at MIT’s Gordon Kelly Invitational and 17:13.80 in the 5K at the Brandeis Reggie Poyau Invitational ... 2018-19: Indoor season included action in three non-championship meets ... no competition during the outdoor season.

TFRRS Profile/Career History