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Gobi Thurairajah

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 116
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Egg Harbor Township, NJ
  • Highschool Egg Harbor Township

Biography

2021-22
- Won a silver medal at the MAAC Indoor Championships as a member of the Distance Medley Relay Team.
- Earned All-East Honors at the IC4A Indoor Championships as a member of the Distance Medley Relay Team.
- Won a bronze medal at the MAAC Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x800 Relay Team.
- Earned All-East Honors at the IC4A Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x800 Relay Team.
- Finished 13th in the 800-meters at the MAAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:56.76.
- Finished 45th at the MAAC Cross Country Championships with a personal-best time of 26:17.7.
- Ran a personal-best 33:25.0 in the 10K at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships.
- Ran a season-best 4:23.07 in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
- Ran a season-best 3:58.99 in the 1,500-meters at the Rider Invitational. 
- Ran a season-best 1:55.34 in the 800-meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic.

l2020-21
- Finished 13th in the 1,500-meters at the MAAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:02.21.
- Ran a collegiate-best 1:53.99 in the 800-meters at the Monmouth Spring Invitational.
- Ran a collegiate-best 3:58.25 in the 1,500-meters at the Rider vs. Monmouth dual meet.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.
- Member of the 4x800 relay team that ran the fourth-fastest time in program history (7:32.52) at the Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational.

2019-20
- Competed in the mile at MAAC Indoor Championships, setting a new PR of 4:22.86
- Took 6th in the 1000 at the NYC Gotham Cup
- Competed in three cross country events, setting a PR of 26:26.6 at the Princeton Cross Country Invitational

BEFORE RIDER 
Was a four-year member of both the varsity cross country and track and field teams at Egg Harbor Township High School...during the cross country season he earned First Team All-Cape Atlantic League honors and his top 5K time was 15:41...in track and field, his team captured four Cape Atlantic League championships and four county championships...his team won two outdoor section titles as well...he won the Group 4 Sectional mile and set a new record time for his high school. 

PERSONAL
Son of Sumetha and Siva Thurairajah...has an older sister...was a Varsity Scholar in high school...plans to major in Marketing...plays the guitar and the ukulele.

Gobi Thurairajah TFRRS Bio - https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7384547/Rider/Gobi_Thurairajah.html

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'10" 116 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'10" 116 lbs
  • 2021Junior

    5'10" 116 lbs
  • 2022Senior

    5'10" 116 lbs
  • 2023Senior

    5'10" 116 lbs