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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Malav Mehta

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Howell, N.J.
  • Highschool Manalapan High School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
1500m 4:03.78
Mile 4:16.39
3000m 8:25.84
5000m 14:34.03
10000m 31:27.24
8K (XC) 24:41
10K (XC) 30:48

Awards:
  • 2021 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 10000m (third)
  • Fall 2022 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  • Spring 2023 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

Career Highlights:
  • 2022 CAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist: 10000m (31:37.49)
2022-23:
CROSS COUNTRY
  • Finished 19th with a time of 16:14 on a 5K course at the Suffolk Short Course Classic (9/2)
  • Ran to a 23rd-place finish at the New England Championships with a time of 25:28 (10/8)
  • Was the highest Husky finisher at the Suffolk Invitational, placing fifth with a 25:56 5K time (10/15)
  • Finished 17th at the CAA Championships, helping the Huskies take home second with a 25:28.7 time (10/28) 
INDOOR
  • Finished fourth in the 1-mile with a time of 4:17.64 at the UMass Flagship Invite (1/15)
  • Ran a personal-best time of 8:26.42 in the 3000m at the Battle in Beantown (1/21) 
  • Ran a personal-best in the 5000m with a time of 14:34.03 at the Terrier Classic (1/27)
OUTDOOR
  • Placed fifth in the 10000m with a time of 31:27.24 at the CAA Championships (5/5)
2021-22:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished 27th in the 1,500 meters (4:09.28) at the UConn Dog Fight (4/2)
  • Won the 5,000 meters (15:24.93) at the Jay Carisella Invite (4/22)
  • Placed third in the 10,000 meters with a personal-best time of 31:37.49 at the CAA Championships (5/6-5/7)

INDOOR
  • Finished 15th in the mile with a time of 4:24.19 at the URI Invitational (1/15)
  • Finished 11th in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:40.35 at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
  • Recorded a time of 15:09.02 in the 5,000 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/30)
  • Finished eighth in the 5,000 meter unseeded event with a time of 14:44.77 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/12)
  • Ran a personal-best time of 4:16.39 in the mile at the BU Last Chance Meet (2/27)
  • Finished 23rd in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 14:43.11 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/4-3/6)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Did not compete this season

2020-21:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished fourth in the 5000 meter (15:49.36) at the UConn Spring Invite (3/26-27)
  • Set a personal-best time of 4:07.44 in the 1500 meters at the UMass Amherst Tri Meet (4/3)
  • Finished seventh in the 5000 meters with a personal-best time of 15:13.58 at the George Davis Invitational (4/16-17)
  • Ran a time of 15:40.54 to finish 11th in the 5000 meters at the CAA Championships (4/30-5/1)

CROSS COUNTRY
  • Finished in 11th place with an 8k time of 25:30.60 at the CAA XC Preview (1/29)
  • Ran a personal-best time of 25:17.70 to finish 16th in the 8k race at the CAA Championship (3/5)

2019-20:
INDOOR
  • Competed in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:53.95 at the BU Season Opener (12/7)
  • Finished 13th in the 3000 meters (9:04.05) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)
  • Finished 22nd with a personal-best time (4:40.01) in the mile at the Beantown Challenge (1/10-11)
  • Placed seventh with a personal-best time of 9:01.62 in the 3000 meters at the BU Multi Meet (1/18)
  • Ran a personal-best time of 15:26.03 in the 5000 meters at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24-25)
  • Finished 32nd in the 5000 meters (16:08.19) at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)

PERSONAL
Before Northeastern:
Manalapan High School (2015-2019) ... XC, Indoor/Outdoor T&F (2015-2019) ... Memorial Cross Country Award.

Personal: Son of Darshan and Leena Mehta ... Brother of Aansh and Rupak Mehta ... Brother Rupak XC/TF at Bentley University ... Enjoys music and pickup basketball ... Majoring in Architecture.

Why Northeastern? "Northeastern’s architecture program is one of the best in the country"

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023Senior