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Northeastern University Athletics

Northeastern Huskies

2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jim Pierce

Kerem Ayhan

  • Position Distance
  • Class Graduate Student

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
400m 48.80
500m 1:02.78
800m 1:48.85
1000m 2:24.41

Career Highlights: 
  • Ranks eighth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 800m (1:50.00)
Before Northeastern: Transferred from Lehigh University in 2023 ... earned Distinguished Athlete Award at Lehigh ... holds the school record for the Indoor 800m, 1000m and 4x800m at Lehigh ... holds the school record for the outdoor 4x800m at Lehigh .... championed the Patriot League DMR Indoor in 2022 ... was the runner-up in the Patriot League in the indoor 800m in 2023 .... attended Blair Academy for high school ... won Herbert J. Siegel Award at Blair Academy.

Personal: Son of Aaron Ayhan and Melahat Ayhan ... has two siblings, Ekrem and Etka ... Ekrem was a member of Yale's track and field team and Etka is a cycler at the Naval Academy ... pursuing a master's degree in construction management.

Why Northeastern? "The prior success of the Northeastern middle distance group and the school's emphasis on career-driven student-athletes."