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  Julian Saad
Julian Saad

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Trumbull, Conn.

High School:
Trumbull

Height:
5-10

Event:
XC/Distance

Birthdate:
09/10/1991


05/02/2013

Fordham Athletics Host 79th Block F Dinner

Patrick Murray, Brienne Ryan, Marah Strickland and Stephanie Gaitley Win Top Awards at 2013 Awards Dinner

03/12/2013

147 Fordham Student-Athletes Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2012 semester

23 Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Student-Athletes with 3.50 GPA or Better for Fall Semester Honored

03/08/2013

31 Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Student-Athletes Honored at Tenth Annual Breakfast for Champions

345 Student-Athletes Recognized for Academic Excellence

03/08/2013

38 Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Student-Athletes Honored at Tenth Annual Breakfast for Champions

345 Student-Athletes Recognized for Academic Excellence

03/01/2013

147 Fordham Student-Athletes Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2012 semester

Rams lead all A-10 schools with most student-athletes honored

2011-12: Cross Country: Team MVP... Named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once... Had five top four finishes... Won the Metropolitan Championship race in 25:15 (10/7) and followed that by capturing the top spot at the IC4A Championship in 25:38 (11/19)... Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team after finishing fourth overall in 24:36.7 (10/29), as well as to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team... Placed fourth at the season-opening Fordham Fiasco in 25:45.21 (9/10)... Was 32nd overall at the NCAA East Regional in 32:21.4 over the 10K course (11/12). Indoor: Second Team All-Atlantic 10 performer after taking second in the 3,000 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (8:24.43 - 2/17)... Named Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once... Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team... Earned second place in the 5,000 meter run (14:52.59) at the Metropolitan Championships (1/27)... Set the school record in the 3,000 meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, placing eighth in 8:13.88 (2/4)... Bettered his school record mark in the 3,000 meter run at the IC4A Championship, finishing sixth in 8:10.66 (3/4). Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 1,500 meters (3:48.89) at the UVa Team Swashbuckle (3/24)... Was 14th in the 5,000 meter run (14:13.16) at the Colonial Relays (4/7)... Was seventh in the 1,500 meter run (3:57.33) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14)... Finished sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 5,000 meter run at 14:37.99 (5/6)... Qualified for the IC4A Championship in the 5,000 meter run, but was unable to finish the race...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2010-11: Cross Country: Competed in seven events... Won the St. John's Fall Festival 6K Run in 19:26.93 (10/17)... Took 14th place at the Metropolitan Championship in 26:30 (10/8)... Was 19th at the Fordham Fiasco in 27:07.62 (9/11)... Finished 29th at the IC4A Championship in 26:32.9 (11/20)... Ended up 64th at the A-10 Championship in a time of 26:10 (10/30). Indoor: Had the Rams' top times in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs... Helped the distance medley relay team place second at the Metropolitan Coaches Invitational in 10:22.17 (1/7)... Finished second in the 3,000 meter run at the Yale Invitational in 8:27.98 (1/15)... Placed third in the 5K run at the Metropolitan Championship in 14:54.01 (1/29)... Was third in the 3,000 meters at the Giegengack Invitational in 8:25.57 (2/5)... Placed fourth in the 3,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 8:25.36 (2/19)... Finished 16th in the 3,000 meter run at the IC4A Championship in 8:22.59 (3/6). Outdoor: Placed second in the 10K run at the Battleground Relays in 33:47.15 (3/18)... Won the 5K run at the Metropolitan Championship in 15:01.4 (4/16)... Placed 21st in the Olympic Development 5K run in 14:53.16 (4/28)... Finished ninth in the 5K run of the Atlantic 10 Championship in 14:56.19 (5/8)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2009-10: Cross Country: Recorded the fourth fastest 8K cross country time at Fordham (25:56) in the Leeber Invitational where he placed 12th... Took fifth at the St. John's Fall Festival (17:05.31) and 12th at the NYIT Running of the Bears (26:24.60)... Finished 25th at the Fordham Fiasco (28:06.80), 63rd at the IC4A Championships (27:28.1) and 89th at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Indoor: Had the second best 300m (8:43.09) and third fastest mile (4:21.46) times at Fordham... Took eleventh in the 3000m (8:53.39) at the Yale Invitational... Placed eleventh in the mile (4:27.43) at the NYRR Saturday Night at the Armory I ... Took fourth in the 3000m (8:44.40) at the Metropolitan Championship... Placed 72nd in the mile (4:21.46) at the BU Valentine Invitational... Outdoor: Recorded the second fastest 5000m (15:28.50) time at Fordham... Placed seventh in his section of the 1500m (4:03.94), 14th overall, at the Raleigh Relays... Won his section of the 5000m (15:28.5) at the Colonial Relays... Finished eleventh in the 800m (2:00.69) at the George Mason Spring Opener...Took tenth in the 5000m (15:43.19) at the Metropolitan Championship.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity cross country, outdoor track and basketball teams at Trumbull High School... Served as the team captain of the cross country team... First Team All-State and All-FCIAC selection for outdoor track as a senior, after breaking his own school record in the three-mile, as well as breaking the school's 3200 meter record and 4x800 relay marks... Named the Trumbull High School Male Athlete of the Year as well as the FCIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year... Named Second Team All-State and First Team All-FCIAC in cross country, after breaking the school record in the three-mile course... Named to the Connecticut Post All-Star team... Was an All-State and All-FCIAC selection for track as a junior, after breaking school records in the 4x800 and distance medley relays... Member of the National Honor Society... Recipient of the National Federation of High Schools Award of Excellence for exemplary display of sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity.

Major: Psychology.

CAREER BEST TIMES
XC 5K: 17:05.31 (2009)
XC 8K: 24:36.7 (2011)
XC 10K: 32:21.4 (2011)
Indoor mile: 4:21.46 (2010)
Indoor 3,000m: 8:10.66 (2012)
Indoor 5,000m: 14:52.59 (2012)
Outdoor 1,500m: 3:48.89 (2012)
Outdoor 5,000m: 14:13.16 (2012)
Outdoor 10,000m: 33:47.15 (2011)

SCHOOL RECORDS
Indoor 3,000m: 8:10.66 (2012)