2018-2019 Men's Track and Field Roster
Soybas, Emre
Emre Soybas
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bethpage, N.Y.
- High School:
- Bethpage
- Major:
- Business Information Systems
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS
2019 OUTDOORS: Competed in 200m, 400m and 4x100 relay at Patriot League Championships… best individual finish was 11th in 400m at PLC meet… finished third in 100m with wind-aided 11.22 at Covert Classic… member of winning 4x100 relay team at Covert Classic… ran 4x100 and 4x400 relays at Penn Relays… Finished 15th overall in the 400m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (50.00)… Competed in the 100m at the Coach Pollard Invitational, earning a personal record (11.33)… Finished second overall in the 400m (49.22), finished second overall in the 4x100m relay (42.95), finished second overall in the 4x400m relay (3:24.81) and finished third overall in the 200m (22.69) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished first overall in the 4x100m relay (43.28) and finished seventh overall in the 200m (23.04) at the Fred Hardy Invitational… Finished 14th overall in the 4x100m relay at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational (45.35)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished second overall in the 400m at the Angry Birds Challenge (50.70)… Finished third overall in the 4x400m relay (3:28.85) and ninth overall in the 200m (23:22) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet… Finished first overall in the 4x400m relay (3:27.15) and first overall in the 400m (51.36) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
2018 OUTDOORS: Ran the 200m (season best 22.25) and finished eighth in the 400m (49.26) at the Patriot League Championships…Placed second with a season best in the 400m (48.74) at the Lehigh Games…Won both the 200m (22.30) and the 400m (50.20), and ran on the 4x400m relay team at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet en route to being named the Track Athlete of the Meet.
2018 INDOORS: Competed in the 200m (22.74) and finished sixth in the 400m (season best 50.38) at the Patriot League Championships…Finished third at the Bucknell Tune-Up with a season best in the 200m dash (22.57)…Named the Track Athlete of the Meet at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual after winning the 200m (22.95) and 400m (50.97) dashes…Competed in the 500m (1:10.53) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals.
2017 OUTDOORS: Finished fifth in the 400m (48.78), tenth in the 200m (22.17), and was member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the Patriot League Championships…Set a personal-record in the 400m (48.33) en route to a first-place finish and won the 200m (22.16) at the Lehigh Games…Member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the Penn Relays…Named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week after wins at Lehigh Games and competing at Penn Relays.
2017 INDOORS: Placed seventh in the 400m (49.87), 15th in the 200m (22.30), and fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:18.45) at the Patriot League Championships…Finished 11th and set a personal record in the 500m at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals with a time of 1:09.24…Won the 200m dash (23.41) at the Angry Birds Challenge.
2016 OUTDOORS: Finished 12th in the 400 meter dash (49.49m) at the Patriot League Championships…Member of the fourth place 4x400 and fifth place 4x100 relay teams at the PLC…Took third in the 200 meter dash (22.60) at the Lehigh Games…Finished third in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet.
2016 INDOORS: Finished 14th in the 400 meter dash at the Patriot League Championships…Competed on the second place 4x400 relay team at the Covert Classic.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Nassau All-County Track and Field…Nassau County 400 Meter Champion…Nassau All-County Basketball…Nassau All-Conference Volleyball…Bethpage High School Student-Athlete of the Year.
GETTING TO KNOW EMRE
Nickname: Deniz
Why did you choose Lehigh? The perfect combination of academics and athletics.
Major & Why: Computer Science and Business
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Computer Science
Favorite Place on Campus: Upper Cort
Favorite Food: Mexican Food
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: J.Cole
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite TV Show: South Park
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Surfing
Dream Job: Professional Basketball PlayerÂ
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Basketball
2019 OUTDOORS: Competed in 200m, 400m and 4x100 relay at Patriot League Championships… best individual finish was 11th in 400m at PLC meet… finished third in 100m with wind-aided 11.22 at Covert Classic… member of winning 4x100 relay team at Covert Classic… ran 4x100 and 4x400 relays at Penn Relays… Finished 15th overall in the 400m at the Bison Outdoor Classic (50.00)… Competed in the 100m at the Coach Pollard Invitational, earning a personal record (11.33)… Finished second overall in the 400m (49.22), finished second overall in the 4x100m relay (42.95), finished second overall in the 4x400m relay (3:24.81) and finished third overall in the 200m (22.69) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished first overall in the 4x100m relay (43.28) and finished seventh overall in the 200m (23.04) at the Fred Hardy Invitational… Finished 14th overall in the 4x100m relay at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational (45.35)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished second overall in the 400m at the Angry Birds Challenge (50.70)… Finished third overall in the 4x400m relay (3:28.85) and ninth overall in the 200m (23:22) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet… Finished first overall in the 4x400m relay (3:27.15) and first overall in the 400m (51.36) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
2018 OUTDOORS: Ran the 200m (season best 22.25) and finished eighth in the 400m (49.26) at the Patriot League Championships…Placed second with a season best in the 400m (48.74) at the Lehigh Games…Won both the 200m (22.30) and the 400m (50.20), and ran on the 4x400m relay team at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet en route to being named the Track Athlete of the Meet.
2018 INDOORS: Competed in the 200m (22.74) and finished sixth in the 400m (season best 50.38) at the Patriot League Championships…Finished third at the Bucknell Tune-Up with a season best in the 200m dash (22.57)…Named the Track Athlete of the Meet at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual after winning the 200m (22.95) and 400m (50.97) dashes…Competed in the 500m (1:10.53) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals.
2017 OUTDOORS: Finished fifth in the 400m (48.78), tenth in the 200m (22.17), and was member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the Patriot League Championships…Set a personal-record in the 400m (48.33) en route to a first-place finish and won the 200m (22.16) at the Lehigh Games…Member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the Penn Relays…Named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week after wins at Lehigh Games and competing at Penn Relays.
2017 INDOORS: Placed seventh in the 400m (49.87), 15th in the 200m (22.30), and fourth in the 4x400 relay (3:18.45) at the Patriot League Championships…Finished 11th and set a personal record in the 500m at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals with a time of 1:09.24…Won the 200m dash (23.41) at the Angry Birds Challenge.
2016 OUTDOORS: Finished 12th in the 400 meter dash (49.49m) at the Patriot League Championships…Member of the fourth place 4x400 and fifth place 4x100 relay teams at the PLC…Took third in the 200 meter dash (22.60) at the Lehigh Games…Finished third in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet.
2016 INDOORS: Finished 14th in the 400 meter dash at the Patriot League Championships…Competed on the second place 4x400 relay team at the Covert Classic.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Nassau All-County Track and Field…Nassau County 400 Meter Champion…Nassau All-County Basketball…Nassau All-Conference Volleyball…Bethpage High School Student-Athlete of the Year.
GETTING TO KNOW EMRE
Nickname: Deniz
Why did you choose Lehigh? The perfect combination of academics and athletics.
Major & Why: Computer Science and Business
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Computer Science
Favorite Place on Campus: Upper Cort
Favorite Food: Mexican Food
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: J.Cole
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite TV Show: South Park
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: ESPN
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Surfing
Dream Job: Professional Basketball PlayerÂ
If I Didn't Run Track, I Would Play: Basketball
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