2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Derfel, Silas
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Silas Derfel
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ithaca, NY
- High School:
- Ithaca
Bio
Career Honors:
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2023)
Derfel's collegiate performances
Redshirt Senior Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Placed fifteenth in the 10,000-meter with a time of 30:26.37 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field CHampionships (5/9-11). Placed twenty eighth in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:48.77, a new PR, at the Virginia Challenge (5/9-11). Finished twenty first in the 10,000-meter with a time of 29:07.85, a new PR, at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30). Finished the 3000-meter run in 8:10.22, a personal best, at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship (2/22-24) ... Ran 14:11.60 for the 5000 meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Had a time of 8:12.67 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27) for the 3000 meter run... ...
Outdoor: Completed the 1500m with a time of 3:38.77 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20)... Ran the 10k to a time of 29:07.85 minutes at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30) ...Â
Redshirt Senior XC (2023):Â Placed 23rd at the NCAA Regionals (11/10) with a time of 30:11.9... Finished 52nd at the ACC Championships (10/27) with a time of 24:17.6...Placed 18th at the IC4A/ECAC XC Championship (10/13) with a time of 24:30.4... Finished 27th at the Battle in Beantown (9/29) with a time of 24:41.4
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field Season (2022-23):
Indoor: Ran the 3,000-meter run at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/23-25), finishing with a time of 8:18.59 ... Raced in the 5k at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11), with a time of 14:42.41 ... Set a PR in the 3k at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28), in a time of 8:11.82 ... Took third and set a PR in the mile, with a time of 4:13.78, at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/21) ... Opened his indoor slate at the Greg Page Relays with a time of 50.32 in the 300-meter dash.
Outdoor: Took 19th in the 10k at the ACC Championships (5/11-13), finishing in 30:47.53 ... Ran the 5,000-meter run at the Penn Relays (4/27-29), posting a time of 14:10.05 ... Set a PR in the 5k at the Friar Invitational (4/14), with a mark of 14:07.95, which gave him seventh ... Took third in the 1,500 at the Cortland Red Dragon Invitational (4/8), crossing the line in 3:55.92 ... Opened his outdoor slate at the Raleigh Relays (3/23-25), posting a time of 29:40.50.
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2022): Finished 50th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:59.0 ... Placed 6th at the Penn State National Open (10/14) with a time of 25:11.6 ... Finished 13th at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23), crossing the finish line at 24:18.9
Senior Track and Field (2021-2022):
Indoor: Finished 65th at the Greg Page Relays in the 300m with a 46.48 (12/4).
Outdoor: Set a new personal best of 3:53.97 in the 1500m at the ACC Championships (5/12-5/14) ... Finished eigth in the 5000m with a time of 14:30.11 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/10) ... Ran a 1:11.44 in the 400m at Cortland Upstate Alternative to finish 21st...(4/16)... Secured second-place in the 3000m with a personal-best time of 8:17.61 at the 2022 Friar Invitational (4/8)...Made 2022 outdoor debut at the Raleigh Relays. Placed in 153rd in the 1500m with a time of 3:54.27 (3/24-3/26).
Senior Year XC (2021): Ran a 25:17.2 in the ACC Cross Country Championship, placing 87th (10/29)... Finished in 174th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (10/15)... Placed 49th in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24) in a time of 25:16.1... Finished 29th in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational in a time of 26:02.8 (9/10)...
Junior Year Track and Field (2020-21):Â
Indoor: Recorded a 10th place finish at the ACC's Indoor Champs in the 5k event with a time of 14:11.39 (2/27)... Set a time of 14:27.84 in the 5k event at the Virginia Tech Invitational finishing second overall (1/16).
Outdoor: Competed at the ACC's Outdoor Champs in the 10k event recording an 29th finish with a time of 30:17.92 (5/15)... Placed third overall in the 10k event at the Virginia Challenge in a time of 29:28.39 (4/17).
Junior Year XC (2020-2021): Ran a 32:52.6 at the NCAA Championships (3/15)... Finished seventh at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance (3/5) with a time of 23:56.3...Scored for Syracuse at the ACC Championships (10/30) placing 26th in a time of 23:48.7... Scored for Syracuse in victory at Battle in Beantown with a time of 25:28.1 (9/25)... Fourth place finish in season debut at Army in a time of 22:49.6 (9/12).
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2019-20):Â
Indoor:Â Won the 3000m and set a PR with a 8:41.13 at the Marc Deneault Invitational (2/22)... Ran a 8:44.04 in the 3000m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15)... Earned a fifth place finish in the mile at the Kane invitational with a 4:19.10 (2/1).
Sophomore Year XC (2019): Finished fourth at the John Reif Memorial in a time 15:34.0.
Freshman Year XC (2018): Finished seventh in his collegiate debut at the John Reif Memorial with a time of 16:04.4 (10/19).
Before SU: NXN All-American junior year (2017) … NY First team All-State Class A for both 2016 and 2017… Finished 19th at NXN … Set his PR for both the three mile and 5k during his senior year, running 14:40 and 15:32 respectively … Kenny Van Sickle Athlete of the Year … Senior captain to the Ithaca High School Lil Red.
Personal: Born June 19, 2000 … Son of Lisa Sahasrabudhe and Barry Derfel … Two siblings, Sydney and Isaac ... Majoring in health and exercise science in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamic.
USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2023)
Derfel's collegiate performances
| Top Performances | 300m | 400m | Mile | 1500m | 3000m | 5000m | 10000m |
| Indoor | 46.68 | 4:19.10 | 8:10.22 | 14:11.39 | |||
| Outdoor | 1:11.44 | 3:53.97 | 8:17.61 | 14:07.95 | 29:07.85 |
Redshirt Senior Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Placed fifteenth in the 10,000-meter with a time of 30:26.37 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field CHampionships (5/9-11). Placed twenty eighth in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:48.77, a new PR, at the Virginia Challenge (5/9-11). Finished twenty first in the 10,000-meter with a time of 29:07.85, a new PR, at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30). Finished the 3000-meter run in 8:10.22, a personal best, at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship (2/22-24) ... Ran 14:11.60 for the 5000 meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10)... Had a time of 8:12.67 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27) for the 3000 meter run... ...
Outdoor: Completed the 1500m with a time of 3:38.77 at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20)... Ran the 10k to a time of 29:07.85 minutes at the Standford Invitational (3/29-30) ...Â
Redshirt Senior XC (2023):Â Placed 23rd at the NCAA Regionals (11/10) with a time of 30:11.9... Finished 52nd at the ACC Championships (10/27) with a time of 24:17.6...Placed 18th at the IC4A/ECAC XC Championship (10/13) with a time of 24:30.4... Finished 27th at the Battle in Beantown (9/29) with a time of 24:41.4
Redshirt Senior Year Track and Field Season (2022-23):
Indoor: Ran the 3,000-meter run at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/23-25), finishing with a time of 8:18.59 ... Raced in the 5k at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11), with a time of 14:42.41 ... Set a PR in the 3k at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27-28), in a time of 8:11.82 ... Took third and set a PR in the mile, with a time of 4:13.78, at the Cornell Upstate Challenge (1/21) ... Opened his indoor slate at the Greg Page Relays with a time of 50.32 in the 300-meter dash.
Outdoor: Took 19th in the 10k at the ACC Championships (5/11-13), finishing in 30:47.53 ... Ran the 5,000-meter run at the Penn Relays (4/27-29), posting a time of 14:10.05 ... Set a PR in the 5k at the Friar Invitational (4/14), with a mark of 14:07.95, which gave him seventh ... Took third in the 1,500 at the Cortland Red Dragon Invitational (4/8), crossing the line in 3:55.92 ... Opened his outdoor slate at the Raleigh Relays (3/23-25), posting a time of 29:40.50.
Redshirt Senior Year XC (2022): Finished 50th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 23:59.0 ... Placed 6th at the Penn State National Open (10/14) with a time of 25:11.6 ... Finished 13th at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23), crossing the finish line at 24:18.9
Senior Track and Field (2021-2022):
Indoor: Finished 65th at the Greg Page Relays in the 300m with a 46.48 (12/4).
Outdoor: Set a new personal best of 3:53.97 in the 1500m at the ACC Championships (5/12-5/14) ... Finished eigth in the 5000m with a time of 14:30.11 at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/10) ... Ran a 1:11.44 in the 400m at Cortland Upstate Alternative to finish 21st...(4/16)... Secured second-place in the 3000m with a personal-best time of 8:17.61 at the 2022 Friar Invitational (4/8)...Made 2022 outdoor debut at the Raleigh Relays. Placed in 153rd in the 1500m with a time of 3:54.27 (3/24-3/26).
Senior Year XC (2021): Ran a 25:17.2 in the ACC Cross Country Championship, placing 87th (10/29)... Finished in 174th at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (10/15)... Placed 49th in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24) in a time of 25:16.1... Finished 29th in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational in a time of 26:02.8 (9/10)...
Junior Year Track and Field (2020-21):Â
Indoor: Recorded a 10th place finish at the ACC's Indoor Champs in the 5k event with a time of 14:11.39 (2/27)... Set a time of 14:27.84 in the 5k event at the Virginia Tech Invitational finishing second overall (1/16).
Outdoor: Competed at the ACC's Outdoor Champs in the 10k event recording an 29th finish with a time of 30:17.92 (5/15)... Placed third overall in the 10k event at the Virginia Challenge in a time of 29:28.39 (4/17).
Junior Year XC (2020-2021): Ran a 32:52.6 at the NCAA Championships (3/15)... Finished seventh at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance (3/5) with a time of 23:56.3...Scored for Syracuse at the ACC Championships (10/30) placing 26th in a time of 23:48.7... Scored for Syracuse in victory at Battle in Beantown with a time of 25:28.1 (9/25)... Fourth place finish in season debut at Army in a time of 22:49.6 (9/12).
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2019-20):Â
Indoor:Â Won the 3000m and set a PR with a 8:41.13 at the Marc Deneault Invitational (2/22)... Ran a 8:44.04 in the 3000m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15)... Earned a fifth place finish in the mile at the Kane invitational with a 4:19.10 (2/1).
Sophomore Year XC (2019): Finished fourth at the John Reif Memorial in a time 15:34.0.
Freshman Year XC (2018): Finished seventh in his collegiate debut at the John Reif Memorial with a time of 16:04.4 (10/19).
Before SU: NXN All-American junior year (2017) … NY First team All-State Class A for both 2016 and 2017… Finished 19th at NXN … Set his PR for both the three mile and 5k during his senior year, running 14:40 and 15:32 respectively … Kenny Van Sickle Athlete of the Year … Senior captain to the Ithaca High School Lil Red.
Personal: Born June 19, 2000 … Son of Lisa Sahasrabudhe and Barry Derfel … Two siblings, Sydney and Isaac ... Majoring in health and exercise science in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamic.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13
