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2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Justyn Knight
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Vaughan, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Michael's
2018 NCAA Champion - Indoor 5000-meters
Eight-time USTFCCCA All-American (2018 - 5000m outdoor, 5000m indoor, 3000m indoor; 2017 - 5000m outdoor, 5000m indoor; 2016 - 5000m outdoor, 3000m indoor; 2015 - 5000m outdoor)
Seven-time USTFCCCA First Team All-American (2018 - 5000m outdoor, 5000m indoor, 3000m indoor; 2017 - 5000m outdoor, 5000m indoor; 3000m indoor; 2015 - 5000m outdoor)
11-time All-ACC (2018 - outdoor 5000, outdoor 1500, indoor 5000, indoor 3000; 2017 - indoor 5000, indoor 3000, outdoor 5000; 2016 - indoor 3000, indoor 5000, outdoor 10,000; 2015 - outdoor 1500)
Nine-time ACC Champion (2018 - 5000m outdoor, 5000m indoor, 3000m indoor; 2017 - 5000m outdoor, 5000m indoor, 3000m indoor; 2016 - 3000m indoor, 5000m indoor; 2015 - 1500m outdoor)
Four-time USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year (2018 outdoor; 2018 indoor; 2017 outdoor; 2017 indoor)
Two-time ACC Performer of the Year (2017/2018 indoor)
Two-time ACC Championship Meet MVP (2016/2018 indoor)
10-time ACC Performer of the Week
Three-time USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
Syracuse Male Athlete of the Year (2016-2018)
Knight's collegiate performances
| Top Performances | 1500m | Mile | 3000m | 5000m | 10,000m |
| Indoor | 3:55.82 | 7:45.86 | 13:39.59 | ||
| Outdoor | 3:36.07 | 13:17.51 | 29:46.41 |
Senior Year (2017-18)
Outdoor: NCAA runner-up in the 5000-meter championship ... The Bowerman Watch List member for every week of the season ... ACC Champion in the 5000m ... Fourth-place in the 1500-meters at the ACC Championships ... Two-time All-ACC this season in the 5k and 1500 ... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Performer of the Year ... Became the only man with two of the top-10 times in collegiate history in the 5000-meters, running a 2018 collegiate best time of 13:18.74 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, the ninth-fastest time ever. He already owns the fourth-fastest time ever (13:17.51) in the event from the 2017 Payton Jordan Invitational ... Set the second-fastest 1500-meter time in the history of the NCAA, running a 3:36.07 time, which was good for a second-place finish at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/20).
Indoor: The Bowerman Watch List member ... NCAA Indoor Track and Field Champion in the 5000-meters ... NCAA runner up in the 3000-meters ... NCAA Northeast Region Performer of the Year ... ACC Male Performer of the Year ... ACC Meet MVP ... Won the 5000m championship with a time of 13: 50.79 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/22-2/24) … Took the gold in the 3000m event with a time of 8:02.57 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/22-2/24) … Won the 5000m event with a time of 13:39.59 at the Iowa State Classic (2/9-2/10) … Placed 2nd in the 3000m event with a time of 7:45.86 at the NYRR Millrose Games, also setting a school record (2/3) … Finished 2nd in the mile at the Boston University Thomas Terrier Classic with a school-record time of 3:55.82 (1/26-27).
Junior Year (2016-17):
Indoor: Was NCAA runner-up in the 3000-meters at the NCAA Championships (3/10-3/11) ... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Athlete of the Year ... Took 1st place in the 3000m event at the ACC Championships with a time of 8:05.05 (2/23-2/25) ... Ran to a 1st place finish in the 5000m event at the ACC Championships, crossing the finish line at 13:50.27 (2/23-2/25) ... Finished 2nd in the 3000m at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 7:47.82, a new personal best (2/10-2/11) ... Won the Mile at the UW Invitational with a time of 3:59.54 (1/27-1/28).
Outdoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American (5000-meters) ... ACC Champion (5000-meters) ... All-ACC (5000-meters) ... USTFCCCA Northeast Region Athlete of the Year ... Was listed as receiving votes on the Bowerman Trophy Watch List prior to the NCAA Preliminary ... Third at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5k (14:36.23) ... Placed 2nd in the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round with a time of 14:13.64 (5/25-5/27) ... Won the ACC Championship in the 5000-meters with a time of 3:52.38 (5/12-5/14) ... Set what was the world's-fastest 5k time of 2017 at the Payton Jordan Invitational in a time of 13:17.51 (5/5) ... Won the Virginia Challenge in the 1500-meters in a time of 3:42.11 (4/21).
Sophomore Year (2015-16):
Indoor: Finished 3rd in the 3000m at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 8:01.85 (3/11-12)... Placed 1st in the 3000m with a time of 8:02.68 at the Indoor ACC Championships. Also placed 1st in the 5000m with a time of 14:01.70. Finished 2nd in the Men's Distance Medley Relay alongside Joel Hubbard, Paul Lovell, and Adam Palamar with a time of 9:36.74 (2/28)... Broke the Syracuse University fastest time record for the men's 3000m event (2/12)... Finished 1st in the 3000m with a time of 7:48.41 at the Iowa State Classic (2/12)...Placed 2nd with a time of 3:56.87 in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/29-30).
Outdoor: Placed 3rd in the 5000m posting a time of 14:06.45 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/26-28) ... Took 3rd in the 10000m at the ACC Championships with a personal-best time of 29:46.41 (5/13-15) ... Finished 10th in the 5000m recording a personal-best time of 13:27.33 at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1) ... Placed 2nd in the 1500 meter event at the Virignia Challenge with a time of 3:39.23, setting a new school record (4/22-23).
Freshman Year (2014-15):
Outdoor: ACC Runner of the Week (4/21) ... Broke the school record in the 1500-meters during a first-place finish in the Virginia Challenge during his Syracuse track debut. He qualified for NCAA regionals and posted the second-fastest time nationally in the process (4/19) ... Placed 1st in the 1500 Meter at the ACC Championship with a time of 3:47.85 (5/14)... Finished second in the 5000-meter with a 13:53.48 earning a berth for the NCAA Championships (5/30)... Earned First Team All-American at the 2015 NCAA Championships, taking 6th in the 5,000 meter with a time of 13:50.96.(6/12)
Prior to SU: Pan-Am Games Cross Country Champion ... Canadian Junior record holder in the mile (3:59.57) ... Didn't begin running cross country until he was a sophomore in high school.
Personal: Majoring in social work at the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
