Major: Information Technology
Career Performances
2023 Outdoor Track & Field - NCAA 200m National Champion with a NCAA DIII National Record time of 20.25 seconds…NCAA Runner-Up in the 100m dash with the second fastest time in NCAA DIII history of 10.18 seconds…Named NCAA Outdoor All-American (100m & 200m)…Named USTFCCCA Metro Region Track Athlete of the Year…3x NJAC Champion & NJAC First Team All-Conference (100m, 200m, 4x400m Relay)…NJAC Championship Meet Records in the 100m and 200m events…Won the 200m dash at the Hurricane Invitational hosted by the University of Miami (NCAA DI race) (3/18/23); setting a new NCAA DIII Outdoor Record in 20.49 seconds…First Ramapo athlete in program history to earn the USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season (3/21/23)…NJAC Track Athlete of the Week (3/20/23)…Holds three of the top-8 fastest times in NCAA DIII History in the outdoor 200….Holds two of the top-10 fastest times in NCAA DIII History in the outdoor 100m.
2022-2023 Indoor Track & Field - 2x NCAA Indoor Champion (200m & 400m)…2x NCAA All-American…USTFCCCA Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet (NCAA Championships)…USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year...USTFCCCA Metro Region Track Athlete of the Year...Set an NCAA DIII record and a Championship meet record in the 200m, when crossed the finish line in 20.72 seconds. He posted at time of 46.85 to win the 400-meter crown and move up to No. 2 in NCAA DIII history. Traore owns three of the top-7 marks in NCAA DIII history in the 200 and two of the top-10 efforts in the 400 from this season alone...NJAC First Team All-Conference…NJAC’s G. Larry James Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Holds National NCAA DIII Indoor Records: 200m, 300m…Second All-Time NCAA DIII Indoor 400m.
2022 Outdoor Track & Field - NCAA All-Atlantic Region honors (200m and 400m)…4x400m relay team (Fenderson, Traore, Dubac, Cortez) set a new school record at the historic Penn Relays, 3:15.27; where they won the Eastern Section…NJAC Champion (100m & 200m)… Thomas M. Gerrity Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year…NJAC First Team All-Conference (100m & 200m)…NJAC Runner-Up (4x400m relay)…NJAC Second Team All-Conference (4x400m relay/Fenderson, Traore, Dubac and Cortez)…All-Atlantic Region Champion (400m)/meet record...USTFCCCA Metro Region Track Athlete of the Year…NCAA Runner-Up (200m & 400m)…NCAA All-American (200m & 400m)…200m time at NCAA Championships is 2nd all-time in NCAA DIII.
2021-2022 Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Metro Region Track Athlete of the Year...G. Larry James Most Outstanding Athlete…NJAC Champion (60m dash & 200m dash)… NJAC First Team All-Conference (60m dash & 200m dash)…NJAC Runner-Up (4x400m relay)…NJAC Second Team All-Conference (4x400m relay/Max Dubac, Kenyon Fenderson, Matt Cortez & Traore)…NCAA Metro All-Region (60m, 200m and 400m)…NCAA All-American (200m).
2021 Outdoor Track & Field - NJAC Rookie of the Year...NJAC Champion (400m dash)...NJAC First Team All-Conference (400m dash)...NJAC Honorable Mention All-Conference (200m dash & 4x400m relay). Holds the school record in the 200m dash (21.68 dash), 300m dash (34.83 seconds) and 500m dash (1:04.00) while also holding the NCAA DIII National Record in the 300m dash and 500m dash.
2020-2021 indoor - canceled
2020 outdoor – canceled
2019-2020 – indoor - NJAC Rookie of the Year...NJAC Runner-Up (200m) NJAC Second Team All-Conference (200m).
High School: Outdoor MVP, 2017-2018...Outdoor MVP, 2018-2019...Second Team All-Hudson County, 400-meter hurdles...Third Team All-Hudson County, 400-meters.
