EUGENE, Ore. - FDU men's track and field standout
Salif Mane – the most-decorated student-athlete in FDU's 75-year athletic history – punched his ticket Sunday to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Bronx, N.Y. product set a personal best and marked the Olympic standard with a 17.52-meter jump in his final attempt in the finals in Oregon and took home the gold medal.
On his first attempt, Mane posted a 17.28-meter jump, which also met the Olympic standard and set a personal best.
The seven-time All-American (tied for most in Northeast Conference history) is a four-time First Team All-American Triple Jumper (twice outdoors), also tied for the most in NEC history.
Mane won the triple jump NCAA National Championship outdoors earlier this month with a 17.14 which was his career-best. Last year at the outdoor national championships, Mane finished fifth and in 2022, finished 12th.
Mane graduated from FDU in May with a degree in civil engineering.
ABOUT FDU ATHLETICS
FDU is home to 21 NCAA Division I teams. A member of the Northeast Conference, the Knights have had tremendous success in the classroom, in athletic competition as well as giving back to the Bergen County community. FDU became the first school in Northeast Conference (NEC) history to win championships in women's volleyball, women's soccer, and men's soccer in the same season (2022). In 2023, the Burgundy and Blue also became the first NEC school to win two games as a 16-seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, including an upset over top-seeded Purdue. As a result of its incredible 2022-23 season, FDU placed 92nd in the Learfield Director's Cup, the first NEC program to finish in the Top 100. In 2024, Salif Mane became the first individual national champion in FDU history after capturing the Triple jump title at the 2024 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Since 2019, FDU has won 15 conference titles across men's soccer, men's tennis, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's indoor track & field, women's bowling, women's golf, and women's volleyball. Off the field, FDU student-athletes were recognized for their efforts in the community by winning the NEC Building Communities Award in both 2020 and 2024. In addition to recent championships, FDU holds five additional national championships, three in sport of women's fencing and two in women's bowling.
