FDU Knights Athletics

2016 Outdoor: Ran the 800m, 1500m, 5000m and the 10000m … Clocked a season-best time of 2:00.44 in the 800m at High Point (4/2) … Had a best finish across all disciplines of 13th in the finals of the 10000m at the Northeast Conference Championships (5/8) in a time of 33:30.03 … Ran a 4:03.79 in the 1500 at High Point

2015-16 Indoor: Competed at nine meets for Fairleigh Dickinson in the; Mile, 1000m, 3000m, 5000m, 4x800 and DMR … Established a new PR in the 3000m with a 8:34.04 at the John Thomas Terrier Invite (1/30) … Ran a season-best 4:23.48 in the Mile at the NYC Metros (2/5) … Scored points for Fairleigh Dickinson in the 3000m at the Northeast Conference Championships (2/20) by finishing in 7th also finished fifth in the 5000m to secure 4 more points for FDU … Finished 2nd in the mile at the Sean Atkinson Invite (1/15) … 

2015 Outdoor: Competed in the 800, 1500 and 5000-meter, 3000m Steeplechase and the 4x800 relay … Opened the season with a 1:59.98 in the 1500 and a 15:24.50 in the 5000 at Wake Forest (3/21) … Helped the Knight finish 5th in the 4x800 relay at the Ramapo Invitational (4/4) … Also finished 4th in the 1500 at Ramapo in a time of 4:10.17 … Clocked a season-best time of 15:10.79 in the 5000 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/18) … Finished 4th in the Steeplechase at the Northeast Conference Championships in a time of 9:46.33—first time running the event in college … Also scored points in the 5000 with a 7th place finish and as a member of the 4x800 with an 8th place finish. 

2014-15 Indoor: Competed in the Mile, 3000 and 5000-meter along with the 4x800 and DMR at seven meets for the Knights … Finished 2nd in 5000 at the Northeast Conference Championships (2/22) in a time of 15:10.28 … Also scored points in the 3000 (finished 4th) and DMR (finished 8th) … Opened the season by helping the Knights win the 4x800 relay at the Knight Indoor Classic (12/7) … Won the 3000 at the Knights Indoor Classic #2 in a time of 9:12.26 …  Finished 2nd at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/16) in the 5000 in a time of 15:30.84 … Clocked a 4:27.37 in the Mile at the Metro Team Challenge (1/23) … Logged a season-best time of 8:43.29 in the 3000 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/31) and finished 74th … Ran 3rd in the Mile at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Open (2/14) in a season-best time of 4:21.43. 

2014 Outdoor: Competed in four meets for the Knights … Opened the season at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/15/14) with a 12th place finish in the 1500-meter (4:04.63) and 23rd place finish in the 5000-meter (15:34.19) … Ran a season-best time of 4:02.91 in the 1500-meter at the Wake Forest Open (3/22/14) … Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that won (8:12.46) at the TCNJ Invitational (4/12/14) … Scored points in the 5000-meter with a 7th finish (15:22.60) and in the 1500-meter with a 5th place (4:05.22) at the NEC Championships (5/4/14). 

2013-14 Indoor: Ran in eight meets for the Knights and qualified for the IC4A/ECAC Championships … Opened the season with a win in the mile at the Fordham Season Opener (12/6/13) with a 4:24.10 … Won two days later at the FDU Knight Classic (12/18/13) in the 3000-meter with a 8:47.37 …  Member of the third place DMR team at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/10/14), running a 10:29.00 … Ran a season-best 14:50.50 in the mile at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier (1/25/14) and finished 15th … Finished second in the mile at the Metropolitan Indoor Championship with a time of 4:20.34, which is personal best … Helped the Knights’ DMR team win the event at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a time of 10:12.15 … Scored points for the Knights in the 5000-meter at the NEC Championships (2/9/14) with his 14:55.09 … Recorded fourth win of the year at the Monmouth Moonlight at the MAC (2/26/14) in the mile with a time 4:25.78 … Part of the DMR team that competed at IC4A/ECAC Championships and finished 16th with a time of 10:18.70 

2012-2013: Ran the 3000m, 5000m, and 1-mile distances during the indoor season, owning the team’s top times for the season in each distance… Finished 6^th in the NEC Indoor Championships in the 3000m, with a time of 8:38.14 (2/9/13)… During the outdoor season, he ran the 800m, 1500m, 5000m, and 10000m… Finished 1^st in the Monmouth Season Opener in the 10000m, finishing in 31:56.79 (3/29/13)… Set a personal best of 14:53.28 in the 5000m of the Penn Relays (4/25/13)… Named to the NEC All-Rookie Team for the 3000m and 5000m.

Franklin Township: Participated in track and field team for four years under Head Coach Sean Thomas… Part of the Honor Roll… Participated in the Raritan’s Introduction of Minorities to Engineering program…

Personal: Son of Hilton and Rachel Gooding… Born January 20… Has a younger brother, Hilton Jr., and a younger sister, Hillary… Brother, Hilton, competes in track and field at NJIT… Majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

Gooding's Fairleigh Dickinson Career Bests
Indoor
Mile: 4:20.34 - Metropolitan Championships (1/31/14)
1000m: 2:33.92 - Gotham Cup (1/22/16)
3000m: 8:34.04 - Boston University Terrier Classic (1/24/16)
5000m: 14:32.48 - IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/3/13)
Outdoor
800m: 1:58.01 - Wake Forest Open (3/22/14)
1500m: 4:02.91 - Wake Forest Open (3/22/14)
3000m: 8:52.24 - TCNJ Invitational (4/12/14)
5000m: 14:53.28 - Penn Relays (4/27/13)
Steeple: 9:46.33 - Northeast Conference Championships (5/3/15)