2022: Appeared at five meets during the season while competing in both the long jump and the 60 meters … Garnered his third career all-conference honor with a third place finish in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships;
Penn 10-Team Select (1/15): Ran the 60 meters at the season opener and posted a time of 7.28 in the preliminary heats;
Villanova Invitational (1/22): Placed 12
th in the prelims of the 60 meters with a time of 7.20 at the Wildcats home meet;
Columbia Challenge (2/4): Registered a personal best time of 7.12 in the preliminary round of the 60 meters … Tallied a 10
th place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.93 meters;
Rutgers Open (2/11): Came in third in the college section of the long jump with a distance of 6.85 meters … Registered a time of 7.25 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (2/25): Made the awards podium with a bronze medal performance in the long jump … Tallied a mark of 7.06 meters to earn his third career All-BIG EAST honor with a top-three finish … Ran in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters at the conference meet and came in ninth overall with a time of 7.14.
2021: Competed in both the 60 meters and the long jump in his only competition of the indoor season;
Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Came in first in both the 60 meters and the long jump at the Wildcats home meet in Staten Island ... Registered a time of 7.19 in the 60 meters and a mark of 6.97 meters in the long jump in his first competition in just over a year.
2020: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the long jump and rose to ninth place on the Wildcats all-time performance list in the event during the season ... Competed at four meets during the season;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Runner-up in the long jump at Navy with a mark of 7.12 meters and also ran the 60 meters in 7.32 in his season debut;
Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/24): Posted a personal best time of 7.15 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters and also came in 11th in the long jump with a mark of 6.91 meters;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Registered a personal best mark of 7.33 meters in the long jump to move into ninth place all-time at Villanova and fifth on the program's all-time indoor performance list ... His mark also put him into the BIG EAST lead for the season and earned him BIG EAST Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors ... Also ran in the invitational section of the 60 meters and recorded a time of 7.21 in the preliminary heats;
BIG EAST Championships (3/1-3/2): Tallied a third place finish in the long jump to earn individual All-BIG EAST honors for the first time in his career ... Recorded a mark of 7.16 meters in the long jump on the first day of the conference meet and placed ninth in the triple jump with a measurement of 12.99 meters a day later ... Helped the Wildcats win their third straight indoor BIG EAST title.
2019: Competed four times in the long jump and twice in the 60 meters during the season ... Scored in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championships ... Recorded his best collegiate mark in the long jump at consecutive meets to close out the indoor campaign ... Tallied a personal best time in the 60 meters;
Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Came in fifth in the long jump with a mark of 6.82 meters and was also 15th in the 60 meters with a time of 7.32 at the indoor season opener;
Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Registered a personal best time of 7.20 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters ... Also placed 12th in the long jump with a measurement of 6.78 meters;
FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Came in fourth in the invitational section of the long jump ... His mark of 6.99 meters made it the furthest he has jumped as a collegian and also put him into 10th place on the Wildcats all-time indoor performance list in the long jump;
BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Matched his long jump effort from two week earlier with a mark of 6.99 meters at the conference meet ... Finished in fourth place and scored team points to contribute to the Wildcats winning their fifth BIG EAST team title in the last six seasons.
2018: Scored in all three jumps at the BIG EAST Championships in a successful indoor campaign;
Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 6.69 meters and recorded a time of 7.31 in the 60 meters in his collegiate debut;
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Recorded a time of 22.99 in the 200 meters and a mark of 6.43 meters in the long jump;
Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Placed fourth in the long jump (6.48m) and registered a time of 23.16 in the 200 meters;
Villanova Invitational (2/3): Finished third in the long jump with a mark of 6.71 meters;
FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Tallied a mark of 6.58 meters in the long jump;
BIG EAST Championships (2/23-2/24): Helped the Wildcats win the BIG EAST team title by scoring in the high jump, the long jump and the triple jump ... Came in fifth in the long jump with a season-best mark of 6.79 meters on the first day of the meet ... On the second day of competition came in seventh in both the high jump and the triple jump with marks of 1.85 meters and 13.11 meters, respectively.
2022: Recorded lifetime best marks in both the long jump and the 100 meters during the season … His long jump of 7.34 meters in the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at Miami put him ninth in school history in the event … Scored in the long jump and also competed in the 100 meters at the BIG EAST Championships … Competed at a total of seven meets;
Penn Challenge (3/19): Finished seventh in the 100 meters with a time of 11.14 at the season opener;
Raleigh Relays (3/26): Recorded a mark of 6.49 meters in the long jump;
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/15): Surged to a sixth place finish against strong competition in the long jump with a lifetime best performance of 7.34 meters;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/16): Posted a time of 11.25 in the 100 meters at Princeton;
Virginia Challenge (4/22): Recorded a time of 11.29 in the 100 meters and a distance of 7.23 meters in the long jump;
Penn Relays (4/29): Competed in the college section of the long jump and registered a distance of 6.80 meters;
BIG EAST Championships (5/13): Scored in the long jump at the conference championships with a fifth place finish and a mark of 7.14 meters … Ran in the preliminary heats of the 100 meters and recorded a lifetime best time of 11.00 to finish 13
th overall.
2021: Competed at six meets during the season and recorded a personal best time in the 100 meters at the BIG EAST Championships;
Raleigh Relays (3/25): Competed in the long jump in his season debut and finished in ninth place at North Carolina State with a mark of 6.75 meters;
Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Runner-up in the long jump with a season-best mark of 7.07 meters at Penn;
Virginia Challenge (4/16): Posted a mark of 6.78 meters in the long jump;
Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): Tallied a third place finish in the long jump with a mark of 6.97 meters while competing at Franklin Field during the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays;
Penn Twilight (5/1): Ran the 100 meters for the first time during the year and recorded a time of 11.21 to finish in fourth place in the race;
BIG EAST Championships (5/14): Recorded a personal best time of 11.10 in the 100 meters to finish 10
th in the preliminary heats of the event on the first day of the conference meet … Also came in 10
th in the long jump with a mark of 6.55 meters.
2019: Scored team points at the BIG EAST Championships both individually in the long jump and as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x100 meter relay ... Competed in the long jump, the 100 meters and the 4x100 relay during the season, appearing at a total of six meets;
Penn Challenge (3/23): Runner-up in the long jump at the outdoor season opener with a measurement of 7.06 meters;
Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Finished third in the long jump with a mark of 6.83 meters;
Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Recorded a time of 11.26 in the 100 meters and was also the runner-up in the long jump with a distance of 6.92 meters;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Tallied a personal best mark of 7.13 meters in the long jump ... Finished in sixth place at the meet and moved into 10th place on the Wildcats all-time outdoor performance list in the event;
Penn Relays (4/26): Competed in the college section of the long jump and recorded a 16th place finish with a measurement of 6.82 meters ... Also led off the 4x100 meter relay for Villanova, with the team coming in second in its heat and 31st overall with a time of 42.43 during the preliminary heats of the relay;
BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Recorded a fourth place finish in the long jump with a mark of 7.03 meters on the first day of the conference championships ... Led off the 4x100 relay on the second day of the meet for a team that came in fourth with a time of 42.46 ... His performances contributed to Villanova winning the BIG EAST team title and finishing off an indoor-outdoor sweep of the conference meets.
2018: Competed at six meets during the season ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors as part of the Villanova lineup in the 4x100 meter relay ... Also scored individually at the conference meet in the high jump and the long jump;
Penn Challenge (3/24): Came in third in the long jump with a season-best mark of 6.91 meters and also placed seventh in the 200 meters with a time of 23.40;
Colonial Relays (4/6): Competed in the unseeded section of the long jump and came in 14th with a distance of 6.42 meters;
Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Ran the second leg of the 4x100 meter relay in a lineup that came in second with a time of 42.85 ... Also came in fifth in the long jump with a measurement of 6.40 meters;
Larry Ellis Invitational (4/21): Came in ninth in the long jump (6.82m) in the meet at Princeton;
Penn Relays (4/27): Recorded a mark of 6.75 meters in the college section of the meet;
BIG EAST Championships (5/11-5/12): Came in sixth in the long jump (6.61m) and seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.81 meters on the first day of the conference meet ... On the second day, anchored the 4x100 meter relay squad to a third place finish and All-BIG EAST honors with a time of 41.60 ... Also came in ninth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.97 meters.
Lawrenceville School: Competed for the indoor and outdoor track & field teams all four years and also played football his freshman and sophomore years ... Competed in the 100 and 200 meters as well as in the jumps during high school.
Personal: Born 6/16/98 in Doylestown, Pa. ... Youngest of three children of Brian and Kimberly Troup ... Has two older siblings, Christopher and Meggie ... Mother was a gymnast in college at James Madison ... Hobbies include playing basketball, fishing, going to the beach and listening to music ... Chose to attend Villanova because it was near to home and offered the prestige of both the Villanova School of Business and a competitive athletics program ... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business ... Economics major.
