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Ira Shetty

Ira Shetty

  • Class
    1999
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Soccer, Track & Field
SOCCER:
1995: Back ... Started all 15 games … One goal and seven assists for nine points … All-American … All-New York Region by Soccer Coaches Association … All-UCAA Second Team … UCAA Rookie of the Year … Team finished 8-5-2 overall and 1-4-1 in UCAA … 1996: Played all 17 games, including 16 as starter … Had one goal and 10 assists for 12 points … All-NSCAA Northeast Region First Team … Team won UCAA Championship … Team awarded No. 1 seed in ECAC Mid-Atlantic Tournament … Team won ECAC Championship … Tournament MVP … Coach Jim Townsend: “Ira Shetty is a phenomenal player.  Jen (Swiderek) and Ira are two of the best players in the country.” … UCAA All-Academic … All-UCAA First Team … Team nationally ranked as high as 16th by NSCAA … Ranked third in New York State Region … UCAA Weekly Honor Roll once … Team finished 16-1-0 overall and 6-0-0 in the UCAA …

TRACK & FIELD:
1995-96: Won 100m hurdles (17.52) and second in shot put (10.48m) against St. Lawrence and Union … Won 400m hurdles (1:13.67) and second in shot put (10.68m) against MIT and WPI … Third in high jump (1.45m), third in 100m hurdles (17.20), third in 400m hurdles (1:14.68) and second in javelin (22.00m) at UCAA Championships.

OTHER:
Accelerated Medical ... Lindenhurst, New York ... Lindenhurst High School.
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