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Edward Blaha
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Pace Academy
- Prev School:
- Columbia
Blaha's Career Results
Career Honors:
USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic TF (2026)Â
2026 Second Team All-Ivy TF
2026 NCAA DI east First Round Qualifier
NCAA DI NE XC National Qualifier (2025)
NCAA DI All- Northeast Region (2025)
2025 All-Ivy Second Team
USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic XC (2025)
Georgia state cross country champion (2020-21)
Junior Year Track and Field (2024 - 2025):
Indoor:Â Â Won the mile with PR time of 4:11.05 at Ramapo College Season Opener, finished top 3 in the 5K with PR of 14:09.53, ran 3K PR of 8:08.36 at BU Valentine Invitational, competed in 5K at Ivy Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Competed in 5K at Ivy Outdoor Championships.
Junior Year Cross Country (2024 - 2025): Ran 8K PR of 24:34.6 at Princeton Fall Classic, competed in 8K at Ivy XC Championships, ran 1oK PR of 31:29.4o at NCAA DI NE XC National Qualifier.
Freshman Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor:  Competed at Dr.Sander’s Columbia Challenge in the 3000m, placing 14th with time of 8:25.91 (Jan. 27-28) … Earned a personal best in the 3000m with time 8:15.91 at IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (Mar. 3-5)
 Outdoor: Placed 14th and earned a personal best time of 14:30.82 in the 5000m at the 2023 Colonial Relays (Mar. 30-Apr. 1) … Competed in the Virginia Challenge 5000m, earned 9th place with time of 14:36.00 (Apr. 20-22)
Freshman Year Cross Country (2022-2023): Clocked 72nd in the 8k at Coaching Tree Invitational with finishing time 26:20.5 (Sept. 16) … PR time of 24:49.8 in the 8k at Lehigh Paul Short Run (Sept. 30) …
High School: 10-time letterwinner in cross country (four), track (four) and wrestling (two) at Pace Academy in Atlanta ... Two-time Georgia state cross country champion (2020-21) ... Helped the team win the 2021 Georgia state champion ... Two-time state champion in track, winning the 2021 title in the 3200m and being a member of the 4x800m title winning squad ... Helped track team win two state titles (2021-22) ... Was member of 2021 cross country team championship squad ... Finished fourth in the 3200m at the Runninglane Track Championships ... Left with the school record in the 5K, 3200m and the 4x800m ... Member of the National Honor Society.
| Top Performances | 1500m | Mile | 3000m | 5000m | 8k | 10k |
| Indoor | 4:09.06 | 8:02.90 | 23:56.0 | 29:20.3 | ||
| Outdoor | 3:50.32 | 13:43.48 | 29:35.56 |
Career Honors:
USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic TF (2026)Â
2026 Second Team All-Ivy TF
2026 NCAA DI east First Round Qualifier
NCAA DI NE XC National Qualifier (2025)
NCAA DI All- Northeast Region (2025)
2025 All-Ivy Second Team
USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic XC (2025)
Georgia state cross country champion (2020-21)
Junior Year Track and Field (2024 - 2025):
Indoor:Â Â Won the mile with PR time of 4:11.05 at Ramapo College Season Opener, finished top 3 in the 5K with PR of 14:09.53, ran 3K PR of 8:08.36 at BU Valentine Invitational, competed in 5K at Ivy Indoor Championships.
Outdoor: Competed in 5K at Ivy Outdoor Championships.
Junior Year Cross Country (2024 - 2025): Ran 8K PR of 24:34.6 at Princeton Fall Classic, competed in 8K at Ivy XC Championships, ran 1oK PR of 31:29.4o at NCAA DI NE XC National Qualifier.
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2023 - 2024):
Indoor: Placed 3rd in 3K at Rutgers Holiday Classic with time of 8:15.97, competed in the 3K at Ivy League Heps Indoor T&F Championships.Â
Outdoor:Â Placed 5th and ran 5K PR of 14:15.29 at Larry Ellis Invitational, competed in 5K at Ivy League Heps Outdoor T&F Championships.
Freshman Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor:  Competed at Dr.Sander’s Columbia Challenge in the 3000m, placing 14th with time of 8:25.91 (Jan. 27-28) … Earned a personal best in the 3000m with time 8:15.91 at IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (Mar. 3-5)
 Outdoor: Placed 14th and earned a personal best time of 14:30.82 in the 5000m at the 2023 Colonial Relays (Mar. 30-Apr. 1) … Competed in the Virginia Challenge 5000m, earned 9th place with time of 14:36.00 (Apr. 20-22)
Freshman Year Cross Country (2022-2023): Clocked 72nd in the 8k at Coaching Tree Invitational with finishing time 26:20.5 (Sept. 16) … PR time of 24:49.8 in the 8k at Lehigh Paul Short Run (Sept. 30) …
High School: 10-time letterwinner in cross country (four), track (four) and wrestling (two) at Pace Academy in Atlanta ... Two-time Georgia state cross country champion (2020-21) ... Helped the team win the 2021 Georgia state champion ... Two-time state champion in track, winning the 2021 title in the 3200m and being a member of the 4x800m title winning squad ... Helped track team win two state titles (2021-22) ... Was member of 2021 cross country team championship squad ... Finished fourth in the 3200m at the Runninglane Track Championships ... Left with the school record in the 5K, 3200m and the 4x800m ... Member of the National Honor Society.
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