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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Tyler Kraft/UMBC Athletics
Nate Lopez
Tyler Kraft/UMBC Athletics

Justin Banks

  • Position Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Frederick, Md.
  • Highschool Tuscarora

Biography

HONORS & ACCOLADES
  • 2x America East Champion - 4x800 - 2025 & 2026 America East Outdoor Championships
  • America East Champion - Distance Medley Relay - 2026 America East Indoor Championships
  • Silver Medalist - 1,500 - 2026 America East Outdoor Championships
  • Silver Medalist - 4x800 - 2026 America East Indoor Championships
  • Silver Medalist - Mile - 2026 America East Indoor Championships
  • America East Performer of the Week: (1/27/26)
  • Gold Medalist - 2025 IC4A Championships - 4x800
UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS 
  • 1st - Outdoor - 1,500 - 3:44.33
  • 1st - Outdoor - 4x800 - 7:24.14
  • 1st - Indoor - 4x800 - 7:29.26
  • 1st - Indoor - Distance Medley Relay - 9:40.98
  • 2nd - Indoor - Mile - 4:05.51
  • 3rd - Outdoor - 800 - 1:48.89
  • 4th - Indoor - 1,000, 2:24.48
  • 6th - Indoor - 800 - 1:51.52
  • 6th - Indoor - 3,000 - 8:27.48
2026 OUTDOOR
  • Set a new personal best in the 800 at the Dani Palooza Last Chance Meet w/ a time of 1:48.89
  • Won gold in the 4x800 at the America East Championships w/ a time of 7:24.94
  • Earned silver in the 1500 at the America East Championships w/ a time of 3:47.77
  • Competed in the 1500 (3:46.08) & 4x800 (7:44.50) at the Penn Relays 
  • Broke the program record in the 1500 at the Bison Outdoor Classic w/ a time of 3:44.33
2025-26 INDOOR
  • Won gold in the Distance Medley Relay (9:55.88) at the America East Championships
  • Earned silver in the mile at America East Championships in a time of 4:10.84
  • Took silver with a time of 7:29.26 in the 4x800 at the America East Championships
  • Placed first in the 3,000 at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational with a time of 8:27.48
  • Seth his PR in the 1,000 at Nittany Lion Challenge (2:24.48) and then earned a PR in the mile (4:05.51) the following weekend at the Dr.Sander Scorcher
2025 OUTDOOR 
  • Placed 5th in the 800 Meters (1:49.92) at the 2025 America East Outdoor Championships
  • Member of the 4x800 Relay which captured gold and set a new school mark (7:24.14) at the iC4A Championships at George Mason.
  • Member of the 4x800 Relay which won the America East Championship by nearly two seconds.
2024-25 INDOOR
  • Placed 6th (1:49.92) in the 800 Meters at the 2025 America East Indoor Championships
  • Turned in his best time in the 1000 Meters (2:28.57) at the VCU Rams Invitational

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

  • 2025-26Sophomore

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