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Andrew Kent

Andrew Kent - Men's Track & Field - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Major Masters in Mechanical Engineering
Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
Last School Lakeside-Dekalb
Year Senior
Andrew Kent - Men's Track & Field - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

ANDREW KENT CAREER STATS

Honors and Awards:
2019 & 2020 All-ACC Academic team
2020 Second Team All-ACC (5000m)
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District

2020 Indoor:
Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the 5000m, coming in at 14:06.78 at ACC Indoor Championships in South Bend… Had four top-two performances during the regular season, seven top-six showings throughout regular & postseason… Key member of first-place DMR squad at the Charlie Thomas Invite… Took second in the mile at the Charlie Thomas Invite, setting a new PR in the process after clocking in at 4:05.42… Had a pair of second-place performances in the 3000m & DMR events at the Vanderbilt Invitational, set a new PR in the 3000m at that meet crossing the line at 8:06.63… 13th-place finish in the 3000m at ACC Championships.

2019 Cross Country:
Did not compete.

2019 Track:
Indoor: Competed at five meets… ran a personal-best 3000m race finishing in 8:12.93 at the Vanderbilt Invitational… set a PR in the 1000m with a time of 2:34.03 at the Clemson Orange & Purple Elite. Outdoor: Competed at five meets… set a 5K PR with a time of 14:06.63 at the Penn Relays… ran his best 1500m time of the season in 3:54.87 and finished third at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

2018: Cross Country: Set a PR and finished second in the 7.6K with a time of 24:23.9 at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational…ran a personal best time of 31:45.3 and finished 12th in the 10K at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships… set a new 8K PR at the ACC Championships with a time of 24:34.5… finished the 8.369K with a personal-best time of 25:43.2 at the Penn State Nationals Open.

2018 Track:
Indoor: Recorded a season-best 3K time of 8:14.63 (sixth) at the Music City Challenge before running a 8:16.29 (eighth) at the ACC Championships … ran in one 1000m where he recorded a time of 2:42.49 at the Orange & Purple Invitational. Outdoor: Turned in a season-best time of 3:53.23 in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invite to finish second … also recorded a season-best 5K time of 14:35.00 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, finishing 23rd

2017 Cross Country:
Appeared in four meets … posted his top time at the Paul Short Invitational where he ran a 25:06.9 … recorded his best top placing at the Bulldog SEC Preview where he finished 28th (26:17.1).

2016 Cross Country:
Raced in one meet … Recorded a career best in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 27:52.9.

High School:
Attended Lakeside High School — Dekalb … Lettered in cross country for four seasons … Competed in track and field for two seasons … Was the 2016 GA 6A champion in both the 1600 meter run and the 3200 meter run … Finished No. 9 all –time for the state of Georgia in the 3200 meter with a time of 9:01.

Personal:
Chose Georgia Tech for its athletic program, coaching staff and academic excellence.

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