Kushan Patel

Kushan Patel Career Stats

College Bests:

1500M | 3:56.38
3000M | 8:20.47
5000M | 14:37.50
5K (XC) | 15:11.8
8K (XC) | 25:34.3

2025 Outdoor: 

• Competed in five meets
• Came in 16th in the 5000 (14:43.70) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
• Came in eighth in the 1500 (3:56.98) at the Terry Long FSU Relays
• Came in 18th in the 5000 (14:37.50) at the Lee University – Fast Break Athletics Invitational
• Ran the 5000 (15:04.36) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
• Ran the DMR at the Penn Relays

2025 Indoor: 

• Competed in two meets
• Ran the 5000 (14:55.62) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Ran the 3000 (8:45.67) at the Bob Pollock

2024 Outdoor (UGA)

• Placed 23^rd in the 1500-meter at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, crossing the finish line in 3:56.38
• Clocked a 5,000m time of 14:38.20 at the Raleigh Relays
• Crossed the finish line in 15:04.77 for 29^th in the 5,000m at the Georgia Tech Invite.

2024 Indoor (UGA)

• Earned a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Vanderbilt Invitational, recording a time of 14:42.05
• Finished 30^th at the SEC Championships with a 5,000m time of 15:04.95
• Posted his fastest 3,000m of the season at the Music City Challenge, clocking a time of 8:20.47 to finish 24^th in the seeded race
• Took 10^th place in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invite, finishing in 8:33.09.

2023 Cross Country (UGA):

• Placed 15^th in his first collegiate race, posting a time of 15:11.75 at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener
• Ran a time of 25:34.30 at the 8k Paul Short Run to place 177^th
• Clocked a time of 25:10.7 at the 8k Crimson Classic, finishing 71^st.

High School:

• Helped Lambert place third at the GHSA 7A state cross country meet as a senior
• Regional runner-up and cross country school record holder during his final season
• Ran a leg of a school record-setting 4×800-meter relay during his fourth year
• State runner-up in the 3200m and 4x800m relay at the GHSA 7A meet as a senior
• Added a third-place finish in the 1600m at the state track meet in his last season
• Qualified for the state cross country meet as a junior
• Set the indoor school record in the 3200m during his third season
• Qualified for the state track meet as a member of the 4x800m relay team
• Personal bests of 4:13 (1600m), 9:18 (3200m) and 15:18 (5000m).