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Ava Coffey

Ava Coffey - Women's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Major Biochemistry & ALIS - Spanish
Hometown Savannah, Ga.
Height 5-4
Last School Savannah Arts Academy
Year Sophomore
Ava Coffey - Women's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Ava Coffey Career Stats

College Bests:

3000M | 10:14.41
5000M | 17:30.81
5K (XC) | 18:56.9
6K (XC) | 23:21.4

2025 Cross Country:

  • Set new 5k PR by over 70 seconds (18:56.9) at Stan Sims Invite, placed 20th.

2025 Outdoor:

  • Competed in three meets
  • Came in ninth the 5000m (17:30.81) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
  • Placed 15th in the 5000m (18:07.09) at the Florida Relays
  • Came in 14th in the 50oom (17:41.49) at the Georgia Tech Invitational

2025 Indoor:

  • Competed in two meets
  • Ran the 3000m (10:14.41) at the Orange & Purple Invitational
  • Ran the 5000m (17:46.73) at the Music City Challenge

2024 Cross Country:

  • Ran the 5k (20:11.65) at the Kennesaw State Stan Sims Cross Country Opener
  • Also ran the 6k at the Georgia Tech Cross Country Invitational (23:21.4)

High School:

  • Savannah Arts Academy XC/Track
  • 2023 3200m Georgia State Champion
  • Georgia State Team 1st Place XC 2022
  • Georgia State Team 2nd Place 2021
  • 2x Georgia State Medalist XC (2022, 2021)
  • 2x Georgia State Medalist Track (2023, 2022)
  • 2022 South of the Border XC Team
  • 2x All-Region 1st Team Track (2023, 2022)
  • 2022 All-Region 1st Team XC
  • 2022 1st Team 2A XC
  • 2021 1st Team 3A XC
  • Stamps President’s Scholar

Personal:

  • Birthdate: Nov. 10, 2004
  • Chose to attend Tech for academics
  • Would like to work in the medical field
  • Proudest achievements include winning state championships her senior year and earning the Stamps President’s Scholarship
  • Began running distance during COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 when she was 15 years old
  • Will pursue undergraduate research in Dr. Reddi’s Lab
  • Enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her dog

Family:

  • Daughter of Janet and Mark Coffey
  • Sister of Lillie Coffey (18)
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