
Niki Narayani
Medicine, Health, and Society
Class
Senior
Hometown
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School
Webb
Major
Medicine, Health, and Society
Career Honors
- 2021 Fourth-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
As a Junior (2021-22)
Cross Country
- Fifth on the team and 74th overall (22:11.3) at the 8k SEC Championships (Oct. 29)
- Finished fifth on the team and 18th overall (22:17.5) at the 6k Blazer Classic (Oct. 16)
Track and Field
- In first meet of the indoor season, Commodore Indoor, set a personal best in the 1,000 meters (2:56.47), finished 11th overall
- Finished eighth in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational, setting a best of 4:55.03
- Competed at the Raleigh Relays and finished with a top personal time of 4:34.23 in the 1,500 meters
- At the Georgia Tech Invitational, set a best in the 5,000 meters (16:22.71) with a fourth-place finish
- Concluded the 3,000 meters at the Outdoor Music City Challenge with a best of 9:36.70 and third overall
- Top-15 finish at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5,000 meters (16:55.66)
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Cross Country
- SEC Fall Academic Roll
- Did not compete in cross country season due to injury
Track and Field
- Fourth-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Fought through injury and competed at one indoor meet and four outdoor meets
- Finished 32nd in the 5,000 meters (17:53.89) at SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13)
- Season-best 17:18.81 in the outdoor 5,000 meters at Tennessee Relays (April 9)
- Sixth in the 3,000 meters (10:00.81) at outdoor season-opening Tiger Classic (March 19)
- Finished third as member of distance medley relay (12:17.94) at Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 16)
As a Freshman (2019-20)
Cross Country
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Fought through injury and finished 117th overall (23:01.3) at SEC Championships (Nov. 1)
- Fifth on the team and 136th overall (21:47.3) at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19)
- Fifth on the team and 48th overall (22:14.5) to help Vanderbilt to sixth-place finish at Buckeye Preview (Sept. 28)
- Third on the team and 38th overall (22:20.8) to lead Vanderbilt to fifth-place finish at Commodore Classic (Sept. 14)
- Fifth overall (third on team) with time of 18:11.3 and led Vanderbilt to first-place finish at Belmont Opener (Aug. 30)
Track and Field
- Did not compete during indoor season due to injury
- Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
The Narayani File
- State champion in cross country as an individual and team in 2018
- State champion in the 4×800 relay, 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as a senior
- State champion team as a senior in track and field
- Set the Webb School 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters records
- Named the 2019 Knoxville PrepXtra Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Named the 2019 Knoxville PrepXtra Track and Field Athlete of the Year
- State runner up in cross country as a freshman, sophomore and junior
- State runner up in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as a junior
- State champion in 4×800-meter relay as a junior
- Set the 5K cross country record at the Webb School as a sophomore (17:56.90)
- State runner up in 3,200 meters as a freshman