Niki Narayani Season 2020-21
Medicine, Health, and Society
Class
Sophomore
Event
Distance
Hometown
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School
Webb
Major
Medicine, Health, and Society
Career Honors
- 2023 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships – East Regional qualifier
- 2021, 2022 NCAA DI South Region Cross Country Championships qualifier
- 2022 All-Region Women’s Cross Country, South Region
- 2023 Second-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- 2021 Fourth-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- 2021-23 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-22 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Holds school record in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:18.66)
- Second in Vanderbilt history in the 10,000 meters (33:48.61)
- Second in Vanderbilt history in the indoor 5,000 meters (16:17.82)
- Fifth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor 3,000 meters (9:36.70)
- Sixth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor 5,000 meters (16:22.71)
As a Senior (2022-23)
- Second-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
- Finished first of Vanderbilt athletes and 23rd overall (20:26.3) at the 6k NCAA South Region Championships (Nov. 11)
- Finished first of Vanderbilt athletes and 27th overall (16:39.7) at the Blue 5k Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30)
- Finished first of Vanderbilt athletes and 15th overall (20:41.4) at the Coaching Tree Invitational (Sept. 16)
Track & Field
- Finished 35th in the 10,000 meters (35:09.96) at the NCAA East Regionals (May 24-27)
- Finished 11th in the 5,000 meters (16:43.98) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
- Finished eighth in the 10,000 meters (33:48.61) at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 12-15)
- Finished fifth in the 5,000 meters (16:17.82) and eighth in the 3,000 meters (9:25.36), scoring in both events at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
- Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters (9:18.66) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10-11)
- Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters (9:38.87) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20-21)
As a Junior (2021-22)
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
- Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 53rd overall (21:09.7) at the 6k NCAA South Region Championships (Nov. 12)
- Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 74th overall (22:11.3) at the 6k SEC Championships (Oct. 29)
- Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 18th overall (22:17.5) at the 6k Blazer Classic (Oct. 16)
- Finished first overall (18:00.9) at the 3.1M Belmont Opener (Sept. 3)
Track & Field
- Finished 14th in the 5,000 meters (16:55.66) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
- Finished third in the 3,000 meters (9:36.70) at the outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 29-30)
- Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters (16:22.71) at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 22-23)
- Finished 111th in the 1,500 meters (4:34.23) at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26)
- Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26)
- Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters (9:41.32) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 4-5)
- Finished eighth in the mile (4:55.03) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 21-22)
- Finished 11th in the 1,000 meters (2:56.47) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 14-15)
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- Fourth-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Fall Academic Roll
Cross Country
- Did not compete in cross country season due to injury
Track & Field
- Finished 32nd in the 5,000 meters (17:53.89) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)
- Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters (17:18.81) at the Tennessee Relays (Apr. 8-10)
- Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters (10:00.81) at Auburn Tiger Track Classic (Mar. 19-20)
- Member of the distance medley relay (12:17.94) that finished third at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 15-16)
As a Freshman (2019-20)
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country
- Fought through an injury and finished 117th overall (23:01.3) at the 6k SEC Championships (Nov. 1)
- Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 136th overall (21:47.3) at the 6k Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 19)
- Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 48th overall (22:14.5) at the 6k Buckeye Preview (Sept. 28)
- Finished third of Vanderbilt athletes and 38th overall (22:20.8) at the 6k Commodore Classic (Sept. 14)
- Finished third of Vanderbilt athletes and fifth overall (18:11.3) at the 3.1M Belmont Opener (Aug. 30)
Track & 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