Niki Narayani Season 2022-23

Medicine, Health, and Society

Class Senior

Event Distance

Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.

High School Webb

Major Medicine, Health, and Society

Bio

Career Honors

As a Senior (2022-23)

Cross Country

Finished first of Vanderbilt athletes and 23rd overall (20:26.3) at the 6k NCAA south region championships (Nov. 11), recording a personal best
Finished first of Vanderbilt athletes and 27th overall (16:39.7) at the Blue 5k Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30), recording a personal best
Finished first of Vanderbilt athletes and 15th overall (20:41.4) at the Coaching Tree Invitational (Sept. 16)

Track & Field

Finished fifth and recorded a personal best in the 5,000 meters (16:17.82) and finished eighth in the 3,000 meters (9:25.36), scoring in both events at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 24–25)
Finished sixth and set the school record in the 3,000 meters (9:18.66) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10–11)
Finished fourth in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:38.87) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20–21)

As a Junior (2021-22)

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 (April 29-030)
Finished fourth in the outdoor 5,000 meters (16:22.71) at the Georgia Tech Invitational (April 22–23)
Recorded a personal best in the 1,500 meters (4:34.23) at the Raleigh Relays (March 24–26)
Competed in the 5,000 meters at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 25–26)
Finished eighth and recorded a personal best 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)

Cross Country

Track & Field

Finished 32nd in the 5,000 meters (17:53.89) at the SEC outdoor championships (May 13–15)
Finished fourth and recorded a season best in the outdoor 5,000 meters (17:18.81) at the Tennessee Relays (April 8–10)
Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters (10:00.81) at Auburn Tiger Track Classic (March 19–20)
Member of the indoor distance medley relay (12:17.94) that finished third at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 15–16)

As a Freshman (2019-20)

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

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