2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Dhruvil Patel

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Skokie, Ill.
  • Highschool Niles North

Biography

2018: 
  • Competed in seven races
  • Won the individual title in five races and did not place lower than sixth in the other two races
  • Recorded a season best time of 23:51.0 against primarily Division I competitors at the Louisville Classic, placing fourth overall
  • Finished sixth at the Midwest Region Championship (24:40.3)
  • Won the NCAA Division III National Championship with a time of 24:24.5, becoming the eighth runner in program history to do so and the first since 2000
  • Three-time All-American 
  • Won CCIW Athlete of the Week accolades four times and was named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week three times
  • Won the USTFCCCA Athlete of the Year Award after winning the national championship
  • Raced on the past three national champion teams (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Academic All-CCIW
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District selection
  • CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America selection
2017: Competed in seven races for the Cardinals, finishing in the top five each time and placing in the top two five times. Placed second at the CCIW Championship with a time of 24:47.3. Competed at the Midwest Region Championship, placing second with a time of 23:37.7, then finished third at Division III National Championship (24:14.15) to earn All-America accolades for the second straight season. Won individual championships at Principia Opener and Midwest Intercollegiate Invitational. Named CCIW Athlete of the Week three times. Academic All-CCIW. Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society).

2016: Competed in seven races for the Cardinals, posting four top-five finishes and two top-ten finishes. Placed third at the CCIW Championship with a time of 25:35.5 to earn First Team All-CCIW honors. Competed at the Midwest Region Championship, placing 5th (24:49.9). Went on to compete at the Division III National Championship, placing 18th with a season best time of 24:41.6 to earn All-American honors. Academic All-CCIW.

2015: Competed in eight races, highlighted four top-ten finishes, six top-20 finishes, and a season-best 2nd place finish at the Aurora Invitational (25:49.3). Finished 7th at the CCIW Championship with a time of 25:54.5, earning First Team All-CCIW honors. Competed at the Midwest Region Championship, finishing 20th (24:48.2) and went on to race at the Division III National Championship, finishing 77th (25:24.1). Academic All-CCIW and USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.

Major: Accounting

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior