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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Rishabh Prakash

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Burlington, Mass.
  • Highschool Burlington HS

Biography

Rishabh Prakash's up-to-date results.

As a Junior (2021-22)

• Ran in five cross country meets.
• Finished 52nd at NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 31:46.9 clocking
• Took 54th at Heps with a 25:45.3
• Finished sixth at the PSU National Open, clocking a 25:47.7 over the 5.2 mile course
• Took third at the Yellowjacket open to start the season (26:01.3)

As a Freshman (2019-20)

• Ran in five cross country meets.
• Finished 49th in the Ivy League Heps Cross Country Championships (11/1)
• Ran in the NCAA DI Northeast Region Championships (11/15).
• Competed in four track meets, with two different events.
• Placed seventh in the 3000 at the Ivy League Indoor Heps Championships (2/29).
 

Prior to Cornell

• Ran cross country and track for Burlington HS.
• Named 2019 New Balance Nationals All-American with a third place finish in the two mile.
• Eight-time MIAA Division Champion (two-time indoor mile, two-time outdoor mile, one-time indoor two mile, one-time outdoor two mile, one-time cross country and one-time outdoor 4x800)
• Holds school records in the indoor 1000m, indoor mile, indoor DMR, outdoor 1500m and outdoor mile.
• Middlesex League MVP two times and All-Star nine times
 

Personal

• Rishabh Prakash is the son of Gopalakrishnan and Chitra Prakash.
• He has one younger brother, Rithikh.
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior