Cornell University Athletics

PERFORMANCE REFERENCE


2025-26 | JUNIOR SEASON
Attiogbe put together a standout junior campaign, emerging as one of the Ivy League's and nation's top distance runners. During the indoor season, he reset his own program mile record twice, first at the Dr. Sander Scorcher before lowering it again to 3:52.33 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational. He went on to compete at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing 12th in the mile with a time of 3:57.84.Outdoors, Attiogbe continued his breakthrough season by clocking a personal-best 3:36.69 in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Invitational to place sixth. At the Penn Relays, he became the first Cornell runner to win the 5,000 meters since 1986. His winning performance ranked No. 3 in program history and No. 2 in the Ivy League at the time. He followed with an Ivy League title in the 1,500 meters at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, crossing the finish line in 3:38.25.Attiogbe capped the season with an All-America performance at the NCAA Championships. After placing sixth in the 5,000 meters (13:50.81) at the NCAA Division I East First Round to qualify for the national meet in Eugene, Ore., he finished seventh in the NCAA final with a time of 13:47.43 to earn First Team All-America honors. For his accomplishments throughout the year, Attiogbe was named First Team All-Ivy and earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Northeast Region Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year honors.

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in 11 meets his sophomore year highlighted by personal bests set in the 3000m of 7:51.84 and in the 1000m with a time of 2:21.52... he took first in the mile at the PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge with a time fo 3:56.38, first in the 3000m at the Ivy Indoor Heps Championships with a time of 8:00.88... Attiogbe qualified for the NCAA Divison I First Rounds in the 1500m where he took 33rd with a time of 3:44.72.

2023-24 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Set personal-best in the 3k with a 8:05.55 minute race at the Coston University Season Opener... placed first in the Mile at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational... earned first place with a personal-best Mile time of 4:00.47 minutes at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Recognized as the Gatorade DC runner of the year 2021 and 2022… earned a DC state championship in 2021 and 2022… named to the All-Met First Team in 2023.

PERSONAL
Pierre-Antoine Richard Attiogbe is the son of Kristin and Benoit Attiogbe… has a sister… he is enrolled in the College of Engineering.