2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2025 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in two meets for the Gauchos … Set a personal record in the 800m with a time of 1:56.75 at UCSB Invite (April 26).
2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a time of 25:07.8 in the 8k course at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 21) ... At the Chile Pepper Festival (Sep. 28), recorded a time of 26:05.3 in the 8k course ... Finished with a time of 25:33.0 in an 8k course at the Bronco Invitational (Oct. 19) ... Posted a time of 25:25.3 on the 8k course at the Big West Championships (Nov. 2).
TRACK & FIELD 2024: Helped the team place first in the 4x800m relay (7:54.98) at the Sunshine Indoor Open (Feb. 9-10)
2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Member of the Gauchos Cross Country team.
2023 TRACK & FIELD: Ran in eight meets … Recorded personal best in the 1500m with a time of 3:59.16 at the Westmont Classic (Mar. 25) … Set personal best in the 5000m with a time of 15:19.05 at the UCSB Invitational (Mar. 10).
2022 TRACK & FIELD: Participated in eight meets … Ran personal best in the 3000 with a time of 8:53.78 at the 2022 Challenge Cup (Apr. 8) and placed third … Achieved personal best in the 3000S with a time of 9:39.32 at the Big West Track and Field Championships (May 13-14) … Placed third in the 3000S at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 29-30), recording a time of 9:39.32.
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Set a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:55.3 at the UC Davis Stump Invitational (Sept. 10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Monte Vista High School in the East Bay Athletic League … Ran for coach Patrick Wales-Dinan and earned six varsity letters … Named to 2019 EBAL 3rd Team … Was in top 10 finishers in the 2019 North Coast Section … Made 2019 EBAL and NCL Championships … Made 2019 CIF Cross Country State Championships … Personal bests include 3200m (9:19), 1600m (4:20) and 5k (15:54) … Was a High Honors graduate.
PERSONAL: Aakersh was born in Walnut Creek, Calif. … Grew up in Danville, Calif. … Son of Shruti and Naveen Mathur … Majoring in Biology at UC Santa Barbara … Would like to work in Sports Medicine … Favorite sports teams are the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Angels … Favorite sports memory is when he stepped onto the line with his teammates at the State Championships after a season of hard work … Favorite movies are Die Hard and Karate Kid … Favorite shows are The Office and Naruto … Favorite novels are The Art of Racing in the Rain and the Harry Potter series … Favorite athletes are Rick Riordan, JK Rowling, Alan Watts, and John Green … Favorite musical artists are Train, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, and The Fray … Favorite athletes are Hicham El Guerrouj, Steve Prefontaine, and Muhammed Ali … Enjoys long boarding, hanging out with friends, listening to music, and taking care of fish … Is excited to be accomplishing his dream of competing at the collegiate level.
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