University of California, Santa Barbara

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: At the UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 21), recorded a time of 25:07.4 in the 8k course ... Ran a time of 26:22.5 in the 8k course at the Chile Pepper Festival (Sep. 28).

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Helped the team place first in the 4x800m relay (7:54.98) and recorded a PR in the 3000m (9:00.89) at the Sunshine Indoor Open (Feb. 9-10)

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Member of the Gauchos Cross Country team.

2023 TRACK & FIELD: Posted a personal best and UC Santa Barbara season record in the 800 at The Big West Championships (May 12-13), finishing seventh in the preliminary heats with a time of 1:52.16 … Finished eighth in the Finals of the 800 at The Big West Championships … Took first place in the 800 at the Westmont Classic (Mar. 25) with a time of 1:53.96 … Finished third in the 1500 at the UCSB Invitational (Mar. 10), setting a personal-best time of 3:53.36.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran his personal-best 8k of 24:48.9 at the UCR Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 15) … Ran the five-mile in a time of 25:24.7 at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30).

2022 TRACK & FIELD: Finished fifth in the 800 at the Aztec Invitational (Mar. 24-26) with his best time of the season, 1:54.89 … Finished fourth with the 4x400 relay team at the UCSB Invitational (Mar. 11) … Ran his fastest 1500 of the season, 3:56.14, at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 29-30).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Evergreen Valley High School … Personal bests include the 800 (1:52.1), 1500 (3:53.2), and 1600 (4:16.9).

PERSONAL: Grew up in San Jose, Calif. ... Son of Ajit Krishnan and Aruna Akkapeddi … Has one brother, Siddhartha … Majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.