Career-Best XC Times
5,000-meter race: 28:43.2 (10/04/13)
6,000-meter race: 21:29.6 (8/30/14)
8,000-meter race: 26:09.6 (10/17/14)
Career-Best Outdoor Marks
800m: 2:08.75 (4/19/14)
1,500m: 4:20.49 (4/19/14)
3,000m: 9:03.46 (4/25/14)
5000m: 15:46.06 (4/18/15)
10,000m: 32:35.11 (5/3/15)
Career-Best Indoor Marks
One-mile run: 4:43.59 (2/22/14)
3,000-meter run: 9:24.23 (2/08/14)
5,000-meter run: 15:58.17 (2/14/15)
Patel Records
2017 Outdoor: Competed in the 1500 meter run at the Edmonds Invitational, finishing in 4:40.04...ran the 3000 in 9:59.54 at the Stan Lyons Invite.
2017 XC: Set a season best time in the 8k at the Bradley Pink Classic, finishing in 27:54.4...also ran the even in two other invitationals and the Horizon League Championships.
2016 Outdoor: Crossed the line with a time of 9:27.80 in the 3000m run at the Stan Lyons Invitational … posted a time of 16:10.49 in the 5000m run at the Illinois Twilight.
2016 Indoor: Grabbed a time off 9:27.32 in the 3000m run at the Chicagoland Championships.
2015 XC: Placed 42nd at the UIC Home Opener (9/5) with a time of 21:55.7 in the 6K race… Finished the 8K race at the Illinois State Invitational (9/11), crossing the finish line at the 27:47.9 mark… Took home 23rd overall at the College of DuPage Invitational (9/25) with a time of 27:05.58 in the 8K race… Competed in the five-mile race at the Notre Dame Invitational (10/2), completing the race at the 27:20.5 mark… Ran the 8K race at the Bradley Classic (10/16) with a time of 26:21.3… Completed the 8K race at the Horizon League Championships (10/31), crossing the finish line at the 27:16.7 mark.
2015 Outdoor: Placed seventh in the 10000m at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 32:35.11 ... Season-low 1500m time of 4:21.09 at the Big Blue Classic (4/2/15) ... Season-low 3000m time of 9:30.07 at the Butler Bulldog Opener (3/21/15) ... Season-low 5000m time of 15:46.06 at the Illinois Twilight (4/18/15).
2015 Indoor: Placed seventh in the 3000m at the Panther TuneUp (9:17.53) ... Season-low mile time of 4:44.67 at the Tadd Metzger Invite (1/30/15) ... Season-low 5000m time of 15:58.17 (2/13/15).
2014 XC: Placed 19th at the UIC Home Opener (8/30) with a time of 21:29.6... Took home 12th overall at the Illinois State Invite (9/12), crossing the finish line at the 26:41.80 mark... Completed the 8K race at the UW-Parkside Invite (10/11) in 44th with a time of 26:23.2... Ran the 8K race at the Bradley Classic (10/17) at the 26:09.6 mark... Placed 34th overall at the Horizon League Championships (11/1) with a time of 26:25.
2014 Outdoor: Placed third in the 5,000m run at the College of DuPage Spring Opener with a time of 15:52.70... Ran a season best 9:03.46 in the 3,000m at the Twilight Invitational.
2014 Indoor: Ranked fifth in the 3,000m run at the Windy City Rumble with a time of 9:24.23... Competed in the 5,000m run at the Chicagoland Championships with a mark of 16:15.29.
2013 XC: Took home 38th-place at the College of DuPage Invitational with a time of 27:07.8...Participated in the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invite clocking in with a final time of 27:09.5...Finished 31 of 78 at the Horizon League Championship with a time of 27:07.36.
PERSONAL: Currently enrolled as a Biochemistry major.
