Cerritos College Cross Country (2019): Turned in a 77th place time of 28:09.1 at the South Coast Conference Championships, while his time of 32:37.4 put him in 230th place at the Highlander Classic… Finished 152nd at the Brubaker Invitational in a time of 26:47.5 and was 69th at the Cerritos Invitational with his time of 24:28.51… Garnered 123rd place with a time of 32:27.9 at the Coyote Challenge and earned 92nd place at the SoCal Preview Meet with a clocking of 28:41.1… At the Fresno Invitational, he posted a 184th place time of 26:58.1 and opened the season in 213th place at the Mark Covert Classic with a time of 33:58.3…..

Cypress HS: While on the track and field team, he specialized in the 1600 meters (5:09) and 3200 meters (11:04)… Posted a personal best time of 17:43 over a three-mile course at the Woodbridge Classic as a senior… Qualified for the CIF Prelims in cross country as a senior and freshman… Spent four years on the cross country and track and field teams…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when he posted his personal best time in in the 1600 meters and 3200 meters… Would like to transfer to Cal State Long Beach and aspires to be a software developer or engineer… Hobbies include playing playing basketball… His grandfather competed in track and cross country while in India… Is the son of Chirag and Sonal Patel… Born in Anaheim, CA on June 21, 2001…..

Favorite Athlete:  Hicham El Guerrouj                 Favorite Movie:  “Avengers: End Game”
Favorite Food:  Pasta                                         Favorite TV Show: “Hole in the Wall”
Favorite Book: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”