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Andrew Kent

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Lakeside-DeKalb
Prev School:
Georgia Tech

2021: XC: -45th at NCAA Championships

-32nd at Mountain Regionals

-7th at Pac-12

TF: -14th at NCAA Preliminaries (5000)

-30th at NCAA Preliminaries (10000)

-4th at Pac-12 (5000)

-4th at Pac-12 (10000)

AT GEORGIA TECH: Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the 5,000 during the 2020 indoor season, placing sixth overall … also ran in the 3k at the ACC Championship that season and placed 13^th … during the 2021 indoor campaign he earned two more All-ACC honors … he was the runner-up in the 5k, finishing in 13:50.86 … placed fourth in the 3k, clocking in at 7:59.50 … went on to compete at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championship in the 3k and was 13^th (7:58.34) … was named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team with a 12-place finish at the 2018 NCAA South Region Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country four seasons and track for two seasons … 2016 Georgia 6A champion in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs … finished No. 9 all-time (at the time) for the state of Georgia in the 3,200 with a time of 9:01.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:13.07; 3,200-meters: 9:01.66.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Pursuing a master’s degree in data science … earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech … 2019 and ’20 All-ACC Academic Team member … 2020 CoSida Academic All-Region.

PERSONAL: Andrew Bayley Kent … oldest of two … would like to run at the 2024 Olympic Trials … plans to work in energy consulting.

TRACK PRs
1,000-m........................................... 2:29.99
1,500-m........................................... 3:44.37
Mile................................................... 4:05.42
3,000-m........................................... 7:56.48
5,000-m......................................... 13:47.77