2023-24 Cross Country
Roster
Rishabh Prakash Cross Country Roster
Distance
Class
Graduate/Senior
Hometown
Burlington, MA
High School
Burlington/Cornell
AS A GRADUATE AT NOTRE DAME (2023-24)
- Competed in four meets with the Irish
- Ran a PR time of 24:39.2 in the five mile at the Joe Piane Invitational
- Set a PR in the 8k at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 26:10.1
- Finished second in the 2023 Blue & Gold Invitational, running a 8:19.38 in the 3000m
AS A SENIOR AT CORNELL (2022-23)
- Set a PR in the mile as he took first at the Cornell Upstate Challenge, running a 4:04.56
- Finished in the top 5 in the 3000m as he clocked a 7:55.60 at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge
- Competed in the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Ran a 14:34.49 in the 5000m and set a PR in the 10,000m as he clocked a 30:36.47
AS A JUNIOR AT CORNELL (2021-22)
- Ran in five cross country meets
- Finished 52nd at NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 31:46.9 clocking
- Took 54th at Heps with a 25:45.3
- Finished sixth at the PSU National Open, clocking a 25:47.7 over the 5.2 mile course
- Took third at the Yellowjacket open to start the season (26:01.3)
AS A SOPHOMORE AT CORNELL (2020-21)
- No season due to COVID-19
AS A FRESHMAN AT CORNELL (2019-20)
- Ran in five cross country meets.
- Finished 49th in the Ivy League Heps Cross Country Championships (11/1)
- Ran in the NCAA DI Northeast Region Championships (11/15).
- Competed in four track meets, with two different events.
- Placed seventh in the 3000 at the Ivy League Indoor Heps Championships (2/29).
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Ran cross country and track for Burlington HS.
- Named 2019 New Balance Nationals All-American with a third place finish in the two mile
- Eight-time MIAA Division Champion (two-time indoor mile, two-time outdoor mile, one-time indoor two mile, one-time outdoor two mile, one-time cross country and one-time outdoor 4×800)
- Holds school records in the indoor 1000m, indoor mile, indoor DMR, outdoor 1500m and outdoor mile
- Middlesex League MVP two times and All-Star nine times
- Rishabh Prakash is the son of Gopalakrishnan and Chitra Prakash
- He has one younger brother, Rithikh
- Enrolled in the College of Engineering