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Rafael Suanes/A10

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2022-23

2022 Outdoor

Atlantic 10 10,000m Silver Medalist
Opened the season at the Penn Challenge with a career-best time of 3:51.63 in the 1500-meter for a second-place finish in the event
Recorded a season-best 5000-meter time at the Raleigh Relays clocking in at 14:26.27.
Finished second in the 10K at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships with a final time of 30:56.81.

2022 Indoor

Kicked off the season with a career-best time of 4:18.32 in the mile at the Great Dane Classic
Logged a career-best 8:12.47 3000-meter time at the BU Valentine Invite
Finished top-10 in the 3000-meter at the Columbia Challenge with a final time of 8:15.64
Placed fifth in teh 3K at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships clocking in at 8:29.92.

2021 Outdoor

Atlantic 10 10,000m Silver Medalist
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Competed in five meets
Made outdoor debut at Villanova Opener, finishing fourth in 3,000 meters in 8:33.41 (3/19)
Took fifth in 1,500 meters with time of 3:55.66 at Big Five Meet (4/3)
Ran 5,000 meters in 14:34.67 at Temple Invitational (4/9)
Logged a 30:32.02 in the 10,000 meters at Virginia Challenge (4/16)
Earned silver in the 10,000 meters at Atlantic 10 Championships with time of 30:40.02 (5/1)

2020 Outdoor/2021 Indoor

2020 Indoor

Made track debut at UAlbany Winter Classic, running 3000 meters in 8:59.47 (2/7)
Finished 23rd/71 in the mile with time of 4:26.39 at Fastrack National Invite (2/14)
Ran 3000 meters in 8:58.89 and was member of DMR team that finished eighth in 10:30.32 at Atlantic 10 Championships (2/29-3/1)

Background

Graduate of Ashburn College
Represented Team New Zealand at the 2019 IAAF Junior World Cross Country Championships
Finished second at the 2019 New Zealand U20 National Cross Country Championships
Had a 5000m PR of 15:33.37... Notched a 10,000m PR of 32:48