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Nate Kawalec
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chardon, Ohio
- High School:
- Chardon
Bio
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 6k:Â 18:13.5Â (2021)
- 8k: 23:41.71 (2022)
- 10k:Â 29:45.50 (2021)
- 5-mile:Â 24:46.4Â (2021)
Indoor Track
- Mile: 4:03.58 (2023)
- 3,000m:Â 8:10.27Â (2024)
- 5,000m: 13:46.76Â (2023)
Outdoor Track
- 1,500m: 3:46.55Â (2022)
- 5,000m: 13:39.40Â (2022)
- 10,000m: 29:20.92 (2023)
SEC Scoring
Cross Country
- 2022 - 8k - 15th - 23:41.72
Indoor Track
- 2023 - 5,000m - 7th - 14:20.43
Outdoor Track
- 2023 - 5,000m - 4th - 14:09.21
NCAA Scoring
Cross Country
- 2022 - 10k - 217th - 31:19.3
- 2021 - 10k - 142nd - 32:06.7
HONORS
- 2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
- 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 Cross Country USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
- 2022 Cross Country USTFCCCA All-South Region
- 2022 All-ACC Performer - Outdoor 5,000m
- 2022 NCAA East Regional Qualifier - 5,000m
- 2022 All-ACC Academic Team - Outdoor
- 2021 All-ACC Academic Team - Cross Country
- 2021Â Cross Country USTFCCCA All-South Region
2024Â TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Competed at three meets during the indoor season and finished the year with a personal best of 8:10.27 in the 3,000-meter
- Achieved a personal record with a 8:10.27 in 3,000-meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26)
- Made his season debut at the Commodore Challenge (1/13) and finished eighth in the mile with a time of 4:08.20
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
- Registered a time of 25:02.9 at the SEC Championships (10/27)
- Placed ninth in his Tennessee debut at the Furman Cross Country Invitational (9/16), notching a time of 18:22.9
2023Â TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Made an appearance in both the 5k and 10k at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26)
- Claimed fourth place in the 5k with a time of 14:09.21 at the SEC Championships (5/13)
- Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/14), racing to the finish line in 13:39.40 - the fifth fastest time in school history
- Opened the outdoor season by finishing the 10,000-meter in 29:20.92 at the Raleigh Relays (3/24)
- Set a new personal best in the indoor 5000-meter at the Valentine Invite (2/10), finishing the event in 13:46.76
2022 CROSS COUNTRY
- Crossed the finish line in 31:19.3 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/19)
- Captured a ninth place finish with a time of 29:45.50, a personal record, at the NCAA Regional Championships
- Placed 15th at the SEC Championships with a time of 23:41.72, setting a new personal best
2022 TRACK & FIELD (at NC State)
Outdoor- Ran the third-fastest 5000m time in program history at the ACC Championships with 13:39.40, placing fourth for Second Team All-ACC honors
- Clocked a personal-best 3:46.55 in the 1500m at the Duke Invitational
- Suited up for NC State at the NCAA East Regional in the 5000m, placing 19th
- Represented NC State at ACCs in the 3000m, running a 8:21.58
- Posted PRs in the 1000m (2:34.01) and 3000m (8:18.77) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (at NC State)
- Earned a top-20 finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional, placing 19th (29:52.3) to garner All-Region honors
- Scored for NC State at the ACC Championships with a 43rd-place finish and time of 24:34.0
- Was the third finisher for the Pack at all three of the team’s regular-season meets, his highest placement coming at the adidas XC Challenge in 10th (18:13.5)
2021Â TRACK & FIELD (at NC State)
Outdoor- Posted a PR of 14:18.42 in the 5000m at the Virginia Grand Prix, placing 11th
- Took 39th in the 5000m at the ACC Championships
- Did not compete
2020Â CROSS COUNTRY (at NC State)
- Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Virginia Tech Invite, running a 25:02.7
- Tabbed eighth place at the Wolfpack Invitational with a time of 24:03.6
- Represented NC State at the ACC Championships (70th, 24:33.1)
- Placed 142nd at the NCAA Championships as the Wolfpack’s third finisher with a time of 32:06.7
2020 TRACK & FIELD (at NC State)
Indoor- Did not compete
2019Â CROSS COUNTRY (at NC State)
- Made NC State debut at the Notre Dame Invitational, where he placed 121st in 25:00.5
- Scored for the Pack in a pair of postseason meets
- Placed 40th (25:18.4) in his first-ever ACC Championships meet
- Was the fifth finisher for NC State at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 30:54.2 that was good for 34th overall
2019Â TRACK & FIELD (at NC State)
Outdoor- Did not compete
- Placed fifth in the mile at the Clemson Elite with a time of 4:21.03
- Ran the 3,000m at the Hokie invite in 8:31.98, good for an eighth-place finish
2018Â CROSS COUNTRY (at NC State)
- Redshirt season
- Competed unattached at the ECU Pirate Invitational where he secured a second-place finish in 24:39.9
XC | 2024 Season Recap
Saturday, November 30
XC | 2024 NCAA Championships Recap
Saturday, November 23
XC | 2024 NCAA South Region Championships Recap
Friday, November 15
XC | Justin Duncan SEC Championships Postrace (11.1.24)
Friday, November 01
