2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Vinduska, Pavel

Pavel Vinduska
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Prague, Czech Republic
- High School:
- Gymnázium Voderadska
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 800m: 1:51.80 (HS)
- 1,500m: 3:42.42 (HS)
- Mile: 4:05.64 (HS)
- 3,000m: 8:14.25 (2023)
Outdoor Track
- 800m: 1:52.52 (HS)
- 1,500m: 3:41.88 (HS)
HONORS
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
- Captured a second-place finish in the men's 4-mile at the Tennessee Invitational (8/30), clocking a time of 20:59.8
2024 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Competed in the one mile run at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27) with a time of 4:09.67
- Suited up for Tennessee for the first time at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2) and posted a personal-best time of 8:14.25 in the 3,000-meter
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Middle distance standout and three-time U20 indoor national champion from Prague, Czech Republic
- Represented his country at the 2023 European U20 Championships in the 1,500m, placing ninth in his heat
- Competed at the 2023 Czech Championships where he posted a time of 3:49.33 in the 1,500m
- Ran his 1,500m PR of 3:41.88 at the 62nd Ostrava Golden Spike meet in June of 2023, which set the U20 Czech National Record and ranked 35th on the final World Athletics U20 list
- Won the 2023 U20 outdoor national title in the 1,500m, clocking in at 3:57.13
- Claimed a pair of U20 indoor national championships in February 2023, winning the 1,500m (3:53.07) and 3,000m (8:18.73)
- His 3k time of 8:18.73 set the Czech U20 National Record
- Clocked his indoor 1,500m PR at the 2023 Czech Senior National Championships where he placed fifth in 3:42.42
- Qualified for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 1,500m after running a mark of 3:42.86 at the Czech Championships earlier that season
- Took home a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the 2022 Czech U20/U18 Championships
- Competed at the 2022 U20 European Cross Country Championships, where he placed 69th overall with a time of 19:16
PERSONAL
- Son of Daniela and Pavel Vinduska
- Has one sister, Nikola
- Outside interests include traveling, astronomy and board games
- Studied mathematics and theoretical physics and worked at the Prague Observatory prior to attending UT
- Currently majoring in Physics
- Why Tennessee: “They have great athletic potential, and the coaches produce results."
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