Hirsh Gaikwad
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 125 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Naperville, IL |
| High School: | Neuqua Valley |
| Position: | Distance |
| Major: | Business |
| Parents: | Raj & Neeru |
Career Best Marks (Indoor):
| 9:20.73 | 3000m Run | 2/10/2012 | Vulcan Invitational |
Career Best Marks (Outdoor):
| 4:40.53 | 1500m Run | 4/6/2013 | Terrier Relays |
| 15:54.50 | 5000m Run | 3/30/2012 | Emory Classic |
Prior to Emory:
Four-year member of the cross country and track and field
program at Neuqua Valley ... Was coached by Paul Vandersteen ... As
a senior, he helped his squad to a third-place finish at the IHSA
3A State Championships by running a personal-best three-mile time
of 15:18 ... Turned in a personal best performance of 16:15 in the
5000 meters at the IHSA 3A Regional Championships, good for 11th
place out of 63 entries ... All-conference in cross country in
2010.
Personal:
Born June 7, 1993... 2011 Illinois State Scholar... Also a member of the Emory cross country team.