Freshman (2010):
Ran in three competitions his rookie year ... Top 8k time was a 29:57 at the JSU Foothills Invitational that was sixth on the team and 44th overall out of 90 competitors ... Also saw action at the Sewanee Invitational and Berry College Invitational.

High School:
Earned a pair of letters in both track and cross country at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy ... Was coached by Doug Butler ... Top 5K time of 2009 was a 17:06 ... Clocked a 4:48 1600 meters ... Also played basketball.

Personal:
Born July 29, 1992 ... Son of Dipty and Shashim Desai.