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2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster
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Patel, Khayla
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Khayla Patel
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Memorial HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
Patel's TFRRS Results
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2019 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
2018 C-USA Outdoor (10,000m-3rd)
2018 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
2017 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
2016 C-USA Cross Country (Third Team)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2021 C-USA Outdoor - 12th, 1500m, 4:54.61
2021 C-USA Outdoor - 16th, 5000m, 18:06.77
2020 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 3000m, 9:49.80
2021 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 5000m, 17:03.54
2019 NCAA South Central (XC) - 22nd, 6k, 21:40
2019 C-USA Cross Country - 10th, 5k, 17:36
2018 C-USA South Central (XC) - 25th, 6k, 21:36
2018 C-USA Cross Country - 11th, 5k, 17:36
2018 C-USA Outdoor - 5th, 5000m, 17:22.56
2018 C-USA Outdoor - 3rd, 10,000m, 36:55.49
2018 C-USA Indoor - 7th, Mile, 5:00.48
2018 C-USA Indoor - 8th, 3000m, 9:56.24
2018 C-USA Indoor - 4th, DMR, 11:47.22
2017 NCAA South Central (XC) - 19th, 6k, 20:32.4
2017 C-USA Cross Country - 8th, 5k, 17:35.4
2017 C-USA Outdoor - 5th, 5000m, 17:45.61
2017 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 5000m, 17:19.89
2017 C-USA Indoor - 10th, 3000m, 9:59.58
2016 NCAA South Central (XC) - 44th, 6k, 22:00.9
2016 C-USA Cross Country - 15th, 5k, 18:00.3
ACADEMIC HONORS
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 Rice Scholar Athlete (T&F)
2017-18 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
Mile - 4:58.09, C-USA Championships (2/17/18)
3000m - 9:47.18, Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/2/18)
5000m - 17:03:54, C-USA Championships (2/23/20)
(Outdoor)
1500m - 4:38.88, J. Fred Duckett Twilight (4/22/17)
3000m - 9:54.61, Arkansas Twilight (5/4/18)
5000m - 17:11.30, Oxy Invitational (5/6/17)
10,000m - 35:53.33, Mt. SAC Relays (4/19/18)
2020-21
Outdoor: Competed at six meets...won the 5000m at the Texas A&M Invitational...was 3rd in the 5000m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
2019-20
Cross Country: Saw action in six races...placed 22nd overall at the NCAA South Central Regional and achieved C-USA All-Conference honors with a 10th place result at the C-USA Championships...won the Rice Invitational in the season opener...placed third at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede...was named C-USA Female Athlete of the Week (9/17). Indoor: Competed at five meets...placed fourth in the 3000m and 5000m at the C-USA Championships...was second in the 3000m at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invite.
2018-19
Cross Country: Competed in six races...finished 25th overall at the NCAA South Central Regional and earned C-USA All-Conference honors with an 11th place finish at the C-USA Championships...was fourth overall at the Rice Invitational.
2017-18
Cross Country: Competed in six races...named the C-USA Athlete of the Week (9/12/17)...placed eighth at the C-USA Championships, followed by a 19th place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional...won the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede Invite and the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational. Indoor: Saw action in five meets...had a busy C-USA Indoor meet, placing seventh in the mile (5:00.48), eighth in the 3000m (9:56.24), and running in the DMR (fourth)...won the 3000m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...placed second in the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational and second in the 3000m at the Leonard Hilton Invitational. Outdoor: Competed at five meets...earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 10,000m at C-USA Outdoors...set a season-best time of 9:54.61 to place second in the 3000m at the Arkansas Twilight...won the 5,000m at the Houston Alumni Invitational and placed second in the same event at the Victor Lopez Classic.
2016-17
Cross Country: Helped guide the Owls to a C-USA team title by placing 15th and earning All-Conference honors at the C-USA Championships...would later finish 44th at the South Central Regional...ran a season-best 6k of 21:42.8 at the Texas A&M Invitational. Indoor: Part of the winning DMR team at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/3/17)...placed fourth in the 5000m at the C-USA Championships...second in the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 5000m at the C-USA Championships...second in the 3000m at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Memorial High School and competed for the Mustangs under coach Vicki Bevan...was a four-time state qualifier in the 5k (17:41 PB)....fourth place finish at state her senior year...All-Greater Houston distant athlete (2x)...was also a four-time state qualifier in the 3200m and two-time qualifier in the 1600m...fourth place finish in the 3200m her senior year (10:34.55 PB)...PB of 4:56.10 in 1600m; 4:37.98 in 1500m and 9:46.93 in 1500m...cross country team won district her junior and senior years...member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name: Khayla Jayesh Patel...Parents: Binny and Jayesh Patel (two younger brothers)......Rice College: Jones.
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2019 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
2018 C-USA Outdoor (10,000m-3rd)
2018 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
2017 C-USA Cross Country (Second Team)
2016 C-USA Cross Country (Third Team)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2021 C-USA Outdoor - 12th, 1500m, 4:54.61
2021 C-USA Outdoor - 16th, 5000m, 18:06.77
2020 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 3000m, 9:49.80
2021 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 5000m, 17:03.54
2019 NCAA South Central (XC) - 22nd, 6k, 21:40
2019 C-USA Cross Country - 10th, 5k, 17:36
2018 C-USA South Central (XC) - 25th, 6k, 21:36
2018 C-USA Cross Country - 11th, 5k, 17:36
2018 C-USA Outdoor - 5th, 5000m, 17:22.56
2018 C-USA Outdoor - 3rd, 10,000m, 36:55.49
2018 C-USA Indoor - 7th, Mile, 5:00.48
2018 C-USA Indoor - 8th, 3000m, 9:56.24
2018 C-USA Indoor - 4th, DMR, 11:47.22
2017 NCAA South Central (XC) - 19th, 6k, 20:32.4
2017 C-USA Cross Country - 8th, 5k, 17:35.4
2017 C-USA Outdoor - 5th, 5000m, 17:45.61
2017 C-USA Indoor - 4th, 5000m, 17:19.89
2017 C-USA Indoor - 10th, 3000m, 9:59.58
2016 NCAA South Central (XC) - 44th, 6k, 22:00.9
2016 C-USA Cross Country - 15th, 5k, 18:00.3
ACADEMIC HONORS
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 Rice Scholar Athlete (T&F)
2017-18 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
Mile - 4:58.09, C-USA Championships (2/17/18)
3000m - 9:47.18, Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/2/18)
5000m - 17:03:54, C-USA Championships (2/23/20)
(Outdoor)
1500m - 4:38.88, J. Fred Duckett Twilight (4/22/17)
3000m - 9:54.61, Arkansas Twilight (5/4/18)
5000m - 17:11.30, Oxy Invitational (5/6/17)
10,000m - 35:53.33, Mt. SAC Relays (4/19/18)
2020-21
Outdoor: Competed at six meets...won the 5000m at the Texas A&M Invitational...was 3rd in the 5000m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
2019-20
Cross Country: Saw action in six races...placed 22nd overall at the NCAA South Central Regional and achieved C-USA All-Conference honors with a 10th place result at the C-USA Championships...won the Rice Invitational in the season opener...placed third at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede...was named C-USA Female Athlete of the Week (9/17). Indoor: Competed at five meets...placed fourth in the 3000m and 5000m at the C-USA Championships...was second in the 3000m at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invite.
2018-19
Cross Country: Competed in six races...finished 25th overall at the NCAA South Central Regional and earned C-USA All-Conference honors with an 11th place finish at the C-USA Championships...was fourth overall at the Rice Invitational.
2017-18
Cross Country: Competed in six races...named the C-USA Athlete of the Week (9/12/17)...placed eighth at the C-USA Championships, followed by a 19th place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional...won the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede Invite and the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational. Indoor: Saw action in five meets...had a busy C-USA Indoor meet, placing seventh in the mile (5:00.48), eighth in the 3000m (9:56.24), and running in the DMR (fourth)...won the 3000m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational...placed second in the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational and second in the 3000m at the Leonard Hilton Invitational. Outdoor: Competed at five meets...earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 10,000m at C-USA Outdoors...set a season-best time of 9:54.61 to place second in the 3000m at the Arkansas Twilight...won the 5,000m at the Houston Alumni Invitational and placed second in the same event at the Victor Lopez Classic.
2016-17
Cross Country: Helped guide the Owls to a C-USA team title by placing 15th and earning All-Conference honors at the C-USA Championships...would later finish 44th at the South Central Regional...ran a season-best 6k of 21:42.8 at the Texas A&M Invitational. Indoor: Part of the winning DMR team at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/3/17)...placed fourth in the 5000m at the C-USA Championships...second in the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational. Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 5000m at the C-USA Championships...second in the 3000m at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Memorial High School and competed for the Mustangs under coach Vicki Bevan...was a four-time state qualifier in the 5k (17:41 PB)....fourth place finish at state her senior year...All-Greater Houston distant athlete (2x)...was also a four-time state qualifier in the 3200m and two-time qualifier in the 1600m...fourth place finish in the 3200m her senior year (10:34.55 PB)...PB of 4:56.10 in 1600m; 4:37.98 in 1500m and 9:46.93 in 1500m...cross country team won district her junior and senior years...member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name: Khayla Jayesh Patel...Parents: Binny and Jayesh Patel (two younger brothers)......Rice College: Jones.
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