Columbia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior): (XC) Ran 8K PR of 24:35.6 at Virginia Invitational, competed at Ivy League Heps XC Championships in the 8K. (ITF) ran 5K at Ivy League Heps Indoor T&F Championships. (OTF) 10K PR of 29:29.48 at Raleigh Relays, ran 5KP PR of 14:02.19 at Ivy League Heps Outdoor T&F Championships, extended season and ran 3K PR of 9:18.63.

2022-23 (Junior): Finished 62nd in the 8k at the Ivy League XC Championships with time 26:02.8 (Oct. 28) … Earned a personal best time of 31:21.3 in the 10k at the NCAA D1 Northeast XC Championships, placing 82nd (Nov. 11) … (ITF): PR mile time of 4:15.06, earning 12th at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 20) … Placed 6th at the Dr.Sander Invite in the 5000m with personal best time of 14:12.27 (Jan. 27-28) … Clocked a personal best 3000m time of 8:11.40 at the David Valentine Invite, finishing 95th place (Feb. 10-11) … (OTF): Competed at the Ivy League Outdoor TF Championship, placing 11th in the 5000m with time of 14:27.04 (May 6-7)

2021-22 (Sophomore): (XC) Finished the 8K in 25:30.2 at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 30) ... Ran a PR in the 8K with a time of 25:22.9 at the Princeton Cross Country Invite (Oct. 16) ... Clocked a 32:11.2 in the 10K at the NCAA Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12) ... Had best finish of the season, eighth, at the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships (Nov. 20), finishing in 25:36.8 ... (ITF) Ran the 3,000m at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 26-27) in 8:16.21, finishing 13th ... Posted a PR in the 5,000m at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Feb. 4-5), finishing fifth with a time of 14:33.43 ... Crossed the line in fifth at the Rutgers Open (Feb. 11-12) running the 3,000m in 8:21.16 ... (OTF) Finished the 5,000m in 15:16.79 (23rd) at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 7-8) ... Posted best finish of the season, third, with a 14:48.78 in the 5,000m at the Mark Young Invite (Apr. 23).

2020-21 (First-Year): Season canceled (COVID-19).

High School: 11 time letterwinner in Cross Country and Track & Field at River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland ... Named Cross Country team captain for the 2019-20 season; Indoor team captain for the 2019-20 season and Outdoor team captain from 2017-20 ... Named to the Gold Honor Roll all four years in high school.

Personal: Born, Anish Nanjappa, on Apr. 24, 2002, in Baltimore, Maryland ... Son of Chitra Reddy and Chandra Nanjappa ... Has one sibling, Puja (15) ... Both parents grew up in India ... Spent time volunteering with Howard County Striders ... Received recruiting interest from Navy, Georgetown and Maryland ... Went with Columbia because "the academic program for pre-med majors are great and the fact that Columbia is a campus condensed in New York City" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior.

Career Bests
8K (XC) - 25:22.9
Princeton XC Invite - Oct. 16, 2021
10K (XC) - 32:11.2
NCAA Northeast Region Cross Country Championships - Nov. 12, 2021
5,000m (Indoor) - 14:33.43
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge - Feb. 4-5, 2022
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:16.21
Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps - Feb. 26-27, 2022