Rory Cavan

Position:
Distance
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Glen Ellyn, Ill.
High School:
Glenbard West

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2022-23 (Senior)
Outdoor

Competed in the 1500m at five meets during the season, his best showing coming at the Wake Forest Invite finishing in 3:43.81
Helped lead the 4x800m relay team to a runner-up finish at the Shamrock Invite via a time of 7:43.22

Indoor

Clocked a personal best of 8:10.91 in the 3,000m at the ACC Indoor Championships
Ran the fastest 800m time of his career at the Music City Challenge, turning in a finish of 1:51.69 to place 11th among the field
Delivered a personal best in the mile at the Penn State National Open crossing the finish line in 4:03.19 – good for 12th in the field.
Finished eighth in the 3,000m (8:27.12) at the Hokie Invite

Cross Country

Raced at two meets, headlined by winning the Elon Opener behind a 6K time of 18:07.3

2021-22 (Junior)
Outdoor

Clocked 3:49.38 in the 1500m at the ACC Championships
Placed fourth in the 1500m (3:45.86) at the Virginia Grand Prix Invitational
Competed in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge and the 800m and 1500m at the Duke Invite
Ran 5000m personal best (14:16.86) at the Raleigh Relays to open the season

Indoor

Ran 4:06.83 in the mile at the ACC Championships
Clocked a mile personal best (4:05.05) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
Finished second in the mile (4:05.11) at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet
Placed fifth in the DMR (9:57.32) at the Hokie Invitational

Cross Country

Ran 8K course in 25:00.6 at the ACC Championships
Clocked 25:01.9 at the Battle in Beantown
Took fifth and ran a 6K personal best (18:16.5) at the Elon Opener

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Outdoor

Clocked 3:45.90 in the 1500m at the NCAA East Regional
Competed in the 1500m (3:49.49) at the ACC Championships
Participated in the 1500m at the Virginia Challenge, Duke Twilight and Raleigh Relays
Ran 1500m personal best (3:43.21) at the Tobacco Road Challenge

Indoor

Did not compete

Cross Country

Ran a season best of 24:34.4 in the 8K at the ACC Championships
Clocked 24:42.4 in the 8K at the Panorama Farms Invite
Opened the season at the Virginia Tech Invite, running a time of 27:17.0

2019-20 (Freshman)
Outdoor

Did not compete - season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor

Competed in the mile (4:16.25) at the ACC Championships
Took third in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a season best of 4:13.18
Helped DMR squad to a second-place finish at the Camel City Invite
Opened the season with a runner-up finish in the 3000m (8:44.07) at the Carolina Challenge

Cross Country

Ran in six races, posting a top-10 finish in three competitions
Finished the fall with a fifth-place performance at the Hokie Open, running a 6K time of 18:53.3
Ran an 8K season best of 24:29.0 to place sixth at the Pirate Invite
Took second overall and first among Duke runners at the Great American XC Festival, finishing the 8K course in 24:38.5
Ran a seasonal-best 6K time (18:47.4) at the Elon Opener

Prior to Duke: Attended Glenbard West high school ... two-time all-state cross country runner and capped his senior cross country campaign with fifth-place finish at Illinois 3A state championship ... anchored all-state 4x800 relay ... seven-time all-West Suburban conference honoree in cross country and track ... won Magis Miles elite high school mile ... Vice President, National Honor Society ... Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches award winner ... named to Illinois All-State Academic team.

Personal: Son of Marc and Tricia Cavan…has three brothers, Luke, Brady, and Chase ... father graduated from Duke in 1994.