Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus Adidas XC Challenge on September 18, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.
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5:15 p.m.
Cross Country
vs Adidas XC Challenge
2023 Cross Country Roster
Rory Cavan
- Year:
- 4
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Did not compete
- 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
- 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
- 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:Â 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.
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