Chinmay Dongari

Season best 8k: 26:16.4 ... 10k: 32:57.3
Ran a 26:58.41 8k at the Julius Johnson/MGA Invitational, placing 11th
Shaved nearly a minute off of his 10k PR running 32:57.3 at the NCAA South Championships

Season bests: 8K (25:52.4) ... 10K (33:48.50)
Posted season-best 8K time at SoCon Championships, finishing 34th
Logged best finish of the campaign with a 24th-place performance at Mercer/MGA Julius Johnson Invitational (27:27.0)

Season best: 8K (27:48.0)
Logged best finish of season (55^th; 28:12.6) at USC Upstate Invitational
Logged season-best 8K time at Asics Invitational, and finished among top 100 runners

Did not begin running cross country until his junior year
Ran for coaches Ty Brown and Andrew Hudson and led Denmark High School to back-to-back region championships
Finished 31^st at the state meet in 2019, clocking in at 17:43.88
Ran 34^th at state as a senior but shaved more than 20 seconds off his time, finishing the race in 17:21.94
Second team all-region selection in 2019. Earned first team all-region and all-county honors as a senior, while also qualifying for the state meet as an individual.
5K personal best of 16:01 came during his senior cross country season
On the track, he set PRs in the spring of 2021 in the 1600 and 3200-meter runs, as well as the 2K Steeplechase.
Was a member of Denmark High School's Student Government Association, Future Business Leaders of America and Technology Student Association.

Full name is Chinmay Krishna Dongari
Son of Mangaiah and Kavitha Dongari
Has one sibling, Sharmila
A mechanical engineering major at Mercer; intends to pursue a career as an automotive or aeronautical engineer.

Was born in India and lived there until he was four, also lived there during second grade
Favorite things in the world are sunrises and sunsets
Played basketball most of his life and started running in his junior year of high school
Enjoys Formula 1, golf, pickleball, and spikeball
The best gift he ever received was a stuffed bear that a friend gave him for his birthday at a cross country meet
Considers his dad his hero
Favorite food is chicken tikka masala
Favorite dessert is Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream
Favorite movie is Cars