Yianni Pothalakis

Set a school record in the Men's 8k with a time of 24:11.12
Season best 8k: 24:1.12 ... 6k: 18:45.90
Ran a 24:11.12 at the MGA/Julius Johnson Invitational, finishing first for the Bears and second overall
Ran a 18:45.90 at the Covered Bridge Open for a sixth place overall finish and first place team finish

Season best 8k: 25:37.0 ... 10k: 31:06.4
Ran a 26:18.83 at the Julius Johnson/MGA Invitational, placing fifth
Ran a 25:43.9 8k at the Southern Conference Championships, placing 19th
Ran a personal record 31:06.4 10k at the NCAA South Championships, placing 71st
Earned SoCon Runner of the Week honors after his performance at the MGA/Julius Johnson Invitational

Attended North Gwinnett High School in Suwanne, GA where he ran cross country and track and also played tennis
Was 7A All-County cross country runner his junior and senior years
Had a 5K personal record of 16:05
Tennis team was 7A State Champions his junior year

He is Greek and has visited Greece, living there in first grade
Likes bunnies, reading, drawing, playing spikeball and pickleball
The best gift he ever received was a rain jacket from his girlfriend because it is very practical for Georgia weather
Considers Eliud Kipchoge his idol
Favorite movie is What a Wonderful Life
Favorite food is burgers, and if he could have any superpower, it would be to be able to eat as many burgers as he wanted without gaining any weight
Favorite dessert is tiramisu