Andrey Dmitriev at DirectAthletics
Career Highlights
Reached the 2013 NCAA Quarterfinals in 1,500-meters at East Prelim Round
Third Place - 1,500 Meters, 2013 IC4A Championships
Second Place in 1,500 at Big South Outdoor Championships three straight years (2011-13)
Second Place - 800 Meters, 2013 BSC Outdoors
Third Place - 800 Meters, 2011 BSC Outdoors
Fourth Place - 5,000 Meters, 2012 BSC Outdoors
Third Place in the 800 and BSC Champion in the mile at conference indoor meet (2012)
2011 IC4A qualifier in the 1,500-meters (outdoors) and mile (indoors), same in 2012
Member of fastest 4X800 relay in the world during 2010-11 indoor season (IC4A finals)
Fourth place - Mile, 2011 BSC Indoors
Two-Time All-Big South in XC, Finishing Ninth in both 2010 and 2012
2012-13: Finished second in both the 800 (1:52.38) and 1,500 at the Big South Outdoor Championships...went on to a third-place finish in the 1,500 at the IC4A meet, his first career individual IC4A honor...reached the NCAA Preliminary Round in the 1,500-meters, advancing to the second round before being eliminated with a 12th place finish in the quarterfinals...set a new collegiate best in the 1,500 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier May 1 (3:46.25)...won the 5K at the W&L Carnival with a collegiate best time of 14:37.42...at the conference's indoor meet, was fourth in the 800 and fifth in the 3K...also finished 10th in the mile...competed in all of VMI's XC races, and peaked towards the conclusion of the season...posted back to back ninth place finishes at the Blue Ridge Open and Big South Championships...his Blue Ridge Open result came in 24:58, a new 8K PR...by finishing ninth at the conference meet, he earned his second career All-Big South honor...first male Keydet with two all-conference cross country honors since Donnie Cowart '08 earned one each in 2005 and 2008...at NCAA SE Regionals, posted VMI's highest finish (40th) since Cowart's 41st-place run in '08.
2011-12: Struggled with injuries during portions of the track seasons, but did post several notable finishes...logged his first conference championship at the Big South indoor meet, winning the mile and thus, qualifying for the the IC4A championships for the second striaght year...also finished third in the 800-meters at the conference indoor meet...logged a seasonal best mile time the week before at the VT Challenge (4:16.68)...finished 25th at the indoor IC4A meet...outdoors, finished second in the 1,500 and fourth in the 5K at the Big South Outdoor Championships...qualified for the IC4A meet in the 1,500 for the second straight year, but had to withdraw due to injury...rebounded from early season issues to compete in the final three cross country events...finished 14th at the Big South Championships with an 8K PR of 25:14.
2010-11: Earned two All-Big South honors at the conference outdoor meet...finished third in the 800-meters, before coming back to post a runner-up finish in the 1,500 later in the meet...qualified for outdoor IC4A's in the 1,500, on the strength of a facility record 3:48.89 at the Radford Highlander Invitational in May...posted a collegiate best 3:48.26 in IC4A preliminaries...during the indoor season, earned a trip to IC4A's in the mile...also ran a leg of the 4X800 relay at that meet, which not only won the IC4A title, but was the fastest 4X8 in the world during the indoor season...finished fourth in the mile at the Big South Indoor Championships...earned his first career All-Big South honor at the conference's cross country championships...finished ninth at the Big South meet with a PR of 25:21...marked his second consecutive 8K PR, after his 25:28 at the Blue Ridge Open two weeks prior.
2009-10: Was VMI's top runner for the majority of the cross country season...finished third at the Big South Championships...did not compete during the indoor or outdoor seasons, but will return to action in the 2010-11 campaign.
High School/Personal: 2009 Russian Junior Indoor champion (1,500 and 3K)...2009 Russian Junior Cross Country champion - 6K...placed 50th at the 2009 World Junior Cross Country Championships...finished fifth at the 2009 Russian U23 Championships.
Personal Bests:
1,500-meters: 3:45.43
800-meters: 1:50.34
3K: 8:27
Half-Marathon: 1:09.56
8K: 24:58 (2012 Blue Ridge Open)
