Gavin Gaynor

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Wednesday, June 18

Photo by: Taylor Jones

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Hudson, Ohio
High School:
Hudson

5x All-ACC Performer:

2022 Indoor - DMR (3rd place)
2021 Cross Country
2020 Cross Country
2019 Cross Country
2018 Cross Country

4x NCAA East Regional Qualifier:

2023 - 1500m
2022 - 1500m
2019 - Steeplechase
2018 - Steeplechase

6x All-ACC Academic:

2023 Outdoor
2021-22 Indoor
2021 Cross Country
2020 Cross Country
2019 Cross Country
2018 Cross Country

6x USTFCCCA All-Academic:

2023 Track & Field
2022 Track & Field
2020 Cross Country
2019 Cross Country
2019 Track & Field
2018 Track & Field

2x All-Region Cross Country Team (2018, 2019)

Collegiate-Best Marks

2023 Outdoor Track & Field:

Set a school record in the 800m at the Wake Forest Invitational after clocking in at 1:48.59
Won the 1500m at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:40.24
Competed in the 1500m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
Recorded top-10 finishes in both the 800m and 1500m at Raleigh Relays

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field:

Ran the 1000m, 3000m, and mile during the season

2022 Cross Country:

Did not compete

2022 Outdoor Track & Field:

Posted the third-fastest time in program history in the 800m, running a 1:49.95 at the Duke Invitational
Recorded a 3:42.11 PR in the 1500m at the Virginia Challenge, good for the third-fastest mark in NC State history
Tabbed a personal best at Raleigh Relays in the 5000m with a 14:03.31
Tallied three top-10 finishes on the season

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:

Ran in the DMR at ACCs as a member of the school-record setting squad that ran a 9:38.27
Clocked the second-fastest Mile time in program history at the Hokie Invitational with his time of 4:00.22
Posted a personal-best 8:06.28 in the 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational

2021 Cross Country:

Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional, placing 27th with a time of 30:02.1
Garnered All-ACC honors for the fourth time in his career with a 17th-place finish at the ACC Championship (24:05.6)
Suited up for NC State in five meets, scoring for the Wolfpack in four

2021 Outdoor Track & Field:

Ran a personal-best 3:45.20 in the 1500m at the Tobacco Road Challenge, finishing in 10th
Place fifth in the 800m at the Tobacco Road Challenge with a PR of 1:52.39

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:

Competed at the Virginia Beach Invitational in the 3000m, posting a personal-best 8:21.41

2020 Cross Country:

Competed at the Wolfpack Invite, finishing in 17th with a time of 24:31.8
Earned All-ACC honors with a 14th-place finish (23:33.7) at the ACC Championships
Saw action at the NCAA Championships with a 184th-place finish and a time of 32:37.5

2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:

Did not compete

2019 Cross Country:

Competed at all six meets for the Pack during the 2019 season
Was the Pack's second finisher in all three meets of the 2019 postseason run
Garnered All-ACC status and All-Region status for the second season in a row
Earned best conference finish of his career by placing sixth in 24:36.4
Finished 18th overall in 30:32.1 at the NCAA Southeast Regional
Scored for the Pack at the NCAA Championships with a 60th-place finish (31:34.7)

2019 Outdoor Track & Field:

Placed second in the 1500m invite at the Charlotte Invite with a time of 3:49.75, a season-best mark
Placed seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays, finishing in 8:56.64, his best time in the event of the season
Placed 32nd at NCAA East Preliminary in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:07.91)
Placed 11th at the ACC Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:11.42)

2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:

Recorded an eighth-place finish in his season debut in the 1000m at the Hokie Invite
Recorded two top-10 finishes in the mile (Camel City Invite, ACC Championships)
Set a personal-best in the 3000m with a time of 8:21.53 at the Iowa State Classic
Set a personal-best in the mile prelims at the ACC Championships, clocking in at 4:07.98

2018 Cross Country:

Competed in all five meets for the Wolfpack during the 2018 season
Set an 8K personal record (24:11.4) at the ACC Championships on the way to placing 18th and garnering All-ACC honors
Scored for the Pack at the NCAA Southeast Regional and earned a spot on the All-Region team after placing 24th with a time of 30:35.9
Ran the best 10K of his career at the NCAA Championships, placing 89th in 30:33.0

2018 Outdoor Track & Field:

Placed third in a competitive field in the 3,000m steeplechase at the historic Penn Relays with an 8:57.99 PR
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 3,000m steeplechase
Earned two top-five finishes in the 1,500m during the regular season

2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:

Ran a personal-best in the 1,000m at the Keydet Invitational with a time of 2:31.53
Placed 39th at the ACC Championships in the mile

2017 Cross Country:

Competed unattached at two meets during his first season with NC State
Notched his best finish at the ECU Pirate Invitational, placing 21st in 25:18.06
Finished 32nd at the adidas XC Challenge, crossing the line at 19:08.6 in his first collegiate 6K

AT PRINCETON:
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:

Redshirted the season, did not compete

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:

Ran seven times in his first collegiate track season, competing in the 800m, 1,000m, mile and DMR
Part of the men's DMR team that finished fourth overall at the 110th annual NYRR Millrose Games, posting a time of 10:08.51 as a group
Made his 800m collegiate debut at the Fastrack National Invite, finishing 39th with a mark of 1:57.20
Posted his fastest mile of the season at the Villanova Invitational with a time of 4:19.56
Finished seventh in the men's 1,000m with a personal-best mark of 2:34.77

2016 Cross Country:

Competed in five races for the Tigers as a true freshman
Placed 58th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, posting a time of 31:57.8 in his first collegiate 10K
Finished 38th at the 2016 Ivy League Championships, running a personal-best 24:40.2 as Princeton earned a runner-up finish as a team
Had his highest finish of the season at the Paul Short Brown Invitational, coming in seventh with a time of 25:07.0

Prep/Personal:

Full name is Joseph Gavin Gaynor
Son of Gavin and Stacy Gaynor, who both ran track for NC State
Attended Hudson High School where he ran for head coach Mark McConnell
2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals runner-up in the mile
4x Ohio State Champion in the 1,600m, sweeping indoor and outdoor titles in 2015 and 2016
2x NSAF All-American
Member of the National Honor Society