Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos
Spring Sports Senior Spotlight: Patrick Sullivan
5/12/2020 9:49:00 AM | Track and Field
Patrick Sullivan | New City, N.Y.
Distances
Cadet Squadron 19
Assignment after Graduation: Air Battle Manager
Distances
Cadet Squadron 19
Assignment after Graduation: Air Battle Manager
"Patrick had a checkered career across his first 11 seasons and three sports," head coach Ralph Lindeman said. "He competed in no fewer than eight Mountain West Championship meets, ran on two cross country teams that placed in the Top 20 at the NCAA Championships, and ran on a Drake Relays Champion 4x1600-meter relay. Yet I consider his breakthrough season to be the recently completed 2020 indoor season, and his best race ever as a Falcon was his last – at the 2020 Mountain West Indoor Championships. I would have loved to have watched Patrick's 2020 outdoor season. Although he'll be busy operating for the USAF as an Air Battle Manager, I hope Patrick will continue to find a way to race. He clearly has a love for it!"
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
All-Conference Selection | Distance Medley Relay
Drake Relays Champion | 4x1600-Meter Relay
Ranked on the Academy's All-Time Standings in Two Relays
All-Conference Selection | Distance Medley Relay
Drake Relays Champion | 4x1600-Meter Relay
Ranked on the Academy's All-Time Standings in Two Relays
SENIOR YEAR | 2019-20: Scored for the Falcons in the 3000-meter run at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...clocked a team-leading, career-best time of 8:11.80 (adjusted for altitude) to finish fourth at that meet...added a time of 8:14.12 to place third out of 49 runners in only other appearance at that distance (Iowa State Classic)...also competed in the mile twice...posted a season-best time of 4:13.99a during a fifth-place finish at the Air Force Invitational.
JUNIOR YEAR | 2018-19: Member of the distance medley relay team that earned all-conference honors at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...anchored the quartet that clocked the ninth-fastest time in program history (9:45.82, adjusted for altitude) to finish third...closed out the conference meet with a 10th-place finish in the 3000-meter run (8:14.44)...competed in the mile during two indoor meets, posting a season-best time of 4:10.92 at the Iowa State Classic...ran the second leg of the 4x1600-meter relay that combined for the second-fastest time in Academy history (16:40.31) at the Drake Relays...also led off the distance medley relay team that competed in Des Moines (10:04.53)...competed in the 1500-meter run during three meets...clocked a season-best time of 3:48.38a to win the Air Force Twilight Open...finished 36th out of 227 runners in only 5000-meter appearance of the year at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (career-best 14:28.98).
SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2017-18: Ran on the 4x1600-meter relay that posted the second-fastest time in Academy history (16:49.97) to win the Drake Relays...competed in the 1500-meter run during three meets...posted a personal-best time of 3:46.94 (adjusted for altitude) to win the Air Force Twilight Open...earned the team's Track Athlete of the Week following that meet...advanced to the finals of the Mountain West Outdoor Championships (3:52.08, 10th)...opened the outdoor season with only appearance in the 5000-meter distance at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (career-best 14:49.59)...competed in two distances during the indoor season...posted a personal-best time of 4:08.48a to win the Air Force Collegiate Open...also finished first in that event at the Air Force Invitational (4:14.45a)...posted a 3000-meter time of 8:35.33a at the Colorado Invitational.
FRESHMAN YEAR | 2016-17: Competed in three different distances...ran the 1500-meter run twice...posted a personal-best time of 3:53.92 (adjusted for altitude) to finish fifth at the Air Force Twilight Open...also finished fifth in only appearance at 5000 meters (15:09.62a) at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...competed in the mile once during the indoor season, clocking a time of 4:17.84a to finish fourth at the Air Force Invitational.
MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the Falcons' last two top-20 teams at the NCAA Championships (15th in 2017, 20th in 2018)...counted as a scoring member during both NCAA Mountain Regional meets...finished fourth of 154 runners to lead Air Force to the team title at the 2018 Fort Hays State Tiger Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Don Bosco Prep High School...two-time New Jersey State Non-Public A champion in the 3200-meter run...three-time first-team all-state selection for non-public schools...six-time first-team all-North New Jersey honoree...holds school records in the indoor mile (4:17.5) and indoor two-mile (9:08.3) events...named to the Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Deirdre Sullivan...nickname is "Don Pablo"...has two older brothers...also has one younger sister...father ran track and cross country at Lamar University and Lane Community College, while older brother, Conor, competed in both sports at American University...majoring in management...served as Honor NCO for squadron...named to the Athletic Director's List...earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2017...member of Cadet Squadron 19.
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