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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Nikhil Chavda (He/Him/His)

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 150
  • Class 2027
  • Hometown Nottingham, N.H.
  • High School Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
  • Major Politics / Economics

Biography

Results

2024:
NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... Competed at the NCAA East Region Cross Country Championships and placed 46th in 26:15.5 (Nov. 16).... Competed at the NESCAC Cross Country Championships and took 54th with a season-best time of 26:00.8 (Nov. 2).... Took ninth at the Maine State Championship with a time of 26:10.4 (Sept. 21).

2023: Competed at the NESCAC Championships and placed 70th with a time of 27:23 as a rookie for the Bobcats (Oct. 28).... Ran a season-best time of 26:41 at the Connecticut College Invitational (Oct. 14).

Minor: Mathematics

Personal: 2023 graduate of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (N.H.) where he competed in XC and track & field ... Salutatorian. 

Clubs: Bates College Student Government

What does leadership mean to you? Supporting your teammates and setting a good example. Stepping up if someone needs help, or a listening ear, or motivation.

What’s a failure or setback that taught you something valuable?
Fracturing my foot taught me the value of grit, and helped me learn how to work through discomfort as I came back from injury.

What’s a value or principle you try to live by?
Kindness is key.

What’s something about you that might surprise people?
I have a twin sister, sometimes people are surprised by that. She’s super cool.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023First Year

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2024Sophomore

    6'0" 0 lbs
  • 2025Junior

    6'0" 150 lbs