On May 17, 2025, sophomore Arnav Agrawal passed through the CCS trials in second place in his 3200 race and in ninth place overall, earning a place in CCS finals, co-head coach of the track and field team, Austin Nguyen said. Agrawal eventually placed tenth in the CCS finals, Nguyen added.
My reason for doing well on track could be traced to my consistency and the environment that I’m surrounded by, Agrawal said.
“I think it comes with a lot of consistency and a good support system,” Agarwal said. “My parents always drive me to places, they give me food, they ensure I sleep on time, they make sure I don’t have to worry about things. Both of my coaches have been supportive all the time. And I think just through consistency and sheer will to run faster, I think that’s what’s gotten me here.”
Consistency means doing the same thing every day, Agrawal said. He goes to bed at around 10:30 so that he can get eight to nine hours of sleep, he added.
“I think recovery is one of the most important things,” Agarwal said. “And I just keep reminding myself that there’s specific goals I want to achieve. I’m constantly motivated by what I want to do, and that entails consistency.”
A change that he has been making with his routine is hydrating himself more and changing his mindset, Agrawal said.
“I didn’t hydrate a lot and getting the electrolytes to make sure that my body’s always recovered in fuel, and also running with the idea to win the race and not just chasing the time,” Agrawal said.
Arnav Agrawal got into track and field partly due to his experience in cross country in middle school, Agrawal said.
“I used to play a variety of different sports,” Agarwal said. “I used to play table tennis, I used to play soccer, basketball, tennis, that type of stuff in elementary and middle school, and then when I got to Rancho, I just joined the cross country team for fun, and I realize that I like running in cross country so I thought why not try it out in track as well? And since then, I’ve continued doing track every year,” Agrawal said.
What makes track and field so entertaining for him is the competitive aspect and the numbers that come with it, Agrawal said.
“I like having a certain standard every single time I do something,” Agarwal said. “Because the thing with running is, if you run a mile in four minutes and 30 seconds and the next day you run a mile in four minutes and 25 seconds, you know you’ve improved. So there’s that aspect to it.”
Agrawal had a personal record in the 3200 meters at 9 minutes and 13.5 seconds, Nguyen said. He currently ranks 3rd place in school history, he added.
“We knew he was going to have a really good season,” Nguyen said. “He would miss Arcadia [track meet sponsored by Nike] just by a tiny little bit, so that really motivated him to push forward and really try to get back to winning races, instead of just trying to run the PR.”