University of Vermont Athletics

CAREER RESULTS

PERSONAL BESTS:

800	1:59.25        Minuteman Invite    (4/6/19)
1500	3:57.65        Bryan Clay Invite    (4/17/19)
MILE	4:13.38        ECAC/IC4A Championship    (3/2/19)
3000	8:22.17        Terrier Classic    (1/25/20)
5000	14:37.63      America East Championship    (5/5/19)

GRADUATE INDOOR SEASON (2020): Opened the season with fourth-place finish and a time of 8:51.74 in the 3000m at Dartmouth (Dec. 14) ... Recorded a runner-up finish in the mile (4:13.46) at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 10) ... Won the 3000m run with a time of 8:35.93 at the Middlebury Winterfell (Jan. 18) ... Ran a career-best 3000m time of 8:22.17 for 37th at the Terrier Classic (Jan. 25) ... Finished fifth in the mile at the NEICAAA Championships with a time of 4:13.80 (Feb. 1) ... Ran a time of 4:19.58 at the Valentine Invite (Feb. 15). 

SENIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2019): Finished eighth place in the 3000m run with a time of 8:42.51 at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) ... Ran a personal-best 800m time of 1:59.25 for 17th place at the Minuteman Invite (Apr. 6) ... Registered a fifth-place finish in the 5000m run (15:13.94) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Apr. 12) ... Recorded a 1500m personal-best time (3:57.65) in the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 17) ... Took third place in the 5000m run (15:06.61) at the UNH Pre-Conference Invite (Apr. 27) ... Ran a time of 14:37.63 in the 5000m run for seventh place and a personal record at the America East Championships (May 5) ... Secured a runner-up finish in the 5000m run at the New England Championships with a time of 14:45.41 (May 11).

SENIOR INDOOR SEASON (2019): Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 3000m (8:39.50) at Dartmouth (Dec. 8) ... Took third in the 3000m run at the Middlebury Winterfell with a time of 8:36.64 (Jan. 19) ... Finished third inthe mile (4:19.98) and ran on the second-place distance medley relay team at New Hampshire (Jan. 26) ... Finished seventh in the mile at the America East Championships with a time of 4:13.67 (Feb. 23) ... Ran a personal-best mile time of 4:13.38 at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (Mar. 2).

JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2018): Finished sixth in the 1500m (4:03.31) at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 7) ... Took fourth place in the 1500m (4:03.78) and ran an 800m personal best (2:05.76) at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 7) ... Placed fourth in the 5000m (15:06.92) at the Dartmouth Invitational (Apr. 13) ... Won the 5000m (14:55.63) at the UAlbany Spring Classic (Apr. 21) ... Set a personal record in the 1500m (4:00.90) at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (Apr. 28) ... Finished sixth and set a personal record in the 5000m (14:51.65) at the NEICAAA Championship (May 12).

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2018): Finished third in the mile (4:27.29) at New Hampshire (Jan. 27) … Placed fifth in the 1,000m at Dartmouth (Jan. 13) … Ran to sixth place in the 3,000m (8:55.11) at Middlebury (Jan. 20) … Finished 15th in the 3,000m (8:34.70) at the America East Championships (Feb. 23-24).

BEFORE VERMONT: Transferred from University of Pennsylvania … Won eight individual state titles at Haddon Township High School … Led his team to two cross country state championship titles in high school … Footlocker National cross country finalist.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Anne and Christopher Petela … Chose UVM because of the community and educational opportunities … Majoring in ecological agriculture.