Grgur Ravic '23 Recruiting Profile
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2022 Highlights 
Latest 800 metersPersonal Statement
Sport played a major role in my life since I was a little kid. I was always physically active and therefore my parents facilitated my sports career by enrolling me in different activities - ice hockey, tennis, and soccer among others. Finally, track&field matched my interest. I joined track&field club 6 years ago when my parents got me on try-outs for a local, but largest and most successful T&F club. Throughout years of training and competing at local, regional, and state level, I learned that without hard work and dedication no one, even the most talented individuals can't reach their full potential.
Currently, I am ranked 7th in 800 meters and 6th in 1500 meters in Croatia and recently I won 3rd place in the National 1500 meter race. Since the beginning of elementary school, I performed very well academically (GPA of 5.0) and was the top student in my class. I put many hours into formal and informal education because I think education is a key to any success. I enjoy learning new things and love even more adapting and using these learnings in real life – for example, applying biology and physics knowledge to understand body kinetics and metabolism work on 800m. In addition, as a senior member of my track & field club, I participate in organizational activities and help in the development of fresh runners
My goals for track & field in next year are to become one of the top 3 runners on 800 meters on the national level with a result below 1:53.00. Also, in parallel develop 400m run under 50 seconds and 1500m run under 4:02:00.
At the academic level, I want to pass the final high-school year with a great evaluation and prepare myself for college successfully.
My desire to study in the US is driven by the quality of educational programs available since my interest lies in pre-med and later on in med school programs. In addition, colleague programs in the US stimulate parallel athletic and academic development, which I very much would like to pursue.
I am very motivated to join the new t&f team and pursue achieving great results in both academic and athletic areas in the future.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 1 season
- 2022 AK Dinamo Zrinjevac (Competitive)
- Ak Dinamo Zrinjevac is one of the best and most competitive clubs in Croatia. In this club, coaches have a unique way of working with athletes and achieving their full potential
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Mladen Kršek
Events
- Camp/Event
- International meeting Čakovec
- 7/06/22 to 7/06/22
- My first ever 400 meters. I ran 51.23 which is a good result for the first time running this event although the race conditions weren't on the level (very windy). I felt fine and easy throughout the race and after running the event.
- Camp/Event
- Individual national championship for seniors
- 6/25/22 to 6/26/22
- I ran a very solid 800 meter race with a time of 1:56.53. Great experience for me because other competitors who attended the race are four or five years older than me. Without any doubt I am getting closer and closer to my goal which is running 800 meters below 1:54 till the end of this year.
- Camp/Event
- International meeting HAAK Mladost
- 6/11/22 to 6/12/22
- In this tournament, I ran a very slow solo 1500 meters race. The goal was 4:05 and below but without any other relevant competitor my time was 4:12. I wasn't pretty happy with the result but it was a great test for the upcoming season in which I want to break 4:00 barrier.
Training
- Middle distance training
- 6 years
- Training at least 6 days a week + 2 or 3 days fitness training.
Additional Sports
- Soccer
- 1 year
- Club/Travel Team
- Skiing
- 4 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Tennis
- 3 years
- Club/Travel Team
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
NoAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
NoAwards and Activities
- AwardsI have attended many competitions with my high school athletics team where I earned two times second place in 800 meters and 1500 meters. My performance in great amount helped my school in better ranking among other high schools in Croatia.
- ActivitiesEnglish classes, Piano - 6 years of music school finished