Nandini Satsangi

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Distance
High School:
Poolesville HS
Hometown:
Darnestown, Md.

PRONUNCIATION

2020 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • did not compete.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed at one meet, placing 18th in the 1,500m in a career-best 5:01.23.

2019 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran three races while competing unattached • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

High School: A 2019 graduate of Poolesville High School where she ran for coach Prasad Gerard • varsity letterwinner in cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field • three-time all-regional honoree in cross country • four-time state qualifier in cross country with two state runner-up finishes • finished as state runner-up to lead Poolesville to a third-place team showing at the 2018 MPSSAA Class 2A State Cross Country Championships, covering the three mile course in 19:50.83 as a senior • placed 26th overall at the 2017 MPSSAA Class 2A State Cross Country Championship to help Poolesville to an eighth-place team finish as a junior • placed eighth at the 2016 MPSSAA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship to lead Poolesville to a fifth-place team finish as a sophomore • finished as state runner-up to lead Poolesville to a seventh-place team showing at the 2015 Class 3A State Cross Country Championship as a freshman • named 2016 Footlocker Third Team honoree, three-time Run Washington honoree, and 2018 Second Team All-Met in cross country • 13-time state qualifier in track & field, winning three state titles in the 3200m (2019 indoor, 2018 indoor, and 2017 outdoor) and two state titles in the 1600m (2019 indoor and 2018 outdoor) • five-time all-state honoree in the outdoor 3200m (2017), indoor 3200m (2018, 2019), outdoor 1600m (2018), and indoor 1600m (2019) in track & field • all-regional honoree in the indoor 1600m and 3200m (2018, 2019) and outdoor 1600m and 3200m (2017, 2018) • won indoor 3200m (11:27.51) and indoor 1600m (5:15.58) state titles, placed sixth in the outdoor 1600m and eighth in the outdoor 4x800m relay at the 2019 MPSSAA Class 2A State Track & Field Championships as a senior • won indoor 3200m (11:26.37) and outdoor 1600m (5:10.83) state titles and placed third in the outdoor 3200m and fourth in the indoor 1600m at the 2018 MPSSAA Class 2A State Track & Field Championships as a junior • won 3200m state title in 11:07.01, placed third in the 1600m (5:09.91), and anchored sixth-place 4x800m relay at the 2017 MPSSAA Class 3A State Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a sophomore • placed fourth in 3200m and 10th in 1600m at the 2016 MPSSAA Class 3A State Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a freshman • holds Poolesville school records for 5K, 3200m, and 1600m • trained with Georgetown Running Club (GRC) • owns high school personal bests of 11:05.01 for 3200m, 5:09.50 for 1600m, 5:16.52 for mile, 5:00.92 for 1500m, 2:24.12 for 800m, and 18:21.70 for 5K (cross country).

Personal: Daughter of Ann and Hem Satsangi • has two siblings, Yamuna and Pavan • intends to major in Mechanical Engineering • grandfather Dave Jones competed in track & field and cross country at Duke University in 1950 • mother Ann (Jones) competed in track & field and cross country at the University of Minnesota in 1988-89 and Nordic skiing at the University of New Mexico in 1990-91 • aunt Patricia (Jones) Morrissey competed in track & field and cross country at the University of Iowa from 1988-93 • aunt Barbara (Jones) Vordenberg was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team in 2002, competing in cross country skiing, after also competing in Nordic skiing at Northern Michigan from 1995-96 and Nordic skiing, cross country, and track & field at Dartmouth from 1997-99 • enjoys swing dancing, breakdancing, sewing, henna art, and graffiti art • honor roll member all semesters of high school • graduated from the Global Ecology program and the PLTW program in high school • member of the Poolesville swim team as a freshman and sophomore.

Satsangi's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
Mile	5:13.31 (UA)	Jack Johnson Classic (2/1/20)
3,000m	10:40.81 (UA)	UW-Stout (1/25/20)
Satsangi's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
1,500m	5:01.23	M City Classic (4/30/21)