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victor pataky

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Hometown: Columbus, OH
Place of Birth: Columbus, OH
Date of Birth: 4.11.1994
High School: Upper Arlington 
Alma Mater:  Centre College
Graduation Date: May, 2016
Major: 
Behavioral Neuroscience
College Coach: Lisa Owens
Employer: Fleet Feet Greenville
Coaching position: Director/Coach of GTC-      Rabbits (Youth Running Program)


Honors & Highlights​
  • SAA Champion: XC (2015), 1500m (2015), 5k (2015, 2016), 3k SC (2015, 2016).  
  • SAA Athlete of the Year: 2015 (XC and T&F)
  • DIII National Championships Qualifier: 2014, 2015 (XC), 2016 (3k Steeple, 14th)
Collegiate Bests
800m - 1:57.28
1500m - 4:01.63

3,000m - 8:37.45
3,000m Steeplechase - 9:03.87

5,000m (outdoor) - 15:04.31
8K cross country - 24:43
Post Collegiate Highlights
  • 24th at 2015 USATF 10K Road Championships
  • 26th at 2016 USATF 10K Road Championships 
  •  2018 GO St. Louis Marathon champion
  • 75th at 2017 USATF Club XC Championships

Post Collegiate Bests
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:28.12
3,000m Steeplechase - 8:56.67, PB
5K - 14:44.9
4-Mile - 19:20
8K - 24:40
5-Mile - 24:41
10K - 30:04

Half Marathon - 1:07:05, PB
Marathon - 2:22:17 (debut)
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Victor Pataky graduated from Centre College in Kentucky in 2016 and then coached as an assistant at Webster University in St. Louis, MO, before relocating to Greenville in August 2018. He improved his personal best in the 3000m Steeplechase from 9:03.87 to 8:56.67 in 2019 before not being able to compete on the track in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also become the first coach for the Greenville Track Club's Youth Running Program -- GTC Rabbits. In September of 2020, he placed 4th in the Low Country Elite 5K before running the 7.195K leg in the 2020 ASICS World Ekiden Relay in November, in which his team placed first among USA region teams and won the Retail Partners category while representing his employer, Fleet Feet Greenville. He finished his almost two-and-a-half year tenure in the program by running a huge 64 second personal best at the Mortgage Network Half Marathon, where he ran 1:07:05. He was ranked third in the December, 2020 South Carolina Road Race Rankings. Following his desire for a collegiate coaching career, Victor accepted an assistant position at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS for 2021.  

Recent Performances

08.25.2018
09.15.2018
​11.10.2018
​11.22.2018
​12.15.2018
​03.15.2019
​04.12.2019
​04.20.2019
​06.01.2019
​06.09.2019
​06.30.2019
​07.04.2019
​08.24.2019
​09.21.2019
​10.20.2019
​02.21.2020
​09.12.2020
​11.13.2020
​12.06.2020

Edouard Michelin Memorial Run, Greenville, SC
The Great Cow Harbor Run, Northport, NY
​VCU Health 8K, Richmond, VA
​Powell Turkey Trot, Powell, OH
​Ameris Jacksonville Half Marathon, Jacksonville, FL
​49er Classic, Charlotte, NC
Tennessee Relays, Knoxville, TN
TD Bank Reedy Rive Run, Greenville, SC
Music City Distance Carnival, Nashville, TN
​Portland Track Festival, Lake Oswego, OR
Princeton Twilight Qualifier, Princeton, NJ
Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta, GA
​Eduard Michelin Memorial Run, Greenville, SC
​The Great Cow Harbor Run, Northport, NY
Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH
Governor's Cup Main Street Mile, Columbia, SC
Low Country Elite Invitational, Bluffton, SC
​ASICS Ekiden Relay, Greenville, SC
​Mortgage Network Half Marathon, Hardeeville, SC
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5K (road)
10K (road)
​8K (road)
4-Mile (road)
​13.1-mile (road)
5,000m (track)
3,000m Steeplechase
​10K (road)
​3,000m Steeplechase
3,000m Steeplechase
​3,000m Steeplechase
​10K (road)
​5K (road)
​10K (road)
​Marathon
​1 Mile (road)
​5K (road)
​7.2K (road, GPS)
​Half Marathon

15:06
​31:27
​24:41
​20:13
​1:08:35
​14:49.68
​9.15.81
​32:17
​8:56:67 PB
​8:57.77
9:08.94
​31:25
​15:07
​30:52
​2:34:31
​4:26
​15:11
​22:44
​1:07:05

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​2nd
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​25th
​3rd
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​17th 
​2nd
​4th
​n/a
​17th


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Training: ASICS GEL Nimbus Lite
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Competition: Tartherzel

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