Performance History
2026 Cross Country: Finished 21st at the Salisbury University Fall Classic in 23:02.9
2025 Cross Country: Competed in five meets... Ran a personal-best 6k (22:31.1) at the Paul Short Run... Finished 65th at the A10 Championships, running the 6k in 22:34.4
2025 Outdoor: Competed in four meets…Ran 5:07.44 in the 1500m race at the Fred Hardy Invitational…Placed 5
th in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:57.26 at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational…Recorded a personal best in the 3000m steeple placing 18
th with a time of 11:50.84 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
2025 Indoor: Competed in four meets…Personal best in the mile with a time of 5:27.11 at the VCU Invitational…Personal best in the 5000m at the Patriot Games with a time of 18:15.92…Personal best in the 3000m with 10:28.00 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational…Placed 28
th in the 5000m at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships with a time of 18:22.20
2024 Cross Country: Competed in five meets…Ran the 4k at the Spider Alumni Open with a time of 15:02.0…Finished 71
st at the adidas XC Challenge with 19:00.4 in the 5k…Recorded a personal best in the 6k at the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships with a time of 23:06.9
2024 Outdoor: Competed in six meets...Personal best in the 3000m at the Dan Stimson with a time of 11:03.72...800m personal best achieved at the JMU Invitational with a time of 2:31.83...Personal best in the 5000m at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational with a time of 19:20.75...Another personal best achieved at the A10 Championships in the 1500m with a time of 5:02.88
2024 Indoor: Did not compete
2023 Cross Country: Competed in five meets...Personal best in the 4k achieved at the Spider Alumni Open with a time of 15:34.5...Personal best in the 6k achieved at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 23:49.1
Prep: Competed for Patrick Henry High School (Conference 5A Region D) in cross country with James Hill and track and field with Anthony Drakeford as coach…Received Varsity letters from cross country, track and field, soccer, and swimming…Was captain for 2 years in Cross Country and Track, and All-Conference twice in cross country…Academic awards include being in the Honor Society for 3 years
Personal: Daughter of Marianne and Korhan Yirmibesoglu…Mother, Marianne (Downey) also competed in cross country and track and field for the University of Virginia…Has two siblings, Pelin and Ela…Hobbies include writing and being with friends
