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• Appeared in seven meets throughout the outdoor season, running the 400m, 800m and several relay events.
• Scored at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, finishing third in the 4x800 relay.
• Also ran the 800m at Ivy Heps.
• Ran the 4x800 relay at the 125th running of the Penn Relays (April 25-27).
• Placed seventh in the 800m at the Penn Challenge (March 23).

• Competed in eight meets and in a variety of events, including the 500m, 600m, 800m and certain relays.
• Placed seventh in the 800m at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship (Feb. 24).
• Helped Penn's DMR team to a third-place finish at the 112th running of the prestigous NYRR Millrose Games (Feb. 9).
• Scored with a sixth-place finish in the 600m at the Harvard vs. Penn Dual (Dec. 9).
• Racked up 11 top-10 finishes.

• Raced twice, at the Main Line Invitational and Paul Short Run Open race.

• Ran in seven meets during the 2018 outdoor season, appearing in the 800m, 1,500m and several relay events.
• Scored at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6), placing sixth in the 4x800m relay.
• Also ran the 800m at Ivy Heps.
• Competed in the DMR at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
• Finished fifth in the 800m at the Penn Challenge (March 24).
• Totaled three top-10 placements on the year.

• Competed in five meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the 800m, 1,000m, mile and 4x800m relay.
• Scored twice at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25), placing fourth in the 4x800 and sixth in the 1,000m.
• Finished fourth in the mile at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 20).
• Totaled five top-10 placements on the year.

• Competed four times for the Quakers during the 2017 cross country season.
• Placed in the top-25 at both the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2) and the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 15).
• Ran in the open race at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29).
• Tallied a time of 25:26.6 in the 8K at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 14).

• Competed in eight meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances every week in events including the 800m, 1,500m, 4x800m relay and DMR.
• Member of the school record holding DMR team (9:33.35), finishing fourth at the Penn Relays (April 27-29).
• Placed third at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7) in the 4x800m relay, helping his team to a time of 7:28.63.
• Totaled six top-10 placements on the year. 
• Recorded a season-best time of 1:51.63 in the 800m at the Florida Relays (April 1).

• Competed in seven meets during his sophomore indoor season, including appearances in both the 4x800m relay and 1,000m at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26).
• Recorded eight top-10 finishes.
• Placed second at the Lehigh Season Opener (Dec. 2) in the 800m with a time of 1:57.06.
• Was a member of multiple relay teams throughout the season, including the 4x800m quartet at Ivy Heps. 

• Boasted an outstanding freshman outdoor season as a middle distance specialist, competing primarily in the 800m, 4x800m relay and DMR.
• Tied the school record in the 4x800m relay (7:24.47) at the Penn Relays.
• Recorded five top-five placements during the course of the season.
• Competed at both the 2016 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships and the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both the 800m and 4x800m relay. 

• Featured a successful freshman outing during his first indoor season as a middle distance specialist.
• Recorded nine top-three finishes during the course of the season, ranging from events including 400m, 800m, 4x400m relay and DMR.
• Placed third in the 800m at the 2016 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships.
• Member of the school record holding DMR team (9:38.81), earned at the FasTrack National Invite (Feb. 12).
• Ran the sixth-fastest 800m in Penn history at the ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships (1:50.16), placing fourth.

High School: One of the best in the country in the 800m, ranking No. 3 in the US at that distance during the 2015 indoor season.

Personal: Son of Judy and Ricardo Graca ... Father, Ricardo, ran track at Boston College ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences as a PPE major.