Dheeraj Gurusamy

Cal Poly Cross Country Media Day.
Photo by Owen Main 9/8/25

Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Livermore, CA
High School:
Granada HS

TFRRS Profile

Prep -- As a senior at Granada High (Livermore, Calif.), helped Matadors capture runner-up at the CIF Division II state cross country championships by placing 22nd overall with a personal-best 5K time (15:42.3) and claim East Bay Athletic League and CIF North Coast Section Division II titles ... qualified for the CIF state meet in the 1,600-meter as a junior ... qualified for the 2022 Nike XC Nationals ... as a junior also helped Granada place second at the 2021 CIF state XC meet and capture a CIF-NCS Division II championship ... at the 2022 CIF-NCS Meet of Champions, secured third in the 1,600 and eighth in the 3,200 ... ran personal bests in the 800 (1:57.69), 1,600 (4:15.76) and 3,200 (9:06.81) ... named to school's honor roll every year.

Personal -- Son of Gurusamy Kadarkaraisamy and Sri Durga Devi Ravindran ... has one sister, Esha ... born in Redwood City, Calif. ... majoring in computer science ... enjoys the outdoors and playing video games ... says David Goggins has had biggest influence on his athletic career.