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2024: Placed ninth at the Bay College Invite on Oct. 18, in 28:06.6… Placed 105th in the open race at the Lewis Crossover on Oct. 12, in 27:56.4… Placed 101st in the Maroon race of the Roy Griak Invitational on Sep. 20, in 28:16.6…  Placed 66th in the season opener at the 3rd Annual Phoenix Open on Sept. 6, in a personal-best time of 26:42.2…
High School: Apul is a two-time Ohio State Championship qualifier in cross country (2023) and indoor track & field (2024) in the 3,200m and was a part of the 4x800m relay. He helped the Cougars win the NLL Conference Championship in 2023 and an NLL Conference runner-up finish in 2024. He holds personal-bests of 9:25 for 3,200m and 15:46 over 5,000m in cross country. 
Personal: Derin is the son of Tolga Apul and Defne Apul and has one sibling. He plans to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering while at Tech.