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Roemer, Jones Named Runners to Watch by Big Ten
8/20/2025 1:57:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
MINNEAPOLIS – University of Minnesota redshirt junior Izzy Roemer and redshirt sophomore Aidan Jones have been named the cross country team's Runners to Watch by the Big Ten, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
Roemer, a Chanhassen, Minn. native, returns after a stellar 2024 cross country campaign where she was named All-Midwest Region and put down the 15th-fastest 6K time in school history (20:10.5) at the Big Ten Championships. Roemer's time at Big Tens went down as the fifth-fastest by a Gopher at the conference meet and also put down the seventh-fastest Midwest Regional time by a Gopher at 20:18.1. Academically last year Roemer was a member of the Academic All-Big Ten team and was named All-Academic by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In 2024 Roemer also aided Minnesota's 18th-place team finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (149th overall, 20:49.2) as well as a team win at the 2024 Roy Griak Invitational (19th, 22:08.7).
Out of Minneapolis, Jones had a strong start to his Gopher career as a redshirt freshman in 2024 and looks to build on that in his third year at the 'U'. In cross country last season Jones posted lifetime bests in the 5K (16:34.9), 8K (23:38.1) and 10K (30:12.5). Jones came on late last season and excelled at the Big Ten Championships (8K) where he was Minnesota's second-best finisher in 48th and followed that performance with a 29th-place finish in his first NCAA Midwest Regional (10K), which was first among the Gopher lineup.
With the NCAA cross country season set to kick off on August 29, the Big Ten listed two runners from each member institution as Runners to Watch for the 2025 campaign. The 2025 cross country season will be highlighted by the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., along with the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla. and the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Columbia, Mo.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on X, Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
Roemer, a Chanhassen, Minn. native, returns after a stellar 2024 cross country campaign where she was named All-Midwest Region and put down the 15th-fastest 6K time in school history (20:10.5) at the Big Ten Championships. Roemer's time at Big Tens went down as the fifth-fastest by a Gopher at the conference meet and also put down the seventh-fastest Midwest Regional time by a Gopher at 20:18.1. Academically last year Roemer was a member of the Academic All-Big Ten team and was named All-Academic by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In 2024 Roemer also aided Minnesota's 18th-place team finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (149th overall, 20:49.2) as well as a team win at the 2024 Roy Griak Invitational (19th, 22:08.7).
Out of Minneapolis, Jones had a strong start to his Gopher career as a redshirt freshman in 2024 and looks to build on that in his third year at the 'U'. In cross country last season Jones posted lifetime bests in the 5K (16:34.9), 8K (23:38.1) and 10K (30:12.5). Jones came on late last season and excelled at the Big Ten Championships (8K) where he was Minnesota's second-best finisher in 48th and followed that performance with a 29th-place finish in his first NCAA Midwest Regional (10K), which was first among the Gopher lineup.
With the NCAA cross country season set to kick off on August 29, the Big Ten listed two runners from each member institution as Runners to Watch for the 2025 campaign. The 2025 cross country season will be highlighted by the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., along with the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla. and the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Columbia, Mo.
For more information on the Gophers, continue to check back with GopherSports.com. Keep up with the University of Minnesota cross country and track and field team on X, Instagram (@GopherCCTF) and on Facebook, so you do not miss any content during the season.
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