University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Men's Cross Country Roster
Jaedyn Chase
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shoreline, Wash.
- High School:
- Kamiak High School
Jaedyn Chase's TFRRS Bio
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Competed all season unattached in the 1500m and the 5000m... Ran to a Hamline Invite runner-up finish in the 1500m in a season-best time of 3:52.51... Clocked a 14:13.59 in the 5000m at the Meet of the UnSaintly to finish third.
2025 Cross Country • Junior Season: Ran two meets unattached before making debut in the Maroon and Gold at the Loyola Lakefront Invite in an 8K time of 24:09.44 to finish 26th overall and fourth among the Gophers... Was fourth among Minnesota's lineup at the Pre-NCAAs race in Columbia, Mo., in a time of 24:12.4... Was sixth among Minnesota at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships in an 8K time of 24:46.7 and was fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a 10K time of 32:04.1.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Spent two seasons at Nevada... In track and field ran at the 2025 Bryan Clay Invite in the 1500m in a time of 3:55.41... Clocked a 1500m lifetime best of 3:54.71 at the Sacramento State Hornet Invite to finish 13th overall... Ran a 5K track and field lifetime best of 14:25.38 at the 2025 Ben Brown Invite... In 2024 ran for the Wolfpack at the Mountain West Championships and the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships... Ran his 2024 season best 8K at the UCR Cross Country Invite in a time of 24:18.4... Made his cross country collegiate debut in the 8K at the USF Invitational with a time of 25:21.5 finishing 40th... Finished 22nd in the 10K at the 2023 Mountain Regional Preview in 36:40.0 ... Ran 24:58.1 placing 55th in the 8K at the 2023 UCR Highlander Invitational ... Placed 57th at his first Mountain West Championships with a time of 25:25.6 ... Finished 89th (31:35.8) at the 2023 NCAA Mountain Regional Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Kamiak High School in 2023... Was a dual-sport athlete and letter winner in cross country (2019-2022) and track and field (2020-2023)... Became the 2023 Washington 4A 3200m state champion...2x First Team All Wesco in track and field and cross country... 2x Second Team All Wesco in track and field and cross country... Has personal records in the 1600m (4:16.36), 3200m (9:17.88), and 5000m (15:55).
PERSONAL - Child of Logan Dunn and Lisa and Taylor Chase... Chose Nevada because the Wolf Pack are a great up and coming program and he's fulfilling his dream of being a collegiate D1 athlete... Was being recruited by Northern Colorado, Colorado Mesa, Loyola Maramount, and Colorado Christian... Sports hero is Kevin Durant... Most memorable meet of his career was winning the 4A 3200m individual state title in a time of 9:17... In his free time, he loves playing basketball, traveling, and hanging out with friends.
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Competed all season unattached in the 1500m and the 5000m... Ran to a Hamline Invite runner-up finish in the 1500m in a season-best time of 3:52.51... Clocked a 14:13.59 in the 5000m at the Meet of the UnSaintly to finish third.
2025 Cross Country • Junior Season: Ran two meets unattached before making debut in the Maroon and Gold at the Loyola Lakefront Invite in an 8K time of 24:09.44 to finish 26th overall and fourth among the Gophers... Was fourth among Minnesota's lineup at the Pre-NCAAs race in Columbia, Mo., in a time of 24:12.4... Was sixth among Minnesota at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships in an 8K time of 24:46.7 and was fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a 10K time of 32:04.1.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Spent two seasons at Nevada... In track and field ran at the 2025 Bryan Clay Invite in the 1500m in a time of 3:55.41... Clocked a 1500m lifetime best of 3:54.71 at the Sacramento State Hornet Invite to finish 13th overall... Ran a 5K track and field lifetime best of 14:25.38 at the 2025 Ben Brown Invite... In 2024 ran for the Wolfpack at the Mountain West Championships and the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships... Ran his 2024 season best 8K at the UCR Cross Country Invite in a time of 24:18.4... Made his cross country collegiate debut in the 8K at the USF Invitational with a time of 25:21.5 finishing 40th... Finished 22nd in the 10K at the 2023 Mountain Regional Preview in 36:40.0 ... Ran 24:58.1 placing 55th in the 8K at the 2023 UCR Highlander Invitational ... Placed 57th at his first Mountain West Championships with a time of 25:25.6 ... Finished 89th (31:35.8) at the 2023 NCAA Mountain Regional Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Kamiak High School in 2023... Was a dual-sport athlete and letter winner in cross country (2019-2022) and track and field (2020-2023)... Became the 2023 Washington 4A 3200m state champion...2x First Team All Wesco in track and field and cross country... 2x Second Team All Wesco in track and field and cross country... Has personal records in the 1600m (4:16.36), 3200m (9:17.88), and 5000m (15:55).
PERSONAL - Child of Logan Dunn and Lisa and Taylor Chase... Chose Nevada because the Wolf Pack are a great up and coming program and he's fulfilling his dream of being a collegiate D1 athlete... Was being recruited by Northern Colorado, Colorado Mesa, Loyola Maramount, and Colorado Christian... Sports hero is Kevin Durant... Most memorable meet of his career was winning the 4A 3200m individual state title in a time of 9:17... In his free time, he loves playing basketball, traveling, and hanging out with friends.
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