University of Minnesota Athletics
2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Klumph, Tanner

Tanner Klumph
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Missoula, Mont.
- High School:
- Sentinel High School
Bio
Tanner Klumph's TFRRS Bio
Tanner Klumph's IAAF Bio
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Did not compete due to injury.
2024 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Opened the season at the Oz Memorial, running a lifetime best 5K time of 16:07.3... Finished 31st overall at the Roy Griak Invitational and fifth among the Gopher men... Aided Minnesota's third-place team finish at the Roy Griak Invitational, the best since 2018... Clocked an 8K personal best time of 24:18.2 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite, ending in 68th overall... Also ran at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals and Big Ten Cross Country Championships, both being 8K events.
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Opened up first official season in Dinkytown with a 1500m in Miami at the Hurricane Invitational, clocking a 3:55.96 to finish ninth... Ran at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 5000m, finishing 32nd... Ran the 5000m at the Raleigh Relays, finishing in a time of 14:16.99... Ran first college 10000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational in a time of 30:31.25... Ran the 5000m at the Gary Wilson Invitational.
2023 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Did not compete.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran in two outdoor meets during redshirt season... Competed in the 800m and 1500m in his first meet as a Gopher at the St. Thomas Tomcat Invitational, finishing fifth in the 1500m in a time of 3:56.58... Ran one 3000m steeplechase event at the Bethel Invitational where he finished fourth overall in a time of 9:42.79.
2023 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Redshirtted freshman season of cross country.
HIGH SCHOOL: Out of Missoula, Mont., Klumph was the all classes cross country state champion in Montana in 2022... Was the 2022 runner-up in the 1600m, 3200m... Was the state runner-up in the AA Montana State Cross Country meet in 2021... Won a state team title in track his freshman season, junior and senior season... Was a team state title in cross country his junior season and finished as the runner-up in senior season... On the track he brings in personal bests of 4:16 in the 1600m and 9:19 in the 3200m... Was coached by Craig Metler and Chris Jones... Four year letterwinner in Cross Country, three in track and field and one in Orchestra... Had a 4.0 unweighted GPA and was the President of National Honors Society... Was All-City his sophomore, junior and senior year... Was All-State his junior and senior season...
PERSONAL: Plans on majoring in Chemical Engineering... Son of Jennifer and Jerrad Klumph... Has two siblings, including a twin Drew, and Conner... Twin brother Drew plays football at the University of Montana... Father Jerrad played football at the University of Montana.
Why Klumph chose Minnesota: "For the team culture and all the opportunities that the college of science and engineering has."
Tanner Klumph's IAAF Bio
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Did not compete due to injury.
2024 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Opened the season at the Oz Memorial, running a lifetime best 5K time of 16:07.3... Finished 31st overall at the Roy Griak Invitational and fifth among the Gopher men... Aided Minnesota's third-place team finish at the Roy Griak Invitational, the best since 2018... Clocked an 8K personal best time of 24:18.2 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invite, ending in 68th overall... Also ran at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals and Big Ten Cross Country Championships, both being 8K events.
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Opened up first official season in Dinkytown with a 1500m in Miami at the Hurricane Invitational, clocking a 3:55.96 to finish ninth... Ran at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 5000m, finishing 32nd... Ran the 5000m at the Raleigh Relays, finishing in a time of 14:16.99... Ran first college 10000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational in a time of 30:31.25... Ran the 5000m at the Gary Wilson Invitational.
2023 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Did not compete.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran in two outdoor meets during redshirt season... Competed in the 800m and 1500m in his first meet as a Gopher at the St. Thomas Tomcat Invitational, finishing fifth in the 1500m in a time of 3:56.58... Ran one 3000m steeplechase event at the Bethel Invitational where he finished fourth overall in a time of 9:42.79.
2023 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Redshirtted freshman season of cross country.
HIGH SCHOOL: Out of Missoula, Mont., Klumph was the all classes cross country state champion in Montana in 2022... Was the 2022 runner-up in the 1600m, 3200m... Was the state runner-up in the AA Montana State Cross Country meet in 2021... Won a state team title in track his freshman season, junior and senior season... Was a team state title in cross country his junior season and finished as the runner-up in senior season... On the track he brings in personal bests of 4:16 in the 1600m and 9:19 in the 3200m... Was coached by Craig Metler and Chris Jones... Four year letterwinner in Cross Country, three in track and field and one in Orchestra... Had a 4.0 unweighted GPA and was the President of National Honors Society... Was All-City his sophomore, junior and senior year... Was All-State his junior and senior season...
PERSONAL: Plans on majoring in Chemical Engineering... Son of Jennifer and Jerrad Klumph... Has two siblings, including a twin Drew, and Conner... Twin brother Drew plays football at the University of Montana... Father Jerrad played football at the University of Montana.
Why Klumph chose Minnesota: "For the team culture and all the opportunities that the college of science and engineering has."
Cinematic Recap: 2024 NCAA Regional
Sunday, November 17
Oz Memorial Highlights
Sunday, September 01
Big Ten Championship Highlights
Tuesday, November 07
Griak Invite Course Tour
Friday, September 22