Finn Schirmer

Class:
Senior
Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Hometown:
Marengo, Ill.
High School:
Marengo HS

Finn Schirmer's TFRRS Bio
Finn Schirmer's IAAF Bio

2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team for work in the classroom... Battled through injuries throughout the season and competed in five meets during the outdoor campaign... Earned a Big Ten bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, clocking a seasons best time of 39.50 in Ann Arbor, Mich.... Ran the 100m and the 200m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Ran a seasons best 10.72 at the LSU Alumni Gold in the 100m... Ran a seasons best 21.56 in the 200m at the 44 Farms Team Invitational at Texas A&M... Opened the season at the Clyde Hart Classic where he ran the 100m and 200m... Ended the season with No. 5 110m hurdles time in program history (14.11)... Ended the season with a spot in school record 4x100m relay as well as the No. 2, No. 3 No. 4, No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 4x100m relay times in program history.

2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Made a big splash for the Gophers in his third season with the program, helping Minnesota's 4x100m relay team reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the first time in program history and became a NCAA Second Team All-American in the process... Set a new school record in the 4x100m relay numerous times throughout the season, including setting a Big Ten Championships record to become a Big Ten champion in a time of 38.87 in Bloomington, Ind... Capped the season off with another school record time at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x100m relay in a time of 38.70 to finish 10th, just one spot out of the NCAA final... Dropped a lifetime best 110m hurdles time of 14.11 (+0.7 m/s) at the Drake Relays which was the No. 4 time in program history in the event.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Reached the NCAA West Regional as an individual for the first time in his career in the 100m... Finished 30th at the NCAA West Regional in the 100m in a time of 10.47... Also reached the NCAA West Regional as a member of the 4x100m relay team that finished 18th in a time of 40.06... Placed sixth in the 4x100m relay at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in a time of 40.36... Was 10th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in both the 100m and as a part of the 4x400m relay team... Ran a personal best time of 21.07 in the 200m at the ASU Invitational to finish third overall... Ran a then-personal best 14.31 (+2.0 m/s wind) in the 110m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold to put him just outside the top 10 in the event all-time at the University of Minnesota... Ran a wind-aided 10.28 (+3.2 m/s) at the LSU Alumni Gold in the 100m to finish sixth.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at four meets with appearances in the 60m, 200m, 60m hurdles, and 4x400m relay • made B1G debut, running a career-best 21.94 to place 17th in the 200m and tying his career best with a time of 8.44 to place 21st in the 60m hurdles at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • ran a career-best 7.13 in the 60m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational • ran a career-best 8.44 in the 60m hurdles at the Husker Triangular.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at seven meets with appearances in the 100m, 200m, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay • ran the third leg of the 24th-place 4x100m relay at the NCAA West Prelim • ran the third leg of the fourth-place 4x100m relay team, which ran 40.04 to rank third in program history, and placed 25th in both the 100m (10.98) and 200m (21.71) at the Big Ten Championships • ran career bests in the 100m (10.65) and 200m (21.44) at the M City Classic • ran career bests in the 110m hurdles (15.28) and the 400m hurdles (55.77) at the Husker B1G Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Marengo High School • a three-sport athlete competing in track & field, football, and basketball for Marengo • 11-time state qualifier in track & field • won three state titles as a junior in 2019, placing first in the 100m, 110m hurdles, and 300m hurdles along with placing fourth in the 200m at the 2019 IHSA 2A Track & Field State Championships • placed third in the 200m, fourth in the 100m, fourth in the 110m hurdles, and 15th in the 4x400m relay at the state meet as a sophomore • placed 17th in the 100m, 18th in the 300m hurdles, and 18th in the 110m hurdles at the state meet as a freshman • four-time conference champion as a junior, winning conference titles in the 100m, 200m, 110m hurdles, and 300m hurdles at the 2019 Kishwaukee River Conference Championship • competed in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championships • named Marengo’s 2019-2020 Male Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL
A native of Marengo, Ill.