Aaron Baumgarten

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Williamston, Mich.
High School:
Williamston

Last Updated: May 30, 2018

At Michigan
• Big Ten Outdoor Champion, 5000m (2018)
• First-team All-Big Ten (2016 XC)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (2017 XC)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2015 XC, 2016 T&F)
• Six-time Academic All-Big Ten (2014-16 XC, 2015-2017 T&F)
• Member of the 2015 Great Lakes Regional Championship Team
• Member of the 2015 Big Ten Championship Team
• Member of the 2017 Big Ten Championship Team
• Three-time All-Great Lakes Region honoree (2015-16-17)
• Big Ten Athlete of the Week (Sept. 16)
• U-M Academic Athletic Achievement Award (2014-17).

Redshirt Senior (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:31.02 in the 5000 meter run to finish 25th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26)
• Ran 14:21.28 in the 5000 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) to claim his first career Big Ten individual title.
• Ran a career-best 14:00.22 in the 5000 meter run to finish 4th at the Penn Relays (April 26-28)
• Ran a career-best 8:17.41 in the 3000 meter run to finish 3rd at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran 3:55.10 in the 1500 meter run to finish 18th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)

Indoor Track & Field
• Scored a point with a run of 8:17.51 in the 3000 meter run to finish 8th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)and took 11th at 5000 meters.
• Ran 8:21.90 in the 3000 meter run to finish 27th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 8:06.87 in the 3000 meter run to win the competition at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran 4:10.50 in the Mile to finish 8th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Cross Country
• Ran 30:27.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 73rd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18) as a scoring member of the national 10th-place team.
• Ran 31:24.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 20th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors
• Second team All-Big Ten honoree for the Big Ten team champion squad, running 24:25.8 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 11th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 24:11.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 34th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Ran 24:40.3 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 55th at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29)

Senior (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Ran 14:14.58 in the 5000 meter run to finish 14th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27)
• Ran 14:54.27 in the 5000 meter run to finish 19th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran 14:05.05 in the 5000 meter run to finish 7th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29), and ran the leadoff leg of Michigan's fifth-place 4xMile relay.
• Ran a career-best 29:53.57 in the 10,000 meter run (invitational) to finish 36th at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 3:56.00 in the 1500 meter run to finish 5th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran 1:53.66 in the 800 meter run to finish 11th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)

Indoor
• Earned a Big Ten bronze medal by running 8:14.51 in the 3000 meter run to finish 3rd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) and finished sixth at 5000 meters in 14:06.82.
• Ran 4:09.44 in the Mile to finish 20th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4) in the Meyo Mile.
• Ran a career-best 7:57.32 in the 3000 meter run to finish 2nd at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 28)
• At the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (January 13-14), ran a career-best 4:03.52 in the mile to finish fifth overall in his season debut.

Cross Country
• Was the top-finishing Wolverine at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet, placing 10th in 30:33.4 to earn his second all-region honor
• Led U-M at the 8K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30), finishing sixth in 24:49.0
• Finished as the top Wolverine with an eighth-place finish at the 8,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race, helping U-M place fourth with a time of 24:11.8
• Scored for U-M and finished third overall in 25:10.5 at the 8,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24)
• Won the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in 15:09.2 to kick off the season

Junior (2015-16)

Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 28), ran 14:15.77 in the 5,000-meter run to finish 13th overall, narrowly missing a bid to the national meet
• Timed 14:30.30 in the 5,000-meter run at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 15), placing 12th
• Ran 14:45.51 in the 5K at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Finished 29th in the Inivitional section of the 5,000 meter run at the Mount SAC Relays (April 15), setting a new PR of 14:00.64
• Finished fourth in the 1500 meter run at the Battle of the Blues (March 31) with a time of 3:49.99
• Opened the season with a seventh place finish in the 800 meter run at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26) in a time of 1:52.29, while also competing in the 4x400 meter relay

Indoor
• Scored for U-M at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26), placing fifth in the 5,000-meter run in 8:06.05
• Finished second in his heat of the 3,000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12) with a new PR of 8:02.89
• Won the 5,000-meter run at the Meyo Invitational (Feb.6) in a new PR of 14:08.07
• Ran in the Mile race finishing third in a new PR of 4:08.37 at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23)
• Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 8:07.40 at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15).

Cross Country
• At the NCAA Championships (Nov. 21), he helped U-M to a team finish of ninth place with a time of 31:56.7 in the 10,000-meter event
• Helped U-M to a regional crown at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 13), running 31:15.4 for 22nd place
• Helped U-M to its first conference crown since the 1998 season at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), running a collegiate-best 24:10.2 for 28th place
• Clocked 24:15.2 to finish 63rd overall and help U-M to third place at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 16)
• Finished 46th with a time of 24:43.90 in the 8,000-meter event at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3)
• Had his best career finish as the runner-up to help U-M to a team win at Penn State's 5.2-mile Harry Grove Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 11)
• Finished third with a personal best time of 15:04.3 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).

Sophomore (2014-15)

Outdoor
• Debuted at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 15-17), finishing 14th in the 5,000m race
• Made his 5,000m debut at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (May 1-2), finishing fourth at 14:22.82
• Finished 15th in his 10,000m debut at UVA Challenge (April 17-18), running 30:38.50
• Ran 8:19.58 to finish seventh in the 3,000m run at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)

Indoor
• Made his Big Ten Championships debut in the mile run, setting a new PR at 4:11.48
• Ran 14:24.57 in the 5,000m race at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14), finishing 32nd
• Finished runner-up in his 5,000m debut at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7), running 14:22.16

Cross Country
• Made his NCAA Championships (Nov. 22) debut by helping U-M to 11th place, the team's best finish since 2003, finishing the 10,000-meter event in 32:40.8
• Finished 32nd (30:54) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14), helping U-M to third place
• Made his postseason debut at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 2), finishing in 17th place as U-M's fourth scorer to help the team to a runner-up finish with a collegiate-best time of 24:06.9
• Helped lead the Wolverines at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 17) with a time of 24:32, good for 83rd place
• Helped lead the Wolverines to a team victory at the rain-shortened, 8,000-meter Blue and Gold Invitational (Oct. 3) with a time of 23:48.2, good for 24th place
• Helped U-M to a first place team finish at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Preview (Sep. 20) with a time of 24:53.31
• Ran at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29), finishing fourth with a time of 15:24.6.

Freshman (2013-14)

Outdoor
• Redshirted

Indoor
• Redshirted

Cross Country (Redshirt)
• Redshirted

Personal ... Born on Nov. 12 ... Enrolled in the College of Engineering ... Majoring in aerospace engineering.

Career-Best Performances (College)

Event	Time	Date
800m (O)	1:52.29	3-26-16
1500m (O)	3:49.99	4-2-16
Mile (I)	4:03.52	1-14-17
3000m (I)	7:57.32	1-28-17
3000m (O)	8:17.41	4-6-18
5000m (I)	14:08.75	2-5-16
5000m (O)	14:00.22	4-26-18
10,000m (O)	29:53.57	4-13-17