2021 Men's Track & Field Roster
Jack Aho
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grayslake, Ill.
- High School:
- Grayslake Central
- Position:
- Distance
- Major:
- Sport Management
Last Updated: June 8, 2021
At Michigan
• Two-time cross country All-American (2018)
• Member of two top-10 NCAA Championships cross country teams (2017, 2019)
• Member of the 2017 Big Ten cross country team champion squad
• All-Region (2017, 2018, 2019)
Senior (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 15:02.81 in the 5000 meter run for 25th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16)
Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete
Cross Country
• Did not compete
Junior (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Earned All-America honors by running 31:20.8 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 40th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23), coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Earned All-Region honors by running 30:45.5 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 17th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) , coming in as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Earned Second-Team All-Big Ten honors by running 24:23.7 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 14th at the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3) , coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Ran 24:41.7 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 113th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 18)
• Ran 24:04.95 over five miles to finish 34th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) , coming in as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
Sophomore (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:45.76 in the 5000 meter run for 36th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25)
• Ran 14:46.21 in the 5000 meter run for 11th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran a career-best 3:48.55 in the 1500 meter run for 2nd at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran a career-best 13:59.37 in the 5000 meter run for 3rd at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in section 2.
• Ran a career-best 14:09.26 in the 5000 meter run for 17th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) in the invitational section.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:30.62 in the 3000 meter run for 8th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) and also finished 9th at 14:09.79 in the 5000m run.
• Ran 14:02.28 in the 5000 meter run for 12th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran a career-best 7:57.54 in the 3000 meter run for 2nd at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26)
• Ran a career-best 4:06.46 in the mile for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
Cross Country
• Earned All-America honors by running 29:56.71 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 35th at the NCAA Championships (Nov. 17), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Earned All-Region honors by running 31:20.1 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 10th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner.
• Ran 24:19.5 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner.
• Ran 24:39.20 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 53rd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner in the seeded Cardinal Race.
• Ran 24:05.4 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 61st at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28), scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner.
• Competing unattached, ran 15:30.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 6th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)
Freshman (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 32:07.08 in the 10,000m for 2nd at the USA Juniors Championships (June 15-16)
• Ran 15:07.26 in the 5000 meter run to finish 19th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
• Ran a career-best 14:21.08 in the 5000 meter run to finish 23rd at the Penn Relays (April 26-28)
• Ran a career-best 3:50.86 in the 1500 meter run to finish 5th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 3:55.79 in the 1500 meter run to finish 20th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 8:28.01 in the 3000 meter run to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran a career-best 8:17.04 in the 3000 meter run to finish 23rd at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 8:20.17 in the 3000 meter run to finish 8th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a career-best 4:10.28 in the Mile to finish 6th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Ran 30:54.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 122nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18) as a scoring member of the national 10th-place team.
• Ran 31:30.9 over 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) to finish 25th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) , earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors
• Member of the Big Ten team champion squad, running 24:46.9 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 23rd at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29) in his collegiate postseason debut
• Ran 25:09.4 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 21st (open) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• Running unattached he clocked 15:59.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 15th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1) in his first collegiate race
PREP
HIGH SCHOOL
Track and Field: 2017 Outdoor IHSA 3A Boys State Championships 3,200-meter runner-up and 10th-place at 1,600 meters … Ranked No. 13 among high school seniors in the mile by Dyestat with a 4:09.52 at the Festival of Miles … Won the indoor 2017 Illinois Top Times Championship (3A) in the 1600 meters in 4:15.48 … 2016 Outdoor IHSA Boys State 3,200-meter runner-up and ninth-place at 1,600 meters … Ran a career-best 4:08.79 in the mile to finish third at the 2016 Festival of Miles … Finished 11th at the 2016 Brooks PR Invitational in the mile … Won the indoor 2016 Illinois Top Times Championship (3A) in the 1600 meters in 4:17.49 … 2015 Outdoor IHSA Boys State third-place at 3,200 meters … Four-time IHSA Finalist at 3,200 meters
Cross Country: 2016 IHSA 2A State Champion in a career-best 13:12.0 over three miles … 17th at 2016 NXN Nike Cross Nationals and 18th at the 2016 Foot Locker National Championships … Runner-up at the 2016 Foot Locker Midwest Regional and third at the 2016 NXR Midwest Regional Championships … Won 10 of 11 races en route to the IHSA state title in 2016 … 2015 IHSA 2A State Champion … Fourth at 2015 NXR Midwest Regional Championship and 53rd at 2015 NXN Nike Cross Nationals … 11th at the 2014 IHSA Class 2A State Championships
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 1500m (O) | 3:48.55 | 5-3-19 |
| Mile (I) | 4:06.46 | 1-19-19 |
| 3000m (I) | 7:57.54 | 1-26-19 |
| 5000m (I) | 14:02.28 | 2-8-19 |
| 5000m (O) | 13:59.37 | 4-19-19 |
| 10,000m (O) | 32:07.08 | 6-16-18 |
