Aiden Neal

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manchester, Md.
High School:
Manchester Valley

2025 XC SEASON:
Won his first career cross country race at the Charlotte Opener (5k) in the fastest time of his career (14:44.9)... Followed up his win with a third-place finish at the Adidas XC Challenge (6k) as the team won with a score of 15 points...

2024 XC SEASON: Opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Charlotte Opener to help the Tar Heels to a first place finish… Competed in the Virginia Invitational…

2024 T&F: INDOOR SEASON: Part of the first-team All-America distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championship (with Kyle Reinheimer, Andrew Regnier and Jake Gebhardt) ... Competed in the mile and DMR during the indoor season ... Recorded a personal record in the mile of 4:00.15 at the Eagle Elite hosted by Boston College ... Moved into the No. 8 spot on the UNC all-time performers list for the mile event ... Qualified for the ACC Indoor Championships in the Mile, finishing 10th in 4:13.59 ... Part of the DMR relay teamt hat finished second at the ACC Indoor Championship securing first team all conference honors ... OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in four meets during outdoor season ... Recorded a personal record in the 1,500m of 3:40.33 at the Duke Invitational ... Set another personal record the next week this time in the 5,000m with a time of 14:04.95 at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 1,500m, finishing 14th in 3:45.45 ... Participated in the NCAA East Region First Round in the 1,500m.

2023 XC SEASON: Competed in two meets, Charlotte Opener and Virginia Invitational … Placed 10^th at the 5K Charlotte Opener (14:58.2) … Named ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Week following for the first week of the season.

2023 T&F: Ran the 800m and the mile during indoor season ... Season-best time in the mile was 4:06.38 to finish 24th at the Music City Challenge.

Before UNC: A graduate of Manchester Valley HS in Manchester, Md. ... Four-year letterman for indoor and outdoor track, three-year varsity letterman in cross country ... Won an indoor state championship in 2021 in the 1600 ... Won five outdoor state championships (1600 in 2021 and 2022, 800 in 2022, 4x4 in 2021 and 2022) ... Named the top individual male athlete at his high school as a senior in 2022 ... Was an Eagle Scout.

Personal: Majoring in environmental science ... His dream job is marine biologist ... Is the son of Tammy and Timothy Neal.