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Jack Aho, Penn State National Invitational

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Jack Aho

Position:
Distance
Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grayslake, Ill.
High School:
Grayslake Central

Enrolled in the Kenan-Flagler Business School Master of Accounting program ... A graduate transfer from the University of Michigan ... Last name is pronounced AY-ho.

2023 T&F: Earned Second-Team All-ACC honors in indoor season in the mile 3,000 meters, finishing the event in 7:52.16 to finish fourth ... Top indoor time of the season in the 3K was 7:49.19, setting a new UNC program record, at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational ... Also finished 17th at ACC Indoors in the 5,000 meters.

2022 T&F: Ran the 3000m and 5000m in the indoor season ... Top indoor 5000m time was 14:03.03 when he finished 13th at the ACC Indoor Championship ... Top 3000m time was 7:56.38, when he finished third at the Darius Dixon Invitational ... Had a successful outdoor season as well, advancing to the NCAA Preliminary meet in both the 10,000m and 5,000m ... Top 5,000m time was 13:39.59, when he finished 11th at the Virginia Challenge.

Before UNC: Graduated from Michigan with a BA in sport management ... Captained the Wolverines' cross country team in 2020 ... Earned USTFCCCA cross country All-America honors in 2018 and 2019 ... All-Great Lakes Region 2017-19 ... All-Big Ten in 2019 and a member of Michigan's Big Ten Championship team in 2017 ... Academic All-Big Ten 2017-2020 ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2019-20 and 2020-21 ... At Grayslake Central High School, was highly decorated in both cross country and track ... Won a state championship in cross country as a senior in 2016 and finished as state runner-up in the 3,200-meter run that year

More on Aho: Son of Scott and Julie Aho ... Is a triplet, along with brother Matt and sister Elizabeth ... Matt runs at Bradley University and Elizabeth at Loyola University-Chicago ... Favorite pastime is spending time with family and friends ... Favorite sport other than track/cross country is basketball ... Loves watching professional cycling and enjoying a nice cup of coffee ... Fun fact is he can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 70 seconds ... Athlete he admires most is Giannis Antetokounmpo