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AJ Green III - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

AJ Green III

Position Distance
Hometown Apple Valley, Minn.
High School Eastview
Class Fr./Fr./Fr.

Career Results

2023 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
In his first meet of the outdoor season, he finished the 800 in 1:48.72 and finished 10th at the Texas Relays … Scored points at the LSU Invitational for finishing eighth in the 1,500 with a time of 3:56.26 … Completed the 800 in 1:51.14, placing second at the Kansas Relays … Won the 800 at the John McDonnel Invitational for finishing in 1:49.43 … Placed third in the 800 for finishing in 1:50.18 at the Rock Chalk Classic … Ran 1:47.81 in the men’s 800m preliminaries at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships to place 7th overall … Finished sixth in the finals with a new PR of 1:47.66 … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries in the men’s 800m … ran a 1:48.68 in the prelims to secure his spot in the final … 2023 CSC Academic All-District selection … Ran a new personal best of 1:47.34 to finish 11th in the West Region, punching his ticket for his first-ever NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the men’s 800m … Second-Team All-American in the men’s 800m with his 14th place finish at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships (1:49.32).

2023 INDOOR (Jr.)
Finished sixth on the 800 at the ISU Holiday Invite for finishing it in 1:50.31 … Won the 800 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular for finishing it in 1:50.91 … Won the 800 again at the Washburn Rust Buster for finishing in 1:49.67 … Recorded a personal best in the 400 with a time of 50.68 seconds at the Jayhawk Classic, also won the 4×400 with a time of 3:14.68 … Completed the 800 in 1:48.97 and finished sixth at the ISU Classic … Achieved a personal best for finishing the 800 in 1:48.09 and finished seventh at the Tyson Invitational … Ran the 800 in 1:49.74 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and finished fifth overall.

2022 OUTDOOR (So.)
Began his outdoor season at the Texas Relays, placing 11th in the 800 meters in 1:51.84 … Also ran in the 4×800 meter relay and Sprint Medley Relay at the Texas Relays … Ran a 1:50.74 in the 800 meters at the Sun Angel Classic … Placed second in the 800 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational, finishing in 1:51.18 … Placed third at the Rock Chalk Classic in the 800 meters, finishing in 1:49.89 … Placed 10th in the 800 meters at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, finishing in 1:49.87, while also placing sixth in the 4×400 meter relay … Finished the season with a 45th place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary.

2022 INDOOR (So.)
Start of the season finishing first and recording a new personal best in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:28.92 at the KU/KSU/WSU Triangular…At the 2022 Jayhawk Classic, he recorded a new personal best in the 600 meters with a time of 1:19.87.

2021 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Opened his outdoor season by running a 1:50.85 in the 800 meters at the Texas Relays, finishing ninth … Ran a personal best 3:51.57 in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational … Placed 11th at the Big 12 Championship in the 800 meters, finishing in 1:49.30 … Advanced to the NCAA West Regional, where he ran a personal best 1:49.10 in the 800 meter first round … Went on to place 19th at the West Regional in the 800 meters, running a 1:50.34 in the second round.

2021 INDOOR (Fr.)
Made his KU debut at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, winning the 800 meters in 1:56.15 and winning the mile in 4:13.69 … Ran a personal best 51.11 in the 400 meters at the Jayhawk Classic, placing third … Ran a 1:51.22 in the 800 meters at the Arkansas Qualifier, placing second … Went on to run a 1:51.18 in the 800 meters at the Iowa State Classic, placing fifth … Ran a personal best 1:50.68 in the 800 meter finals at the Big 12 Championship, placing sixth overall … Was also a part of the KU Distance Medley Relay that placed third at the Big 12 Championship in 9:58.08.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a two-time Class 2A Minnesota State Champion in the 800 meters while at Eastview high school … Was named the 2018-19 Minnesota Gatorade boys track & field player of the year as a junior … Set the Minnesota State record in the 800 meters at the Section 3AA Championships in 2019 with a time of 1:49.83, which ranked second in the nation … Was also the champion of the Brooks PR Invitational … Was the first high schooler in the nation to go under 1:50.00 in the 800 meters as a junior.

Track & Field 👟 Kansas Reclaims KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Title with Dominating Performance Friday

Kansas track & field kicked off its 2023 schedule with a dominating performance at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular in Topeka, Kansas on Friday, where the Jayhawks scored 268 points to reclaim the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular title.