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AJ Green III - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

AJ Green III

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

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.