University of Minnesota Athletics
2012 Men's Cross Country Roster
Erik Truedson
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bemidji, Minn.
- High School:
- Bemidji
2011 • Sophomore Season: Competed in six meets • ran with the 16th-place Gophers at the NCAA Championships (32:35) • raced in the Gophers[apos] sixth position with a time of 32:53.85 as Minnesota earned fourth place at the Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships • clocked Minnesota[apos]s fifth-best time (24:53) at the Big Ten Championships to aid the Gophers[apos] third-place showing • ran 24:59 at the Wisconsin Adidas 8K, fifth-best for Minnesota • raced the Roy Griak Invitational as the Gophers[apos] number-five runner, running 25:05.9 • earned fourth place on the team and overall running 19:33 at the Hornet Jamboree 4-mile
2010 • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in four races during the season • ran at the BYU Autumn 4M Race and finished 15th overall, with a time of 21:07.3 • finished 89th overall (25:49.0) at the Roy Griak • crossed the line in 111th place (25:09.2) at the Pre-NCAA 8K Race • competed at the Big Ten championships and took 52nd overall with a time of 24:58.4 • earned his second letter.
2009 • Freshman Season: Redshirted the season
On the Track: Will be a redshirt freshman in 2011.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Bemidji High School • high school coach was Ryan Aylesworth • earned all-state honors in both cross country and track as a senior • placed 21st at the 2008 Minnesota Class AA Cross Country Championships, 46th as a junior • finished fifth in the 3,200 meters (9:24.18) at state track meet • notched an eighth-place showing in the 5,000 meters (15:18) at the 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals • four-time letterwinner in cross country and track.
Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1991 • intends to major in engineering or computer science • parents are John and Stacy Truedson • has two sisters Kim and Jenna • hobbies include drawing and reading.
