University of Minnesota Athletics
2026 Men's Cross Country Roster
Tyler Kissell
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wayzata, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata High School
Tyler Kissell's TFRRS Bio
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten... Made his track and field debut at the Beach Opener in the 1500m with a time of 3:55.56... At the Raleigh Relays posted the third-fastest 800m by a Gopher during the season with a 1:53.36... Raced at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 1500m and finished 25th overall in the preliminary round with a time of 3:55.22... Posted a season-best 1500m time (3:45.84) at the Bryan Clay Invite to finish 12th overall... Crossed the finish line ninth overall a the 116th Drake Relays in a 1500m time of 3:48.72.
2025 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Tabbed as an Academic All-Big Ten team member... Made Minnesota debut at the Oz Memorial and finished the 5K course in 16:02.6 to finish eighth overall... Was 34th overall at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational in an 8K time of 26:18.9... Raced at the Loyola Lakefront Invite and finished 53rd overall in 24:39.34... Raced to a 90th overall finish at his first career Big Ten Cross Country Championships in East Lansing, Mich., in a time of 24:59.8.
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Completed a redshirt season... Ran the 1500m at the Gary Wilson Invitational, finishing third in a time of 3:53.38.
2024 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Completed a redshirt season... Ran in three cross country meets... Ran to a 5K time of 16:36.1 at the Oz Memorial to open up the season... Ran a the Blugold Invite 8K and finished in a time of 25:48.2... Ran at the Rocky's Run 5K and finished in a time of 15:31.0.
HIGH SCHOOL: Reached the state meet in both the cross country and track seasons in 2023-24... Was 14th overall at the MSHSL Class AAA State Cross Country Championships and then followed that up with an eighth-place finish in the 1600m and helped his 4x400m relay team finish third overall... Brings a personal best cross country 5K time of 15:24.3, and has lifetime bests on the track of 9:15 in the 3200m, 4:15 in the 1600m and 1:56 in the 800m.
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten... Made his track and field debut at the Beach Opener in the 1500m with a time of 3:55.56... At the Raleigh Relays posted the third-fastest 800m by a Gopher during the season with a 1:53.36... Raced at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 1500m and finished 25th overall in the preliminary round with a time of 3:55.22... Posted a season-best 1500m time (3:45.84) at the Bryan Clay Invite to finish 12th overall... Crossed the finish line ninth overall a the 116th Drake Relays in a 1500m time of 3:48.72.
2025 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Tabbed as an Academic All-Big Ten team member... Made Minnesota debut at the Oz Memorial and finished the 5K course in 16:02.6 to finish eighth overall... Was 34th overall at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational in an 8K time of 26:18.9... Raced at the Loyola Lakefront Invite and finished 53rd overall in 24:39.34... Raced to a 90th overall finish at his first career Big Ten Cross Country Championships in East Lansing, Mich., in a time of 24:59.8.
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Completed a redshirt season... Ran the 1500m at the Gary Wilson Invitational, finishing third in a time of 3:53.38.
2024 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Completed a redshirt season... Ran in three cross country meets... Ran to a 5K time of 16:36.1 at the Oz Memorial to open up the season... Ran a the Blugold Invite 8K and finished in a time of 25:48.2... Ran at the Rocky's Run 5K and finished in a time of 15:31.0.
HIGH SCHOOL: Reached the state meet in both the cross country and track seasons in 2023-24... Was 14th overall at the MSHSL Class AAA State Cross Country Championships and then followed that up with an eighth-place finish in the 1600m and helped his 4x400m relay team finish third overall... Brings a personal best cross country 5K time of 15:24.3, and has lifetime bests on the track of 9:15 in the 3200m, 4:15 in the 1600m and 1:56 in the 800m.
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