University of Minnesota Athletics

2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Streit, Austin

Austin Streit

  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Hometown:
    Shoreview, Minn.
  • High School:
    Mounds View HS
PRONUNCIATION

2021 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned a third place finish at Rocky’s Run, finishing the 6K race in 21:02 in his only competition of the season.

2020 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • finished 85th overall and ninth on the team in 27:55.5 in his debut at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • did not compete.

2019 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2019 cross country season while running in two meets as an unattached competitor • finished 12th overall at the Oz Memorial, running the four-mile course in 21:36.5 • recorded a 79th-place finish at the Griak Invitational with an 8K time of 26:37.2.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

High School: A graduate of Mounds View High School • recorded a pair of second-place finishes (4x400-meter relay, 1,600 meters) at the 2019 MSHSL Class AA State Track & Field Championships to help the Mustangs to a fourth-place finish in the team standings • led Mounds View to a second-place team finish at the 2018 MSHSL Class AA State Cross Country Championships, finishing fifth individually • finished third in the 1,600 meters at the 2018 MSHSL State Track & Field Championships • a three-time Suburban East Conference champion who won back-to-back 4x800-meter relay crowns in 2018 and 2019 and adding a 3,200-meter title in 2019 • Mounds View's 4x800-meter relay team set a conference record at the SEC meet in 2019 • represented Mounds View High School at the 2019 Nike New Balance Nationals, competing in the 4xMile and the open mile • coached as a prep by Ross Fleming and Aaron Thompson.

Personal: A native of Shoreview, Minn. • son of Julie and Jeff Streit • has one sister, Hadley • a fifth-generation student at the University of Minnesota as his great-great grandmother graduated in 1913.

Streit's Cross Country Postseason Appearances
Year Big Tens Midwest Regional NCAA Championship
2019 Redshirt Redshirt Redshirt
2020 85th, 27:55.5 N/A DNC
2021 DNC DNC DNC
Streit's Cross Country Career Bests (2021-22 Final)
Event Time Meet (Date)
8K 26:37.2 (UA) Roy Griak Invitational (9/28/19)
10K 12th (UA) Oz Memorial (9/6/19)
Streit's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event Mark Meet (Date)
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Streit's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event Mark Meet (Date)
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CHS Home Grown Gophers: Emmett Gerres
Friday, September 05
The Greek Freak of Minnesota
Friday, July 18
Gophers Finish 1-2 in Hammer Throw
Monday, June 16
Mantzouranis Earns NCAA Silver Medal
Thursday, June 12