University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster
Avery Cuper
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Distance
- High School:
- Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
- Hometown:
- New Hope, Minn.
- Major:
- Biology, Society and the Environment
Avery Cuper's TFRRS Bio
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Tabbed as an Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Made outdoor debut in the Maroon and Gold uniform at the Hamline Invitational in the 5000m... Also ran the 1500m and the 800m during the outdoor season.
2026 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran once during the indoor season at the Minnesota Open in the 3000m and finished with a time of 10:43.96 to finish seventh.
2025 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors... Competed in four events in the Maroon and Gold uni during the cross country season... Ran at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational... Was 39th overall at the Blugold Invite... Finished at the Oz Memorial and Rocky's Run.
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran twice during redshirt outdoor season... Opened up at the Gary Wilson Invitational in the 5000m and clocked a 18:45.39 to finish 10th... Was 13th at Hamline's Meet of the UnSaintly 1500m in a time of 4:50.26.
2025 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Crossed the finish line three times during redshirt indoor season... Ran twice in the mile and once in the 3000m... Clocked an indoor season best of 5:21.23 in the mile at the Snowshoe Open... Ran to a time of 10:59.85 in the Gopher Classic 3000m.
2024 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Competed in four meets during redshirt season... Ran to a 6K time of 24:39.6 at the Blugold Invite... Ran unattached at the Roy Griak Invitational, the Oz Memorial and Rocky's Run.
PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in Biology, Society and the Environment... Can speak French... Lists crocheting and reading as hobbys outside of running... Has one sibling, Tessa... Child of Heather and Jeremy Cuper.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished 67th at the 2023 MSHSL State Cross Country Championships... Held Robbinsdale Armstrong's second best 5000m time in school history at 19:27.1... Was high school teammates with Gopher cross country and track and field student-athlete Caitlyn Osanai... Was All-Conference (NWSC) in the 1600m and 3200m both junior and senior year... Also earned All-Section honors in the 4x800m and 1600m during junior season and in the 1600m during senior campaign... Played volleyball until sophomore year of high school.
2026 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Tabbed as an Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Made outdoor debut in the Maroon and Gold uniform at the Hamline Invitational in the 5000m... Also ran the 1500m and the 800m during the outdoor season.
2026 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran once during the indoor season at the Minnesota Open in the 3000m and finished with a time of 10:43.96 to finish seventh.
2025 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors... Competed in four events in the Maroon and Gold uni during the cross country season... Ran at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational... Was 39th overall at the Blugold Invite... Finished at the Oz Memorial and Rocky's Run.
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Ran twice during redshirt outdoor season... Opened up at the Gary Wilson Invitational in the 5000m and clocked a 18:45.39 to finish 10th... Was 13th at Hamline's Meet of the UnSaintly 1500m in a time of 4:50.26.
2025 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Crossed the finish line three times during redshirt indoor season... Ran twice in the mile and once in the 3000m... Clocked an indoor season best of 5:21.23 in the mile at the Snowshoe Open... Ran to a time of 10:59.85 in the Gopher Classic 3000m.
2024 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Competed in four meets during redshirt season... Ran to a 6K time of 24:39.6 at the Blugold Invite... Ran unattached at the Roy Griak Invitational, the Oz Memorial and Rocky's Run.
PERSONAL: Pursuing a degree in Biology, Society and the Environment... Can speak French... Lists crocheting and reading as hobbys outside of running... Has one sibling, Tessa... Child of Heather and Jeremy Cuper.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished 67th at the 2023 MSHSL State Cross Country Championships... Held Robbinsdale Armstrong's second best 5000m time in school history at 19:27.1... Was high school teammates with Gopher cross country and track and field student-athlete Caitlyn Osanai... Was All-Conference (NWSC) in the 1600m and 3200m both junior and senior year... Also earned All-Section honors in the 4x800m and 1600m during junior season and in the 1600m during senior campaign... Played volleyball until sophomore year of high school.
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