2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Aidan Puffer

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown East Manchester, Conn.
  • High School Manchester High School

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
--- 1500 3:53.50 at Willie Williams Classic (3/24-55/23)
4:03.10 at Husky Classic (2/15/25) Mile ---
8:05.29 at Husky Classic (2/10-11/23) 3K ---
13:48.19 at Husky Classic (2/15/25) 5K 13:48.14 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/5/25)
--- 10K 29:12.53 at Stanford Invitational (4/5/25)

2025 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the both the 5k (14:03.54) and the 10k (29:43.23)... Ran a personal best of over two minutes in the 10k at the Stanford Invitational, placing 32nd... Earned a personal best in the 5k of 13:48.14 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing eighth.

2025 Indoor: Finished second at the Ron Mann Classic with a mile time of 4:12.06… Placed second with a 3000 meter time of 8:31.26… Ran a personal best mile time of 4:03.10 at the 2025 Husky Classic to place 37th… Set a personal best 5000 meter time 13:48.19… Finished seventh at the 2025 Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship with a 3000 meter time of 8:29.70… Placed ninth with a 5000 meter time of 14:57.12…

2024 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2024 Indoor: Placed third in the 3,000-meter at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a time of 8:45.67…Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter at the Ron Mann Classic with a time of 8:32.06…Ran a personal best 5,000-meter time of 13:51.91 at the Husky Classic to place eighth…Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 8:16.33…Placed sixth in the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 14:05.35.

2023 Outdoor: Finished third in the 1,500-meter at the Willie Williams Classic with a personal best time of 3:53.50…Ran a personal best 5K time of 14:06.12 at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Finished 10th in the 10K at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a personal best time of 31:42.82…Finished 14th in the 5K at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 14:55.74.

2023 Indoor: Finished fourth in the 3K  at the Ron Mann Classic with a time of 8:54.37…Ran a personal best mile time of 4:08.32 at the Husky Classic…Ran a personal best 3K time of 8:05.29 at the Husky Classic…Finished fifth in the 5K a the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 14:22.52…Finished ninth in the 3K at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 8:16.59.

High School: Ran a personal best 3,200-meter time of 8:46...Ran a personal best mile time of 4:08...Ran a personal best 5K time of 14:24. 

TF/XC Accomplishments: 2-time Footlocker finalist...5-time State Champion. 

Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because I felt it was the best program to go to if you are serious about running and it was an opportunity I would not want to pass up. I love and trust the team and coaches with my life.

Personal: Son of Kyle and Martha...Brother to Luke and Catherine...Birthday is May 19...Majoring in Exploratory.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

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  • 2024Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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