Men's elite runners
37 — Jack Aho
Age: 25
Home: Chicago
Career: Two-time state cross country champion at Grayslake (Ill.) High School … competed at both Michigan and North Carolina … third in 2017 St. Louis Festival of Miles … ninth in 2018 Nashville Music City Carnival Mile.
This year: Second in Lakefront 10-miler; 10th in Hairpin 5k; 14th in USATF cross country championship; 16th in Utica Boilermaker 15k.
At Bix: First appearance.
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7 — Hillary Bor
Age: 34
Home: Colorado Springs, Colo. (native of Kenya)
Career: Top-four in NCAA 3,000-meter steeplechase three times at Iowa State … ran steeplechase for U.S. in 2016 and 2021 Olympics, placing seventh in 2016 … holds U.S. record in 10-mile run … fifth in USATF points standings in 2023 … won USATF 15k title in 2023, won 10-miler in 2022 … USATF steeplechase champion in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
This year: Second in Gate River 15k; third in Cherry Blossom 10-miler, 11th in NYC Half-marathon.
At Bix: First appearance.
15 — Mohamed El Aaraby
Age: 34
Home: Morocco
Career: 11th in marathon at 2021 Olympics … Moroccan 10,000-meter champion in 2021 … second in 2021 New York City Marathon … second in half-marathon at 2019 African Games.
This year: Fourth in 10,000 at Moroccan championships.
At Bix: First appearance.
33 — Merga Gemeda
Age: 24
Home: Minnetonka, Minn.
Career: Ethiopia native moved to Iowa when he was 12, attended Sioux City North HS … starred at University of South Dakota star, broke 22-year-old school record in 10,000 … won Raleigh Relays 10,000 in 2023.
This year: First in Excelsior Firecracker 10k.
At Bix: First appearance.
9 — Shadrack Kipchirchir
Age: 25
Home: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Career: Second in 2014 NCAA 10,000 meters at Oklahoma State … 19th in 10,000 in 2016 Olympics … eighth in 3,000 at 2018 World Championships … USATF cross country champion in 2019 and 2022, 8k champion in 2022 … USATF runnerup in 10,000 in 2019 and 15k in 2021.
This year: Seventh in Gate River 15k; 10th in Cherry Blossom 10-miler.
At Bix: First appearance.
3 — Wesley Kiptoo
Age: 28
Home: Kenya
Career: NCAA 5,000-meter champion and 7-time All-American at Iowa State … 3-time winner of Pittsburgh Half-marathon … won 2023 Falmouth Road Race, fifth in 2022 … 2-time runnerup in Houston Half-marathon.
This year: First in Cherry Blossom 10-miler and Pittsburgh Half-marathon; second in Houston Half-marathon and BAA 10k; third in Utica Boilermaker 15k.
At Bix: Second appearance; seventh in 2022.
11 — Frank Lara
Age: 28
Home: Broomfield, Colo.
Career: Native of Mexico … ran at Furman University … USATF 15k champion in 2020, seventh in 2021 … 18th in 2021 U.S. Olympic trials 10,000 meters.
This year: 19th in U.S. Olympic marathon trials; 21st in Houston Half-marathon.
At Bix: Third appearance; second in 2021, eighth in 2023.
17 — Nathan Martin
Age: 34
Home: Jackson, Mich.
Career: Set NAIA records in 5,000 and marathon at Spring Arbor University … won Naples Half-marathon in 2020 and Project 13.1 Half-marathon in 2023 … 3-time participant in U.S. Olympic marathon trials … second in USATF 20k championship and Bobby Crim 10-miler in 2019 … eighth in 2021 New York City Marathon.
This year: Third in Garry Bjorklund Half-marathon; fourth in Cherry Blossom 10-miler; sixth in USATF 25k; seventh in U.S. Olympic marathon trials.
At Bix: First appearance.
27 — Matt Richtman
Age: 24
Home: Elburn, Ill.
Career: Ran at Bradley and Montana State, finishing college career last spring … 40th in NCAA cross country meet in 2022.
This year: Ninth in Bryan Clay Invitational 5,000; 10th in Husky Classic 5,000.
At Bix: First appearance.
21 — Jake Riley
Age: 35
Home: Boulder, Colo.
Career: Eight-time All-American at Stanford … second in U.S. Olympic marathon trials in 2020, 28th in Tokyo games … top American (ninth overall) in 2019 Chicago Marathon … ninth in USATF 10-mile in 2021.
This year: Sixth in Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000 meters; 10th in Chicago Half-marathon.
At Bix: Second appearance; 10th in 2019.
19 — Isai Rodriguez
Age: 26
Home: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Career: Track and cross country All-American at Oklahoma State … won 10,000 meters at 2023 Pan American Games … third in USATF 8k and seventh in 10k in 2023.
This year: 12th in 1500 at Duke Invitational.
At Bix: Second appearance; seventh in 2023.
1 — Biya Simbassa
Age: 31
Home: Flagstaff, Ariz. (native of Ethiopia)
Career: Ran at Iowa Central CC and Oklahoma … season points champion on U.S. Track & Field circuit in 2021, winning 10-mile, half-marathon and 25k … seventh in U.S. Olympic trials 10,000 that year … second in USATF 15k in 2020 … fourth in USATF points standings in 2023.
This year: Third in Amway River Bank 25k; fourth in Houston Half-marathon and Gate River 15k; fifth in Bolder Boulder 10k and Cherry Blossom 10-miler; eighth in Utica Boilermaker 15k; 11th in U.S. Olympic marathon trials.
At Bix: Second appearance; first in 2023.
29 — Tesfu Tewelde
Age: 27
Home: Eritrea
Career: Second in 1500 at 2013 Donetsk World Youth Championships … eighth in 1500 at 2015 All-Africa Games … member of Eritrea’s World cross country team in 2019.
This year: Fifth in Los Angeles Marathon; 15th in Bolder Boulder 10k.
At Bix: Second appearance; 15th in 2019.
31 — JP Trojan
Age: 26
Home: Edina, Minn.
Career: Competed at William & Mary and Syracuse … practicing attorney … 11th in USATF 10-mile championships in 2022 … second in 2023 Project 13.1 Half-marathon.
This year: 10th in Peachtree 10k; 124th at U.S. Olympic marathon trials.
At Bix: First appearance.
25 — Tsegay Tuemay
Age: 28
Home: Eritrea
Career: Won Philadelphia Distance Classic Half-marathon in 2021, second in 2022 … third in Kosice Peace Marathon in 2019 … fourth in Bolder Boulder 10k in 2019 … eighth in 10,000 at 2015 All-Africa Games.
This year: Second in Gary Bjorklund Half-marathon; 11th in Bolder Boulder 10k.
At Bix: First appearance.
35 — Titus Winders
Age: 24
Home: Minnetonka, Minn.
Career: Two-time NCAA Division II indoor champion at Southern Indiana, completed his college career at Iowa State … 2017 Tennessee high school cross country champion.
This year: Second in Gary Wilson Invitational 5,000; eighth in Track Fest 5,000 meters.
At Bix: First appearance.
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