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Cole Lindhorst
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Obra D. Tompkins
- Prev School:
- Texas
Bio
2025 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors)
2025 Big Ten Indoor DMR Champion and Mile Bronze Medalist
2024 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors) and Honorable Mention (800m, Outdoors)
2022 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors)
2022 Big 12 Indoor 1,000m Runner-Up
All-American in the 800-meters at Texas now pursuing his Masters in Jurisprudence at Washington … completed his Bachelors in Government with a minor in Business at Texas in 2024 … ran for Air Force as a freshman before transferring to Texas.
2025: Ran PRs indoors on his way to reaching the NCAA Indoor Championships, but was tripped and injured in the NCAA semifinal and missed the following outdoor season.
2025 Indoors: Multiple PRs in his first indoor season with the Huskies, qualifying for NCAA Indoors in the 800-meters as one of three Huskies to make the 800m field along with Kyle Reinheimer and Justin O’Toole … at NCAA Indoors, was tripped from behind and knocked down in the semifinals, suffering an arm fracture that prevented him from running in the final and would cause him to miss the outdoor season … won the 800-meters at the UW Invitational in 1:46.47, going to No. 2 in school history … took third in the mile final at Big Ten Indoors in 4:03.93, and ran the 800m leg on the DMR that won the Big Ten title in a Meet Record of 9:31.75 … opened his season with a big mile PR of 3:55.04, going to No. 9 in UW history.
2024 Track At Texas: Reached the NCAA Championships indoors and out in the 800-meters and lowered his PR into the 1:46 range … outdoors, placed 17th overall in the semis at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, earning All-America honorable mention … advanced to NCAAs with a fourth-place finish at West Prelims, running a PR in the quarterfinals of 1:46.92 … top-five in two events at Big 12 Outdoors, taking fourth in the 800m and fifth in the 1,500m, and ran a 1,500m PR of 3:40.61 in the prelims … won the 1,500m at the Texas Invitational in 3:41.88 … indoors, earned All-America Second Team honors with a 14th-place finish in the 800m at NCAA Indoors … qualified for nationals with a time of 1:47.39, set in a win at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
2023 Track At Texas: Season cut short after one indoor meet, running at the Louisville Cardinal Classic on Jan. 13-14.
2022 Cross Country At Texas: Ran at two meets, including the Big 12 Championships, where he was 44th overall.
2022 Track At Texas: Reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meters, finishing 15th in the semis for All-America Second Team … did not compete outdoors … at Big 12 Indoors, was the runner-up at 1,000-meters in 2:22.99 … qualified for NCAAs with a season-best 800m time of 1:47.46 at the Alex Wilson Invitational, taking second … won the Clemson Invite 800m in 1:48.64.
2021 Cross Country At Texas: Ran at the NCAA Championships for the Longhorns, finishing 242nd overall … at the Big 12 Cross Country meet placed 42nd overall … ran an 8k best of 24:16 at the FSU Pre-Nationals, placing 102nd.
2021 Track At Air Force: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims as a freshman in the 1,500-meters … placed fourth in the 1,500m at the Mountain West Championships in 3:43.12 … season-best 1,500m time of 3:42.25 at the West Coast Classic … indoors, ran a sub-four mile for the first time at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13, going 3:59.28 for third-place … won the mile at the Championships at the Peak meet … collegiate debut was a win in the 800m at the Air Force Invite in 1:53.11.
High School and Personal: Born in San Antonio, Texas … parents are Grace and Christopher Lindhorst … has one younger sister, Riley … aunt Zoe is a UW professor and uncle Chad attended UW … both parents ran track at the Air Force Academy … the 2019 Texas state champion in the 1,600m running 4:07.41 for the title … also was third in the 3,200m at state in 2019 in 9:01.54 … 10th in the mile at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals in 4:12.97 … as a sophomore was seventh at state in the 1,600m and eighth in the 3,200m … named to the TTFCA All-Decade Team and was a nine-time district champion … senior track season cut short by Covid pandemic … in cross country, was 13th at the 6A state meet as a senior in 2019 and won the district title … also lettered in basketball.
Major Meets
At Air Force
2021 MWC Outdoor TF – 4th, 1500m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF – 45th, 1500m
At Texas
2021 Big 12 XC – 42nd (10th UT)
2021 NCAA XC – 242nd (7th UT)
2022 Big 12 Indoor TF – 2nd, 1000m | 11th, Mile
2022 NCAA Indoors – 15th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2022 Big 12 XC – 44th (10th UT)
2024 Big 12 Indoor TF – 23rd, 600y | 4th, DMR
2024 NCAA Indoors – 14th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2024 Big 12 Outdoor TF – 4th, 800m | 5th, 1500m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF – 4th, 800m
2024 NCAA Outdoors – 17th, 800m (All-America Hon. Mention)
At Washington
2025 Big Ten Indoor TF - 3rd, Mile | 1st, DMR (B1G Champion)
2025 NCAA Indoors - DNS in final due to injury (All-America Second Team)
Outdoor Bests
800m…….1:46.92
1500m…….3:40.61
Indoor Bests
800m…….1:46.47
1000m…….2:22.99
Mile…….3:55.04
Academic Honors
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big 12 from 2021-24
2025 Big Ten Indoor DMR Champion and Mile Bronze Medalist
2024 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors) and Honorable Mention (800m, Outdoors)
2022 All-America Second Team (800m, Indoors)
2022 Big 12 Indoor 1,000m Runner-Up
All-American in the 800-meters at Texas now pursuing his Masters in Jurisprudence at Washington … completed his Bachelors in Government with a minor in Business at Texas in 2024 … ran for Air Force as a freshman before transferring to Texas.
2025: Ran PRs indoors on his way to reaching the NCAA Indoor Championships, but was tripped and injured in the NCAA semifinal and missed the following outdoor season.
2025 Indoors: Multiple PRs in his first indoor season with the Huskies, qualifying for NCAA Indoors in the 800-meters as one of three Huskies to make the 800m field along with Kyle Reinheimer and Justin O’Toole … at NCAA Indoors, was tripped from behind and knocked down in the semifinals, suffering an arm fracture that prevented him from running in the final and would cause him to miss the outdoor season … won the 800-meters at the UW Invitational in 1:46.47, going to No. 2 in school history … took third in the mile final at Big Ten Indoors in 4:03.93, and ran the 800m leg on the DMR that won the Big Ten title in a Meet Record of 9:31.75 … opened his season with a big mile PR of 3:55.04, going to No. 9 in UW history.
2024 Track At Texas: Reached the NCAA Championships indoors and out in the 800-meters and lowered his PR into the 1:46 range … outdoors, placed 17th overall in the semis at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, earning All-America honorable mention … advanced to NCAAs with a fourth-place finish at West Prelims, running a PR in the quarterfinals of 1:46.92 … top-five in two events at Big 12 Outdoors, taking fourth in the 800m and fifth in the 1,500m, and ran a 1,500m PR of 3:40.61 in the prelims … won the 1,500m at the Texas Invitational in 3:41.88 … indoors, earned All-America Second Team honors with a 14th-place finish in the 800m at NCAA Indoors … qualified for nationals with a time of 1:47.39, set in a win at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
2023 Track At Texas: Season cut short after one indoor meet, running at the Louisville Cardinal Classic on Jan. 13-14.
2022 Cross Country At Texas: Ran at two meets, including the Big 12 Championships, where he was 44th overall.
2022 Track At Texas: Reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meters, finishing 15th in the semis for All-America Second Team … did not compete outdoors … at Big 12 Indoors, was the runner-up at 1,000-meters in 2:22.99 … qualified for NCAAs with a season-best 800m time of 1:47.46 at the Alex Wilson Invitational, taking second … won the Clemson Invite 800m in 1:48.64.
2021 Cross Country At Texas: Ran at the NCAA Championships for the Longhorns, finishing 242nd overall … at the Big 12 Cross Country meet placed 42nd overall … ran an 8k best of 24:16 at the FSU Pre-Nationals, placing 102nd.
2021 Track At Air Force: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims as a freshman in the 1,500-meters … placed fourth in the 1,500m at the Mountain West Championships in 3:43.12 … season-best 1,500m time of 3:42.25 at the West Coast Classic … indoors, ran a sub-four mile for the first time at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13, going 3:59.28 for third-place … won the mile at the Championships at the Peak meet … collegiate debut was a win in the 800m at the Air Force Invite in 1:53.11.
High School and Personal: Born in San Antonio, Texas … parents are Grace and Christopher Lindhorst … has one younger sister, Riley … aunt Zoe is a UW professor and uncle Chad attended UW … both parents ran track at the Air Force Academy … the 2019 Texas state champion in the 1,600m running 4:07.41 for the title … also was third in the 3,200m at state in 2019 in 9:01.54 … 10th in the mile at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals in 4:12.97 … as a sophomore was seventh at state in the 1,600m and eighth in the 3,200m … named to the TTFCA All-Decade Team and was a nine-time district champion … senior track season cut short by Covid pandemic … in cross country, was 13th at the 6A state meet as a senior in 2019 and won the district title … also lettered in basketball.
Major Meets
At Air Force
2021 MWC Outdoor TF – 4th, 1500m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF – 45th, 1500m
At Texas
2021 Big 12 XC – 42nd (10th UT)
2021 NCAA XC – 242nd (7th UT)
2022 Big 12 Indoor TF – 2nd, 1000m | 11th, Mile
2022 NCAA Indoors – 15th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2022 Big 12 XC – 44th (10th UT)
2024 Big 12 Indoor TF – 23rd, 600y | 4th, DMR
2024 NCAA Indoors – 14th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2024 Big 12 Outdoor TF – 4th, 800m | 5th, 1500m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF – 4th, 800m
2024 NCAA Outdoors – 17th, 800m (All-America Hon. Mention)
At Washington
2025 Big Ten Indoor TF - 3rd, Mile | 1st, DMR (B1G Champion)
2025 NCAA Indoors - DNS in final due to injury (All-America Second Team)
Outdoor Bests
800m…….1:46.92
1500m…….3:40.61
Indoor Bests
800m…….1:46.47
1000m…….2:22.99
Mile…….3:55.04
Academic Honors
2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big 12 from 2021-24
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
