2024 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Lindhorst, Cole

Cole Lindhorst
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Obra D. Tompkins
- Prev School:
- Texas
Bio
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
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All-American in the 800-meters at Texas now pursuing his Masters in Jurisprudence at Washington โฆ completed his Bachelors in Government with a minor in Business at Texas in 2024 โฆ ran for Air Force as a freshman before transferring to Texas.
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2025: 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 OโToole โฆ won the 800-meters at the UW Invitational in 1:46.47, going to No. 2 in school history โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ outdoors, placed 17th overall in the semis at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, earning All-America honorable mention โฆ advanced to NCAAs with a fourth-place finish at West Prelims, running a PR in the quarterfinals of 1:46.92 โฆ 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 โฆ won the 1,500m at the Texas Invitational in 3:41.88 โฆ indoors, earned All-America Second Team honors with a 14th-place finish in the 800m at NCAA Indoors โฆ qualified for nationals with a time of 1:47.39, set in a win at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
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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.
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2022 Track At Texas: Reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meters, finishing 15th in the semis for All-America Second Team โฆ did not compete outdoors โฆ at Big 12 Indoors, was the runner-up at 1,000-meters in 2:22.99 โฆ qualified for NCAAs with a season-best 800m time of 1:47.46 at the Alex Wilson Invitational, taking second โฆ 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 โฆ at the Big 12 Cross Country meet placed 42nd overall โฆ ran an 8k best of 24:16 at the FSU Pre-Nationals, placing 102nd.
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2021 Track At Air Force: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims as a freshman in the 1,500-meters โฆ placed fourth in the 1,500m at the Mountain West Championships in 3:43.12 โฆ season-best 1,500m time of 3:42.25 at the West Coast Classic โฆ 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 โฆ won the mile at the Championships at the Peak meet โฆ collegiate debut was a win in the 800m at the Air Force Invite in 1:53.11.
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High School and Personal: Born in San Antonio, Texas โฆ parents are Grace and Christopher Lindhorst โฆ has one younger sister, Riley โฆ aunt Zoe is a UW professor and uncle Chad attended UW โฆ both parents ran track at the Air Force Academy โฆ the 2019 Texas state champion in the 1,600m running 4:07.41 for the title โฆ also was third in the 3,200m at state in 2019 in 9:01.54 โฆ 10th in the mile at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals in 4:12.97 โฆ as a sophomore was seventh at state in the 1,600m and eighth in the 3,200m โฆ named to the TTFCA All-Decade Team and was a nine-time district champion โฆ senior track season cut short by Covid pandemic โฆ in cross country, was 13th at the 6A state meet as a senior in 2019 and won the district title โฆ also lettered in basketball.
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Major Meets
At Air Force
2021 MWC Outdoor TF โ 4th, 1500m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF โ 45th, 1500m
At Texas
2021 Big 12 XC โ 42nd (10th UT)
2021 NCAA XC โ 242nd (7th UT)
2022 Big 12 Indoor TF โ 2nd, 1000m | 11th, Mile
2022 NCAA Indoors โ 15th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2022 Big 12 XC โ 44th (10th UT)
2024 Big 12 Indoor TF โ 23rd, 600y | 4th, DMR
2024 NCAA Indoors โ 14th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2024 Big 12 Outdoor TF โ 4th, 800m | 5th, 1500m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF โ 4th, 800m
2024 NCAA Outdoors โ 17th, 800m (All-America Hon. Mention)
At Washington
2025 Big Ten Indoor TF - 3rd, Mile | 1st, DMR (B1G Champion)
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Outdoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:46.92
1500mโฆโฆ.3:40.61
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Indoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:46.47
1000mโฆโฆ.2:22.99
Mileโฆโฆ.3:55.04
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Academic Honors
Academic All-Big 12 from 2021-24
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
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All-American in the 800-meters at Texas now pursuing his Masters in Jurisprudence at Washington โฆ completed his Bachelors in Government with a minor in Business at Texas in 2024 โฆ ran for Air Force as a freshman before transferring to Texas.
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2025: 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 OโToole โฆ won the 800-meters at the UW Invitational in 1:46.47, going to No. 2 in school history โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ outdoors, placed 17th overall in the semis at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, earning All-America honorable mention โฆ advanced to NCAAs with a fourth-place finish at West Prelims, running a PR in the quarterfinals of 1:46.92 โฆ 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 โฆ won the 1,500m at the Texas Invitational in 3:41.88 โฆ indoors, earned All-America Second Team honors with a 14th-place finish in the 800m at NCAA Indoors โฆ qualified for nationals with a time of 1:47.39, set in a win at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
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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.
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2022 Track At Texas: Reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meters, finishing 15th in the semis for All-America Second Team โฆ did not compete outdoors โฆ at Big 12 Indoors, was the runner-up at 1,000-meters in 2:22.99 โฆ qualified for NCAAs with a season-best 800m time of 1:47.46 at the Alex Wilson Invitational, taking second โฆ 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 โฆ at the Big 12 Cross Country meet placed 42nd overall โฆ ran an 8k best of 24:16 at the FSU Pre-Nationals, placing 102nd.
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2021 Track At Air Force: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims as a freshman in the 1,500-meters โฆ placed fourth in the 1,500m at the Mountain West Championships in 3:43.12 โฆ season-best 1,500m time of 3:42.25 at the West Coast Classic โฆ 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 โฆ won the mile at the Championships at the Peak meet โฆ collegiate debut was a win in the 800m at the Air Force Invite in 1:53.11.
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High School and Personal: Born in San Antonio, Texas โฆ parents are Grace and Christopher Lindhorst โฆ has one younger sister, Riley โฆ aunt Zoe is a UW professor and uncle Chad attended UW โฆ both parents ran track at the Air Force Academy โฆ the 2019 Texas state champion in the 1,600m running 4:07.41 for the title โฆ also was third in the 3,200m at state in 2019 in 9:01.54 โฆ 10th in the mile at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals in 4:12.97 โฆ as a sophomore was seventh at state in the 1,600m and eighth in the 3,200m โฆ named to the TTFCA All-Decade Team and was a nine-time district champion โฆ senior track season cut short by Covid pandemic โฆ in cross country, was 13th at the 6A state meet as a senior in 2019 and won the district title โฆ also lettered in basketball.
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Major Meets
At Air Force
2021 MWC Outdoor TF โ 4th, 1500m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF โ 45th, 1500m
At Texas
2021 Big 12 XC โ 42nd (10th UT)
2021 NCAA XC โ 242nd (7th UT)
2022 Big 12 Indoor TF โ 2nd, 1000m | 11th, Mile
2022 NCAA Indoors โ 15th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2022 Big 12 XC โ 44th (10th UT)
2024 Big 12 Indoor TF โ 23rd, 600y | 4th, DMR
2024 NCAA Indoors โ 14th, 800m (All-America Second Team)
2024 Big 12 Outdoor TF โ 4th, 800m | 5th, 1500m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF โ 4th, 800m
2024 NCAA Outdoors โ 17th, 800m (All-America Hon. Mention)
At Washington
2025 Big Ten Indoor TF - 3rd, Mile | 1st, DMR (B1G Champion)
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Outdoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:46.92
1500mโฆโฆ.3:40.61
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Indoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:46.47
1000mโฆโฆ.2:22.99
Mileโฆโฆ.3:55.04
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Academic Honors
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