Nadir Yusuf
Residence: Inver Grove Heights, MN
Date of birth: 01/01/1997
Hometown: Willmar, MN
Occupation: Grad student, Sales Development Rep at Bushel
College: Minnesota State University Moorhead - BS Business Administration Marketing Emphasis - Spring 2021
Favorite Pre-Race Meal: Traditional pasta night before but the lunches tend to be the local cuisine offerings, bagel or oatmeal race morning
Favorite Pump-Up Song: NPR Up First - Get the daily news
Funniest Mid-Race Thought: If I was on the track, there would be no hills today.
Personal Bests
Half Marathon
Marathon
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1:03:23
2:15:27
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Achievements
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Multiple times Conference Champion
Multiple times All American
2024 -USA Olympic Marathonn Trials qualifier
Nadir attended Willmar High School, where he was a 4-time state qualifier, and ran a best of 15:40 in the 5k for cross country. He went on to Minnesota State University-Moorhead, where he won 7 Northern Sun Conference (NSIC) Championships, set school records in the 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m and 10k Cross Country. In 2021, he won the Drake Relays 10,000m and was also the male track athlete of the year at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.
Since completing his college eligibility and graduating with a degree in Business Administration, Nadir has been working both as an assistant coach for the MSU-Moorhead team and as a Sales Development Representative, as well as pursuing an MBA degree. He has also continued to develop as an athlete over the longer distances, running person bests of 1:03:23 in the half marathon, and 2:15:27 in the marathon. Notably, he placed 25th at the USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon this February in Orlando, FL, in a time of 2:16:15. He will continue to focus on the half marathon and marathon distances.
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Nadir joined Minnesota Distance Elite in August 2024.