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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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2024 -USA Olympic Marathon Trials, 25th

2024 - USATF 25k Championships, 10th

Multiple times Conference Champion

Multiple times All American

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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.

 

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