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2025-26 Men's Track & Field Roster

AJ Iarusso

  • Height 5-11
  • Events Hurdles
  • Hometown Littleton, Colo.
  • High School Dakota Ridge
  • Indoor Yr. Redshirt Senior
  • Outdoor Yr. R-Sr.

Biography

TFRRS Career Results Page

2025 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior): Posted times of 16.61 (110 hurdles) and 25.52 (200) seconds at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird, his only meet of the season.

2024-25 Indoor (Redshirt Junior): Ran the 60-meter hurdles in five meets… Finished in the top five in all five… Recorded a season-best of 8.77 seconds at the RMAC Last Chance Qualifier on Feb. 21.

2024 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Ran in three meets, including the RMAC Championships… Contested the 110 Hurdles at each… Had a season-best wind-aided time of 16.28 seconds at the Maverick Invite #2… Finished 16th at the conference meet in 17.08 seconds.

2023-24 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Ran the 60 Hurdles at two meets in Gunnison… Had a season-best time of 8.74 in the finals at the Big Red Machine Open… Finished second at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 8.82.

2023 Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Ran the 110-meter hurdles in two meets, including the RMAC Championships… Posted a time of 16.21 seconds at the Maverick Invite to qualify for the conference meet, but did not finish his RMAC Championship race.

2022-23 Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Ran the 60-meter hurdles at three meets, including the RMAC Championships… Set a season-best time of 8.72 seconds at the Western Colorado Alumni Open to qualify for the conference meet, where he finished 15th in nine seconds flat.

2021-22 (Freshman): Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Prep: Finished 11th in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2021 State Championships as a senior with the Dakota Ridge High School Eagles… Had set a PR of 15.21 to win the Warrior Last Chance and qualify for the state meet… Also had placed third at the Jeffco League Championships… Had a 300-meter hurdle PR of 42.03… Coached by Andrew Gysin.

Personal: Is majoring in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise science… Is unsure on his exact career plans, but could possibly be an athletic trainer, physical therapist or something of that nature.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU for their exercise science program. They have a state of the art performance lab that I will be able to work in and use for both athletics and education.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Hurdles/Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Freshman

    Hurdles/Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    Hurdles
    5'11"
  • 2024-25Redshirt Junior

    Hurdles
    5'11"
  • 2025-26Redshirt Senior

    Hurdles
    5'11"