Honors: 2023 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country
| Personal Bests |
| Cross Country |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 6K |
18:55.5 |
9/10/21 |
3000 meters |
8:33.69 |
1/21/23 |
|
| 8K |
24:53.7 |
10/1/21 |
5000 meters |
14:23.46 |
2/11/22 |
|
TFRRS Profile
2025 Outdoor Track: Competed unattached and won the 3000 meters with a time of 8:21.19 at the Badger Challenge (May 2).
2024 Cross Country: Finished 85th overall at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals Open Race (Oct. 19)...ran unattached...covered the 8k course in 26:46.2...finished 37th overall in the Nuttycombe Invitational B Race (Sept. 27) covering the 8k course in 26:41.6...finished 15th overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 6) covering the 6K course in 19:24.7.
2023 Cross Country: Finished 51st at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship (Nov. 10), covering the 10k course in 30:58.9...placed 35th at Big Ten Championships, running the 8k course in 25:22.3 ...finished 189th overall at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational Presented by Under Armour (Oct. 13), crossing the 8k course in 24:57.3...finished 19th overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 9), covering the 8K course in 25:07.8
2023 Indoor Track: Ran a personal best in the 3000 meters at 8:33.69 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite(Jan.20-21)...placed fifth in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:34.25 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite (Jan.14)
2022 Outdoor Track: Finished second in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:50.62 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6)
2022 Indoor Track: Placed 25th in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:42.96 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25) .... finished seventh in the 5000 meters with a personal best time of 14:23.46 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... came in eighth in the 3000 meters with a personal best time of 8:38.00 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan.21)
2022 Cross Country: Finished with a time of 26:45.9 at the Illini Open (Oct.28)
2021 Cross Country: Ran a personal best in the 6K with a time of 18:55.5 at the Badger Classic (Sept. 10)
High school: 2019 Minnesota state class 2A state cross country champion ... finished second in the NXR Heart Regional Championships to qualify for the Nike Cross Country Championships where he finished 87th ... won the 2019 Roy Griak Invitational ... named the 2019
Star Tribune's boy's cross country athlete of the year ... two-time conference cross country champion ... two-time all-state in cross country ... on the track, won conference titles in the 800 and 3200 meters as a junior, and 1600 and 3200 meters as a sophomore ... school record holder in the 1600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 4x800-meter relay as well as 5000 meters in cross country ... coaches were Brad Moening, Paul Johnson and Emily Klatt ... also participated in nordic skiing ... graduated as class valedictorian ... two-time Academic All-State ... MSHSL Triple A Award winner for athletics, academics and arts ... volunteers with the Johnny Knuckles Movement for youth leadership training
Personal: Parents are Stacy and Aaron Paleen ... has one sister, Clara (15) ... mother played soccer at Ripon College from 1991-94 ... born Dec. 25 ... nickname is Ollie ... major is nuclear engineering
Why Wisconsin?
"By the numbers, there was no question that Wisconsin was the right place for me. The university is at the forefront of nuclear engineering schools, and cross country and track and field programs, and are the leaders when these two categories are compared together. What made me know with certainty that it would be a mistake to pass on this opportunity was the bond I felt with the runners and coaches that gave rise to a feeling of not wanting to let them down."
