Silas Winders

Position:
Distance
Weight:
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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mansfield, Tenn.
High School:
Henry County
Prev School:
Southern Indiana

Awards and Honors
First Team All-American (Indoor: DMR - 2024)
USTFCCCA XC All-Midwest Region (2023, 2024)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC: 2023, 2024; T&F: 2024, 2025)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (XC: 2023, 2024, T&F: 2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, S23, F23, S24, F24)

Personal Records

800m	1:54.24	2023 Outdoor
1,500m	3:46.93	2024 Outdoor
Mile	3:58.36	2025 Indoor
3,000m	7:45.21	2025 Indoor
5,000m	13:48.04	2024 Outdoor

2024-25
Indoor: Scored in the 3,000m taking fifth (7:57.37) and ran the 1,600m leg for the silver-medalist DMR (9:32.29, No. 10 ISU) at Big 12 Championships ... set the third-ranked 3,000m performance in school history with 7:45.21, taking fourth at the Tyson Invite ... became fifth-fastest miler at Iowa State with a 3:58.36, taking 12th at the Razorback Invite ... ran 4:00.73 in the mile for fourth at the Cyclone Open ... opened season with a 7:49.81 3K for 12th at the BU Season Opener.
XC: Competed in four meets... finished top 25 at Nuttycombe, running 23:57.7 for 22nd and helping ISU to a runner-up team finish... ran 24:05.6 at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals... posted a top 30 finish at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 28th in 23:21.7 to help the Cyclones to a third place team finish.

2023-24
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000m and finished 32nd with 14:28.14 ... placed 20th in the 5,000m at Big 12 Championships with a time of 14:25.40 ... hit a personal best in the 5,000m of 13:48.04 for fourth place at the Payton Jordan Invite ... set a 1,500m PR of 3:46.93 at the Bryan Clay Invite.
Indoor: Anchored the distance medley relay to First Team All-America at NCAA Championships with a mile split of 3:54.83 … the squad finalized seventh with 9:30.07, the fifth-fastest ISU performance … secured the silver in the 3,000m with 7:56.73 and anchored the bronze-medal winning DMR at Big 12 Championships … went undefeated in regular season in the mile and 3,000m … took the win in the 3,000m at the Razorback Invite with 7:49.10, the second-fastest performance in Iowa State history … won the Tyson Invite mile going sub-four with 3:59.88, the 10th-fastest mile in school history … also won the mile at the Cyclone Open and Hawkeye Invite.
XC: Competed in six meets… won the Cyclone Preview to open the season with a time of 17:57.3… ran 24:07.3 to finish 64^th at the Virginia Invitational… finished 31^st at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 23:54.4… was 23^rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional, earning All-Region status with a time of 31:15.4… helped Iowa State to a top-5 team finish at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 32:43.6.

2022-23
Outdoor: Placed second in the 800-meter with a PR of 1:54.24 and in the 1,500m with 3:49.27 at the Dutch Invite.
Indoor: Placed 14^th in the 5,000-meter at Big 12 Championships clocking 14:53.40 … set a mile personal record of 4:06.71 for eighth at the Cyclone Open … finished 26^th at the Razorback Invite with a 3,000m time of 8:06.71.
XC: Ran in all five meets for Iowa State … finished 57th overall at the NCAA XC Championships Midwest Regional (10K, 30:39.4) … took 20th place at the Big 12 Championships (8K, 24:53.4) … was sixth place in his Iowa State debut at the Mizzou XC Opener (6K, 18:14.8) … took 53rd place at the Gans Creek Classic (8K, 24:38.6) … competed in the ‘B’ Race at the Nuttycombe Invitational, finishing 58th place (8K, 25:01.3).

2021-22 (Southern Indiana)
Outdoor: Ran in six meets for USI … finished seventh in the 1,500m (3:53.89) and competed in the 5,000m run (DNF) at the GLVC Championships … clocked a 5,000m personal best of 14:22.75 to finish third at the Wash U Distance Carnival … opened season with pair of wins at the Margaret Simmons Invite, taking the title in the 800m (1:56.46) and 1,500m (3:58.30) … also competed at the Bryan Clay Invitational, Davenport Invitational and Lee University Last Chance.
Indoor: Took part in four meets … earned GLVC title as part of the Distance Medley Relay (9:56.34) … also finished ninth in the mile (4:17.62) and 20th in the 3,000m (9:03.86) at the GLVC Conference Championships … ran to personal-best 8:26.72 in the 3,000m at the Hilltop Invite, finishing fourth … also competed at the Indiana Relays and the GVSU Big Meet.
XC: Ran in five meets … qualified for NCAA Division II XC Championships, finishing 243rd overall (10K, 39:09.4) … finished 13th overall at the UAH Chargers XC Invite (8K, 24:13.9) … was 21st at the GLVC Championships (8K, 25:04.5) … finished 195th overall at the NCAA Division II Championships Midwest Regional (10K, 37:40.1) … opened season with 37th place effort at the ISU Redbird Invitational (8K, 25:41.1).

2020-21 (Southern Indiana)
Outdoor: Took part in seven meets … finished eighth at the GLVC Championships in the 1,500m run (3:58.61) … clocked personal best in the 1,500m of 3:48.80 at the GVSU Extra weekend Meet … took second in the 1,500m at the Bellarmine Jim Vargo Invitational (3:55.55) … took second in the 1,500m at the Margaret Simmons Invite (3:55.48) … also competed at the Brescia Bearcat Classic, Sycamore Open and St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite.
Indoor: Competed in five meets … opened season winning the Samford January Open mile in a personal best 4:11.66 … also picked up a win in the mile at the Kentucky Collegiate Indoor Invitational (4:13.30) … was member of fourth-place DMR at the UIndy Last Chance (10:12.62) … also competed at the SIUC Don DeNoon Dual and the Ichabod Invite.
XC: Ran at three meets … finished 36th overall at the GLVC Championships (8K, 26:31.4) … also competed at the GLVC R1 Triangular (6K, 19:01.5) and GLVC East Divisional (8K, DNF).

High School
Claimed Tennessee High School State Championship in cross country as a senior … competed at the Cross Country State Championships all four years, finishing second as a sophomore … following senior XC season, finished 39th overall at the Foot Locker National Championships … following junior season, was 39th overall at the Foot Locker Nationals … finished in the top-16 of the Foot Locker South Regionals as a 10th grader, 11th grader and 12th grader … in track and field, was Tennessee High School state champion as a junior at 3,200m … also claimed Regional and Sectional titles at 3,200m during junior campaign … two-time Tennessee State Indoor High School champion at two miles, winning titles as junior and senior … was also second in mile run at State Indoor Championships as a senior … finished second at 3,200m at state outdoor championships as a sophomore.