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Garrett Wilmes
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Mo.
- High School:
- Tolton Catholic High School
- Previous School:
- Kansas
Garrett Wilmes TFRRS Profile
PRIOR TO NORTH FLORIDA
2025-26 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes opened his final season at Kansas by finishing 68th overall with a time of 26:29.1 in the 8K at the Gans Creek Classic … Also competed at the Missouri Pre-National Invitational.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes competed unattached during the 2025-26 indoor track and field season, posting a season-best time of 1:51.31 in the 800m at the K-State Thane Baker Invitational.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished 109th overall with a time of 1:52.70 in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Finished 15th overall with a time of 1:51.33 at the John McDonnell Invitational … Finished seventh overall with a time of 1:51.67 at the Rock Chalk Classic … Finished 25th in the 800m preliminaries with a season-best time of 1:51.26 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2024-25 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes competed in two meets for Kansas … Finished 67th overall with a time of 21:53.3 in the 6K at the Bob Timmons Classic … Set a college personal best of 25:36.8 in the 8K at the Gans Creek Classic.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes set a college personal best of 2:32.25 in the 1000m, finishing sixth overall at the Thane Baker Invitational … Finished 10th overall with a time of 1:51.76 in the 800m at the Rick McGuire Invitational … Set a college personal best of 1:51.50 in the 800m, finishing third overall at the Steve Miller Invitational … Finished 33rd overall in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished second overall with a college personal best of 4:07.67 in the 1500m at the Jayhawk Spring Fling … Finished third in the 800m with a time of 1:51.87 and helped Kansas win both the 4x800m and DMR at the Kansas Relays … Won the 800m with a time of 1:50.28 at the Rock Chalk Classic … Set a college personal best of 1:49.78 in the 800m, finishing third overall at the Ward Haylett Invitational … Finished 12th in the 800m preliminaries with a time of 1:49.99 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2023-24 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes made his collegiate cross country debut by finishing 25th overall with a college personal best of 20:11.2 in the 6K at the Bob Timmons Classic … Finished 99th overall with a time of 26:07.1 in the 8K at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational … Also competed in the 8K at the Gans Creek Classic.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes won the 1000m and helped Kansas win the DMR at the Bob Timmons Challenge … Finished sixth overall in the 800m at the Black and Gold Invite … Finished 17th overall with a time of 1:54.41 in the 800m at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational … Competed in the 800m and 4x400m at the Tyson Invitational.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished 32nd overall in the 800m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Finished the 800m with a time of 1:53.60 and helped Kansas finish third in the 4x400m at the Jim Click Shootout … Finished seventh in the 800m and helped the Jayhawks win the 4x800m at the Kansas Relays … Finished 19th overall with a time of 1:52.76 in the 800m at the Arkansas Twilight … Finished 23rd in the 800m at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2022-23 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes did not compete during the 2022 cross country season at Kansas.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished 11th overall with a time of 1:58.79 in the 800m at the Washburn Rust Buster … Set a college personal best of 1:26.47 in the 600m, finishing 11th overall at the Jayhawk Classic, while also helping Kansas finish fourth in the 4x400m.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes competed unattached during the 2023 outdoor season … Finished 16th overall in the 800m at the Kansas Relays … Finished eighth overall with a time of 1:55.10 in the 800m at the Rock Chalk Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Wilmes competed in cross country and track & field at Tolton Catholic High School in Columbia, Mo. … Earned seven varsity letters between cross country and track and field … Won the 2020 Class 3A cross country state championship … Helped Tolton Catholic win the 2021 Class 3A track and field state championship.
PERSONAL
Wilmes is from Columbia, Mo. … Son of Jared and Rebecca Wilmes … Has one younger sister, Elyse … His mother, Rebecca, was a two-time All-American and coached cross country and track and field at Missouri for 10 years … His father, Jared, was an All-American 800-meter runner at Missouri and later served as the cross country head coach there for 10 years … His sister, Elyse, competes in track and field at Oklahoma State … Transferred to North Florida after competing at Kansas … Chose UNF because he wanted to run for Coach Pigg … Majored in finance at the University of Kansas … Born Nov. 10, 2003.
PRIOR TO NORTH FLORIDA
2025-26 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes opened his final season at Kansas by finishing 68th overall with a time of 26:29.1 in the 8K at the Gans Creek Classic … Also competed at the Missouri Pre-National Invitational.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes competed unattached during the 2025-26 indoor track and field season, posting a season-best time of 1:51.31 in the 800m at the K-State Thane Baker Invitational.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished 109th overall with a time of 1:52.70 in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Finished 15th overall with a time of 1:51.33 at the John McDonnell Invitational … Finished seventh overall with a time of 1:51.67 at the Rock Chalk Classic … Finished 25th in the 800m preliminaries with a season-best time of 1:51.26 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2024-25 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes competed in two meets for Kansas … Finished 67th overall with a time of 21:53.3 in the 6K at the Bob Timmons Classic … Set a college personal best of 25:36.8 in the 8K at the Gans Creek Classic.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes set a college personal best of 2:32.25 in the 1000m, finishing sixth overall at the Thane Baker Invitational … Finished 10th overall with a time of 1:51.76 in the 800m at the Rick McGuire Invitational … Set a college personal best of 1:51.50 in the 800m, finishing third overall at the Steve Miller Invitational … Finished 33rd overall in the 800m at the Tyson Invitational.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished second overall with a college personal best of 4:07.67 in the 1500m at the Jayhawk Spring Fling … Finished third in the 800m with a time of 1:51.87 and helped Kansas win both the 4x800m and DMR at the Kansas Relays … Won the 800m with a time of 1:50.28 at the Rock Chalk Classic … Set a college personal best of 1:49.78 in the 800m, finishing third overall at the Ward Haylett Invitational … Finished 12th in the 800m preliminaries with a time of 1:49.99 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2023-24 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes made his collegiate cross country debut by finishing 25th overall with a college personal best of 20:11.2 in the 6K at the Bob Timmons Classic … Finished 99th overall with a time of 26:07.1 in the 8K at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational … Also competed in the 8K at the Gans Creek Classic.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes won the 1000m and helped Kansas win the DMR at the Bob Timmons Challenge … Finished sixth overall in the 800m at the Black and Gold Invite … Finished 17th overall with a time of 1:54.41 in the 800m at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational … Competed in the 800m and 4x400m at the Tyson Invitational.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished 32nd overall in the 800m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Finished the 800m with a time of 1:53.60 and helped Kansas finish third in the 4x400m at the Jim Click Shootout … Finished seventh in the 800m and helped the Jayhawks win the 4x800m at the Kansas Relays … Finished 19th overall with a time of 1:52.76 in the 800m at the Arkansas Twilight … Finished 23rd in the 800m at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
2022-23 AT KANSAS
CROSS COUNTRY
Wilmes did not compete during the 2022 cross country season at Kansas.
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes finished 11th overall with a time of 1:58.79 in the 800m at the Washburn Rust Buster … Set a college personal best of 1:26.47 in the 600m, finishing 11th overall at the Jayhawk Classic, while also helping Kansas finish fourth in the 4x400m.
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wilmes competed unattached during the 2023 outdoor season … Finished 16th overall in the 800m at the Kansas Relays … Finished eighth overall with a time of 1:55.10 in the 800m at the Rock Chalk Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Wilmes competed in cross country and track & field at Tolton Catholic High School in Columbia, Mo. … Earned seven varsity letters between cross country and track and field … Won the 2020 Class 3A cross country state championship … Helped Tolton Catholic win the 2021 Class 3A track and field state championship.
PERSONAL
Wilmes is from Columbia, Mo. … Son of Jared and Rebecca Wilmes … Has one younger sister, Elyse … His mother, Rebecca, was a two-time All-American and coached cross country and track and field at Missouri for 10 years … His father, Jared, was an All-American 800-meter runner at Missouri and later served as the cross country head coach there for 10 years … His sister, Elyse, competes in track and field at Oklahoma State … Transferred to North Florida after competing at Kansas … Chose UNF because he wanted to run for Coach Pigg … Majored in finance at the University of Kansas … Born Nov. 10, 2003.
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