Will Aitken

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Doncaster, England
High School:
Millfield School

2025: Scored in all six of his meets as the Bulldogs advanced to their first NCAA Championships since 2013… Made his debut for Georgia at the Covered Bridge 6k with a time of 18:01.1, placing fifth overall to score for UGA… Finished third overall and second for Georgia at the FSU Invite 8k with a 24:12.7…Led Georgia across the finish line at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships 10k to earn All-Region honors, posting a time of 29:35.0 and finishing eighth overall… Crossed the finish line second for the Bulldogs at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a 10k time of 29:22.6 for 67th… Scored second for Georgia and finished 13th overall at the SEC Cross Country Championships thanks to an 8k time of 23:40.4… Placed 15th overall (second for UGA) at the Pre-National Invitational 8k, crossing the finish line at 23:28.3.

College – University of Exeter (U.K.), 2021-22; Wingate University, 2022-25: Played soccer in his first semester at Exeter before fully committing to running in his second semester…Worked up to get a scholarship offer from Wingate…Helped Wingate capture 2023 NCAA Division II national cross country championship and the squad earned runner-up honors in 2022…Also runner-up at the 2024 NCAA D-II Championships by three points…Earned All-American honors with an eighth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2025 NCAA D-II meet…Took 33rd at the 2024 NCAA D-II Cross Country Championships for All-America honors…All-Region at 2024 Southeast Cross Country Regional…Won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) cross country title in 2024 and was named the SAC Cross Country Runner of the Year…Personal-bests times of 29:14 (10,000m), 13:59 (5000m), 8:46 (3000m steeplechase), 29:16.1 (cross country 10k) and 23:17.8 (cross country 8k).

High School: Played soccer, cricket, rugby and tennis in high school…Competed in the English Schools Cross Country Championships from 20016-20…Finalist in the 1500m at the 2021 English Schools Championships…Millfield School First Team player in soccer.

Personal: Born July 12, 2003…Son of Teresa Glynn and Steave Atiken…Has four siblings…Working on his Master’s in Business Analytics (MSBA).