2025 Track & Field Roster
Rutherford, Conner
Conner Rutherford
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Blacksburg, Va.
- High School:
- Blacksburg
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- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2025: Outdoor – Clocked a season-best time of 29:05.30 in the 10,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays…Followed that up with a season best in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Invite, finishing 28th with a time of 14:08.37…Competed in his lone 1500m run at the LSU Invite, clocking a 3:46.13 to finish 10th…Finished 14th in the 10,000m (31:16.28) and 30th in the 5,000m (14:28.50) at the SEC Championships…Named to SEC Community Service Team.
Indoor – Clocked a 14:05.98 to finish sixth in the 5,000m at the Music City Challenge, his fastest time of the season…Clocked a 14:13.72 to finish 20th at the SEC Championships…Posted his season-best 3,000m time at the Razorback Invite (8:10.36) to finish 12th…Clocked an 8:15.04 to finish 38th at the SEC Championships.
2024: Cross Country – Competed in four of five meets for the Bulldogs, scoring in each of his appearances…Earned his first top five collegiate finish at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, crossing the finish line second for Georgia and fifth overall with a 4-mile time of 19:28.40…Took 23rd at the Southern Showcase, crossing the finish line second for the Bulldogs with an 8k time of 24:34.50…Clocked a 23:40.7 in the 8k at the SEC Championships, finishing second for the Bulldogs and 40th overall…Placed second among Bulldogs and 37th overall at the NCAA South Regional, completing the 10k in 31:08.7.
Outdoor – Opened his season at the Raleigh Relays, clocking a time of 3:52.38 in the 1500-meter run…Clocked a season-best 1500m time of 3:51.04 to finish 21st at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Runner-up in the 5,000m at the Georgia Tech Invite with a season-best time of 14:20.25…Placed third in the A section of the 5,000m at the Music City Challenge with a 14:25.03.
Indoor – Posted the fastest 5,000-meter time by a Bulldog on the season with a 14:25.53 at the Music City Challenge (16th)…Finished 22nd in the 5,000m at the SEC Championships with a time of 14:33.44…Ran a personal-best 8:14.71 in the 3,000m at the Razorback Invitational, finishing seventh overall…Took 28th at the SEC Championships with a time of 8:19.20…Placed fifth in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invite with a time of 8:21.09…Clocked a time of 4:11.76 in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 16th.
2023: Cross Country – Finished 17th in his collegiate debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, crossing the line at 15:16.94…Scored for the first time in his collegiate career at the 8k Crimson Classic, running a 24:48.5 to place 38th…Was the third Bulldog across the finish line at the 8k SEC Championships with a time of 24:59.2 (56th)…Placed 90th at the 10k NCAA South Regionals with a time of 31:40.2.
High School: Named Virginia Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year, Blacksburg High School Male Athlete of the Year and BHS Team MVP as a senior…Won the VHSL Class 4 individual state championship in cross country to help his team secure the team title in his final year…Earned all-region honors after securing the VHSL Region 4D title, setting a course record at the Blacksburg High School course in his fourth season…Won the Knights Crossing Invitational as a senior, setting meet and Green Hill Park course records…Nike Southeast Regional Champion and Nike Cross Nationals qualifier in his final season…Named Blacksburg Indoor Track Team MVP as a senior…Earned all-state honors in indoor track, securing the VHSL Class 4 state title in the 1600 meters and placing third in the 3200m…Ran a leg on the state championship-winning 4x800m relay team, helping Blacksburg secure the team state title as a senior…Earned region titles in the 3200m and the 1600m to earn all-region honors in his final season…Helped Blacksburg to the Region D team championship in the 1600m…His performance at regionals secured him all-region honors…Won the two-mile run at the Virginia showcase, finishing runner-up in the mile as a senior…Team MVP during his senior outdoor track season, earning all-state and all-region honors…Set the state meet and venue record in the 3200m to earn the Class 4 state title in his final year, also running a leg on the 4x800m relay state championship team…Helped Blacksburg to the outdoor track Region D title with his 1600m and 3200m title-winning performances in his fourth season…Named team MVP following the cross country and indoor and outdoor track seasons as a junior…Earned all-region and all-state honors in his third season, securing individual titles at both meets…Ranked sixth nationally in the indoor 1000m and ninth in the indoor 3200m as a junior…Earned all-state honors for his seventh place performance in the 1600m at the VHSL Class 4 state indoor track meet…Also ran a leg on the 4x800m relay team that finished fifth at the state meet during his third year…Placed third in the 1600m at the Region D indoor track meet to secure all-region honors as a junior…Ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team at regionals, helping Blacksburg finish third…Adidas National All-American in the 4x800m and mixed 4x400m relays as a junior…Region and state champion in the 1600m during the outdoor track season during his third year…Ran two relays at the Class 4 state outdoor track meet as a junior, placing third in the 4x800m and fourth in the 4x400m relay…Helped Blacksburg finish third regionally in the 4x400m relay earlier that season…Finished sixth at the Region D cross country meet as a sophomore, taking home all-region honors…Went on to place 26th at the Class 4 state cross country meet…Earned all-state honors during the indoor track season for his seventh place performance in the 1600m…Took home Region D title in the 1600m to earn all-region recognition…Qualified for the VHSL Class 4 state outdoor track meet in the 1600m and 3200m as a sophomore, placing seventh in the 1600m to secure all-state honors…Named all-region after finishing third in the 1600m and fourth in the 3200m as a sophomore…Ran on the varsity cross country team as a freshman…Personal bests of 2:28 (1000m), 4:11 (mile), 9:02 (3200m) and 14:59 (5000m)…Also played varsity lacrosse as a freshman…Virginia Key Club Lieutenant Governor…Member of National Honor Society and National Sign Language Honor Society…Graduated from Blacksburg as a Distinguished Scholar…Blacksburg youth track coach, High Performance Distance Academy Counselor and member of Young Life.
Personal: Born Feb. 13, 2005...Son of Tracy and Brian Rutherford...Has one sister, Ashley, who plays volleyball at Bridgewater College...Intending to major in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.
2025: Outdoor – Clocked a season-best time of 29:05.30 in the 10,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays…Followed that up with a season best in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Invite, finishing 28th with a time of 14:08.37…Competed in his lone 1500m run at the LSU Invite, clocking a 3:46.13 to finish 10th…Finished 14th in the 10,000m (31:16.28) and 30th in the 5,000m (14:28.50) at the SEC Championships…Named to SEC Community Service Team.
Indoor – Clocked a 14:05.98 to finish sixth in the 5,000m at the Music City Challenge, his fastest time of the season…Clocked a 14:13.72 to finish 20th at the SEC Championships…Posted his season-best 3,000m time at the Razorback Invite (8:10.36) to finish 12th…Clocked an 8:15.04 to finish 38th at the SEC Championships.
2024: Cross Country – Competed in four of five meets for the Bulldogs, scoring in each of his appearances…Earned his first top five collegiate finish at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, crossing the finish line second for Georgia and fifth overall with a 4-mile time of 19:28.40…Took 23rd at the Southern Showcase, crossing the finish line second for the Bulldogs with an 8k time of 24:34.50…Clocked a 23:40.7 in the 8k at the SEC Championships, finishing second for the Bulldogs and 40th overall…Placed second among Bulldogs and 37th overall at the NCAA South Regional, completing the 10k in 31:08.7.
Outdoor – Opened his season at the Raleigh Relays, clocking a time of 3:52.38 in the 1500-meter run…Clocked a season-best 1500m time of 3:51.04 to finish 21st at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Runner-up in the 5,000m at the Georgia Tech Invite with a season-best time of 14:20.25…Placed third in the A section of the 5,000m at the Music City Challenge with a 14:25.03.
Indoor – Posted the fastest 5,000-meter time by a Bulldog on the season with a 14:25.53 at the Music City Challenge (16th)…Finished 22nd in the 5,000m at the SEC Championships with a time of 14:33.44…Ran a personal-best 8:14.71 in the 3,000m at the Razorback Invitational, finishing seventh overall…Took 28th at the SEC Championships with a time of 8:19.20…Placed fifth in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invite with a time of 8:21.09…Clocked a time of 4:11.76 in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 16th.
2023: Cross Country – Finished 17th in his collegiate debut at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, crossing the line at 15:16.94…Scored for the first time in his collegiate career at the 8k Crimson Classic, running a 24:48.5 to place 38th…Was the third Bulldog across the finish line at the 8k SEC Championships with a time of 24:59.2 (56th)…Placed 90th at the 10k NCAA South Regionals with a time of 31:40.2.
High School: Named Virginia Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year, Blacksburg High School Male Athlete of the Year and BHS Team MVP as a senior…Won the VHSL Class 4 individual state championship in cross country to help his team secure the team title in his final year…Earned all-region honors after securing the VHSL Region 4D title, setting a course record at the Blacksburg High School course in his fourth season…Won the Knights Crossing Invitational as a senior, setting meet and Green Hill Park course records…Nike Southeast Regional Champion and Nike Cross Nationals qualifier in his final season…Named Blacksburg Indoor Track Team MVP as a senior…Earned all-state honors in indoor track, securing the VHSL Class 4 state title in the 1600 meters and placing third in the 3200m…Ran a leg on the state championship-winning 4x800m relay team, helping Blacksburg secure the team state title as a senior…Earned region titles in the 3200m and the 1600m to earn all-region honors in his final season…Helped Blacksburg to the Region D team championship in the 1600m…His performance at regionals secured him all-region honors…Won the two-mile run at the Virginia showcase, finishing runner-up in the mile as a senior…Team MVP during his senior outdoor track season, earning all-state and all-region honors…Set the state meet and venue record in the 3200m to earn the Class 4 state title in his final year, also running a leg on the 4x800m relay state championship team…Helped Blacksburg to the outdoor track Region D title with his 1600m and 3200m title-winning performances in his fourth season…Named team MVP following the cross country and indoor and outdoor track seasons as a junior…Earned all-region and all-state honors in his third season, securing individual titles at both meets…Ranked sixth nationally in the indoor 1000m and ninth in the indoor 3200m as a junior…Earned all-state honors for his seventh place performance in the 1600m at the VHSL Class 4 state indoor track meet…Also ran a leg on the 4x800m relay team that finished fifth at the state meet during his third year…Placed third in the 1600m at the Region D indoor track meet to secure all-region honors as a junior…Ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team at regionals, helping Blacksburg finish third…Adidas National All-American in the 4x800m and mixed 4x400m relays as a junior…Region and state champion in the 1600m during the outdoor track season during his third year…Ran two relays at the Class 4 state outdoor track meet as a junior, placing third in the 4x800m and fourth in the 4x400m relay…Helped Blacksburg finish third regionally in the 4x400m relay earlier that season…Finished sixth at the Region D cross country meet as a sophomore, taking home all-region honors…Went on to place 26th at the Class 4 state cross country meet…Earned all-state honors during the indoor track season for his seventh place performance in the 1600m…Took home Region D title in the 1600m to earn all-region recognition…Qualified for the VHSL Class 4 state outdoor track meet in the 1600m and 3200m as a sophomore, placing seventh in the 1600m to secure all-state honors…Named all-region after finishing third in the 1600m and fourth in the 3200m as a sophomore…Ran on the varsity cross country team as a freshman…Personal bests of 2:28 (1000m), 4:11 (mile), 9:02 (3200m) and 14:59 (5000m)…Also played varsity lacrosse as a freshman…Virginia Key Club Lieutenant Governor…Member of National Honor Society and National Sign Language Honor Society…Graduated from Blacksburg as a Distinguished Scholar…Blacksburg youth track coach, High Performance Distance Academy Counselor and member of Young Life.
Personal: Born Feb. 13, 2005...Son of Tracy and Brian Rutherford...Has one sister, Ashley, who plays volleyball at Bridgewater College...Intending to major in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.
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