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Pai Wynyard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kaiapoi, New Zealand
- High School:
- Kaiapoi
JAX STATE CAREER
2025: Competed in four regular season meets and a pair of postseason meets as a freshman. Placed 26th at the Foothills Invitational, along with a 21st place finish at the Georgia Tech XC Invitational. Wynyard put up a 25:23.9 time in the CUSA Cross Country Championship meet and earned an appearance in the Division I South Region Cross Country Championships.
PRIOR TO JAX STATE
Wynyard, one of New Zealand’s top-ranked distance and middle-distance runners, joins Jacksonville State with an impressive national resume. He was the 2024 U20 New Zealand Champion in the 10,000 meters and a 2025 New Zealand Championship finalist in the 800 meters. A multiple-time national finalist across several events, Wynyard brings impressive range and competitive experience to the Gamecocks’ distance squad.
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR:
3000m: 8:35.02 (Music City Challenge, 2026)
OUTDOOR:
5000m: 14:36.18 (Georgia Tech Invitational, 2026)
CROSS COUNTRY:
5k: 15:45.4 (Foothills Invitational, 2025)
8k: 25:23.9 (CUSA Cross Country Championships, 2025)
10k: 33:02.8 (NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, 2025)
PERSONAL
Born on October 14, 2005...Son of Peter and Joanna Wynyard...Has two siblings, Tawe and Tia...Majoring in Exercise Science
2025: Competed in four regular season meets and a pair of postseason meets as a freshman. Placed 26th at the Foothills Invitational, along with a 21st place finish at the Georgia Tech XC Invitational. Wynyard put up a 25:23.9 time in the CUSA Cross Country Championship meet and earned an appearance in the Division I South Region Cross Country Championships.
PRIOR TO JAX STATE
Wynyard, one of New Zealand’s top-ranked distance and middle-distance runners, joins Jacksonville State with an impressive national resume. He was the 2024 U20 New Zealand Champion in the 10,000 meters and a 2025 New Zealand Championship finalist in the 800 meters. A multiple-time national finalist across several events, Wynyard brings impressive range and competitive experience to the Gamecocks’ distance squad.
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR:
3000m: 8:35.02 (Music City Challenge, 2026)
OUTDOOR:
5000m: 14:36.18 (Georgia Tech Invitational, 2026)
CROSS COUNTRY:
5k: 15:45.4 (Foothills Invitational, 2025)
8k: 25:23.9 (CUSA Cross Country Championships, 2025)
10k: 33:02.8 (NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, 2025)
PERSONAL
Born on October 14, 2005...Son of Peter and Joanna Wynyard...Has two siblings, Tawe and Tia...Majoring in Exercise Science
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