Aidan Boyle

Photo by: Trang Le

Class:
Junior
Events:
3000m Steeplechase
Hometown:
Pleasanton, Calif.
Height:
6-0
High School:
Amador Valley
Squadron:
16 Chicken Hawks

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

NCAA Qualifier, 3000-Meter Steeplechase (2021)

JUNIOR YEAR | 2021-22: Competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase during four meets…clocked a career-best time of 8:53.74 to finish third at the APU Last Chance meet…that is the eighth-fastest time in program history…finished 18th out of 71 runners at the Mt SAC Relays (8:56.88)…posted personal-best times in both indoor events…clocked a 3000-meter time of 8:15.44 at the Iowa State Classic…finished fourth in only mile appearance of the year with an altitude-adjusted time of 4:07.83 at the Air Force Collegiate Open…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2020-21: NCAA Qualifier in the 3000-meter steeplechase…clocked the eighth-fastest steeplechase in Academy history (8:54.64) during a top-10 finish at the West Coast Relays…earned all-conference honors after placing third at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships (8:57.39)…finished within the top half of the field at the NCAA West Preliminary…competed in the 3000-meter run twice during the indoor season…recorded a career-best time of 8:24.82 (adjusted for altitude) to finish third at the Champions hips at the Peak meet…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2019-20: Competed in the mile during four indoor meets...clocked a career-best time of 4:13.38 (adjusted for altitude) at the Colorado Invitational...earned the top collegiate finish at the Air Force Open, posting a time of 4:16.07a to finish third in the full 38-runner field...finished within the top 10 in all four races...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Amador Valley High School...two-time state qualifier in cross country...clocked the third-fastest 800-meter time in AVHS history (1:53.96) during the finals of the 2018 California state championships...finished fourth in that event in the North Coast Section as a junior and senior...member of Amador’s 4x400-meter relay team that advanced to the state finals in 2019...member of the JV basketball team...club racquetball champion...graduated with a 4.1 cumulative GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is Aidan Joseph Boyle…nickname is “Stu”…son of Dan and Diann Boyle...mother was a 1983 Academy graduate, while father was a ROTC graduate from the University of Maine...parents flew KC-135s together for over 10 years, both on active duty and in the National Guard...mother was a three-year All-American on the USAFA swim team...has one older sister...majoring in management…earning a minor in Spanish…serving as team commander for Science of Learning…named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance…2022 inductee into the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society...future plans include becoming a pilot…named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List every semester...earned his private pilot’s license in the summer of 2020…licensed scuba diver...has traveled to 18 countries...chicken wing enthusiast...favorite movie is “Wolf of Wall Street”...has a dog named Scooby...finished third in the AFXC 5K as a freshman…completed the Cadet Summer Research Program for USAFA Admissions over the summer...member of Cadet Squadron 16.