Aidan Budge

Aidan Budge
Aidan Budge
  • Hometown:
    Newtown, CT
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Newtown
Bio

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFFRS)

2026 Outdoor: Most Outstanding Track Performer (Distance) ... All-NEC First Team (5,000m) ...
 
2026 Indoor: All-NEC First Team (Mile)
 
2025 Cross Country: All-NEC Team ... Placed 2nd at NEC Championships (25:39.2 for 8k)…Ran 30:55.2 for 10k at NCAA Northeast Regionals (77th)…Ran 14:54.2 for 5k at CCSU Mini Meet (5th)…Ran 24:16.0 for 8k at NEICAAA Championships (6th)…Ran 24:49.7 for 8k at Paul Short Run (15th)…Ran 25:27.1 for 8.2k at Ted Owen Invitational (3rd)…Ran 18:42.7 for 6k at SFU Father Bede Invitational (2nd)…Personal Bests: 8k – 24:16.0, 10k – 30:55.2.

2025 Outdoor: All-NEC First Team (1,500m) ... All-NEC Second Team (800m) ... Placed 1st in the 1500m (3:47.53) and 2nd in the 800m (1:53.58) at the NEC Championships; also ran 15:26.83 for 5000m (9th)…Ran a personal best 1:50.74 in the 800m and 3:52.86 in the 1500m at Raleigh Relays…Ran 1:51.00 in the 800m at the CCSU Invite (1st) and helped 4x400 relay to 1st (3:26.41)…Ran 1:52.40 in the 800m at UConn Northeast Challenge (2nd)…Ran 1:55.42 in the 800m at Wilton Wright Invitational (1st)…Ran 3:50.42 in the 1500m at Silfen Invitational (1st)…Ran 3:52.75 in the 1500m and 1:58.91 in the 800m at UMass Flagship Opener.

2025 Indoor: Placed 2nd in the 800m (1:54.13) and helped DMR to 1st (10:07.22) at NEC Championships…Ran a personal best 1:53.72 in the 800m at Dr. Sander Scorcher…Ran 3:57.08 in the 1500m and 4:16.48 in the mile at BU Last Chance Qualifier…Ran 1:56.61 in the 800m at Scarlet & White Invitational…Ran 1:57.73 in the 800m and helped 4x400 relay to 3:30.95 at BU Terrier Classic…Ran 1:57.24 in the 800m and helped 4x800 relay to 2nd (7:51.71) at URI Invitational…Ran 2:31.01 in the 1000m and helped 4x800 relay to 2nd (7:52.97) at UMass Flagship Invitational…Ran 1:58.24 in the 800m at Wagner Invitational (1st).

2024 Outdoor: First Team All-Northeast Conference (4x800m)...Placed 3rd at NEC Championships in 800m (1:53.69) and set collegiate-best in 5000 (14:50.39) to place 6th...Ran collegiate-best in 800m (1:52.27) at Blue Devil Invite, 1500m (3:57.77) at UMass Flagship Opener.

2024 Indoor: First Team All-Northeast Conference (DMR) and Second Team All-Northeast Conference (800m)...Ran on gold-winning DMR (10:05.67) and placed 2nd in 800 (1:53.41) at NEC Championships...Set collegiate-best in Mile (4:22.57) at UMass Flagship Invitational.

2023 Cross Country: Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year...All-Northeast Conference...Placed fourth at NEC Championships (25:32.80)...Ran collegiate-best in 10K (31:16.0) at NCAA Regional...NEC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 13, Oct. 4)

2023 Outdoor: First Team All Northeast Conference... NEC Rookie of the Week (5/3)... Competed in the 800m race at the Raleigh Relays meet, finishing in 1:54.00... Notched a personal best time in the 1,500m race at the AIC Yellowjacket Invitational, crossing the finish line in 4:06.40 to place second... Ran a collegiate best time of 1:52.92 in the 800m run at the Blue Devil Invitational, finishing second... Was a part of CCSU’s first place finishing 4x800m relay at the 2023 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also competed in the 800m race, coming in at 1:55.48 to take sixth place... Finished out the season competing in the 800m race at the 2023 Yale Last Chance Meet, crossing the finish line in 1:53.20 to place tenth.

2022-23 Indoor: Named NEC Rookie of the Week on 2/14... Placed fourth in the 800m race with a time of 1:54.73 at the NEC Indoor Track and Field Championships and was a part of the third-place finishing distance medley relay (10:21.42)...Ran the 800m race in 1:53.50 at the Last Chance National Qualifier at BU... Notched personal best time in the 800 at the 2023 Indoor IC4A/ECAC Championships with a time of 1:53.44.

Before Central: Competed for Coach Straight and Coach Osborne at Newtown High School. 2022 All-SWC Cross Country. 2021 All-SWC Cross Country. 2020 All-SWC Indoor Track and Fiel. Indoor 4x800 school record holder. 2022 SWC Outdoor 800m winner.

News mentions
(Steve McLaughlin Photography)
(Stover Photography)
Men's Cross Country Wins NEC Title #13
(Steve McLaughlin Photography)
Budge, Ives Earn NEC Weekly Awards
Budge, Ives Earn NEC Weekly Awards

Blue Devils are four-for-four in earning NEC Athlete of the Week this season

Aidan Budge was sixth across the line Friday at the New England Championship, to earn All-New England (Photo: Mike Orazzi for Steve McLaughlin Photography)
Budge Claims All-New England Honors With Sixth-Place Finish

The men's cross-country team placed 10th at the New England Championships on Friday.

Photos: Steve McLaughlin
Rodriguez Takes Home Third NEC Athlete Of The Week

Was top NEC finisher at the Paul Short Race

Photo: Steve McLaughlin
Rodriguez Paces Men's Cross Country At Paul Short Run

Blue Devils placed ninth in their race

Photo: Steve McLaughlin
Rodriguez Takes Home NEC Runner Of The Week

Budge named NEC Prime Performer

(Steve McLaughlin Photography)