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2026 Track & Field Roster

Aida Coté (She/Her)

  • Position Mid-Distances
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Charlo, Mont.
  • High School Charlo HS
  • Connect Aida Coté

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- 2x Academic All-Big Sky (2024 Cross Country; 2025 Outdoor)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

4,000m - 18:29.72 - Linfield Harrier Classic (8/31/24)
5,000m - 23:06.9 - Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5/24)

Indoor:

600m - 1:56.06 - PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25/24)

Outdoor:

200m - 28.38 - Pac-12 Open (5/10/25)
400m - 1:01.28 - Western B&C Track meet (5/19/23; PSU Best: 1:04.12 - Pac-12 Open, 5/10/25)
800m - 2:24.78 - MHSA Class A-C State Track & Field Meet (5/26/23)
Discus - 109-01 (33.24m) - Western B&C Track Meet (5/19/23; PSU Best: 98-02 (29.92m) - L&C Electric Forest Opener, 3/8/25)
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Shaved half a second off her seasonal best in the 400 meters with a finish in 1:04.12 at the Pac-12 Open (5/10)...Set a seasonal best in the 400 meters with her finish in 1:04.69 at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/2-3)...Shaved close to three seconds off her seasonal best in the 400 meters with her finish in 1:04.83 at the Oregon Preview (3/21-22)...Made her outdoor debut at the L&C Electric Forest Opener (3/8), competing in the 400 meters (1:07.76) and the discus (98-02, 29.92m).
 

2025 INDOOR:

Moved up to sixth all-time in the freshman record book in the 600 meters with her finish in 1:56.06 at the PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25).
 

2024 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 195th overall at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5), running the 5k in 23:06.9...Finished 95th overall at the Gator Cross (9/14), running the 4k in 18:32.5...Placed 91st overall at the Linfield Harrier Classic (8/31), running the 4k in 18:29.72.
 

CHARLO HIGH SCHOOL:

Four-time all-state selection in track & field…Placed sixth at the state meet in both the 800 meters and discus in 2023…Holds her school’s 400-meter record…Helped lead her track team to a district title in 2024…Placed first in the 400 meters at the 2023 USATF Montana Association Junior Olympic Championships…Qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships in the discus in 2023…Eight-time academic all-state selection between track (four times), volleyball (three times) and basketball (once)…Earned 10 varsity letters during high school between track (four), volleyball (four) and basketball (two)…First-team all-state in volleyball as a senior…Also competed for the Cutthroat Volleyball Club from 2020-23.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Nichole St. John and John Coté…Has a sister, Eva Coté…National Honor Society member in high school…Four-year honor roll student…Went to a high school of 80 students…From a town of 200 on the Flathead Indian Reservation…Lists camping, hiking, going to concerts and making art as hobbies/interests…Plans on majoring in environmental science with a minor in graphic design.

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    Mid-Distances
  • 2026Sophomore

    Mid-Distances
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