Jule Lindner Season 2026

PositionDISTANCE
ClassFreshman
HometownBamberg, Germany
High SchoolE.T.A Hoffmann Gymnasium Bamberg

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2026 NCAA First Team All-American
2026 First Team All-ACC
2026 ACC All-Academic Team
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Outdoor Track & Field (2026):
Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final in 9:47.96 to earn First Team All-America honors... She rewrote the Virginia Tech record books throughout the outdoor season, running a then-program record 9:46.08 at the Virginia Challenge to break the previous mark by six seconds before lowering it again to 9:44.43 with a runner-up finish in the NCAA Championships prelims.... She earned First Team All-ACC honors with a third-place finish at the conference meet and advanced to Eugene after placing fifth at the NCAA East First Round in 9:46.95.

Indoor Track & Field (2026):
Placed seventh in the DMR and earned a personal best of 9:14.01 in the 3000m at ACC Championships as a freshman… Clocked personal bests in the 800 with 2:11.37 and the mile with 4:41.54, earning a second-place finish, in the Doc Hale Invitational… Placed second in the DMR at the Hokie Invite.

Cross Country (2025): Made her collegiate debut at the Panorama Farms Invitational, finishing seventh with a then-career-best 20:31.0 in the 6K... Lowered her personal best to 20:21.1 at the ACC Championships... Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing in 21:28.5.

High School:
Member of the German National team... Recorded personal-bests of 10:09 in the 3000m steeplechase, 6:30 in the 2000m, and 4:24 in the 1500m.

Personal: Daughter of Maria and Thomas Lindner... Has two siblings, Emma and Jana... Sister, Emma, is also a member of Virginia Tech track and field and cross country.