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Colorado BUffaloes 2019: Redshirt ... did not compete in uniform ... competed twice unattached ... finished 16th at the Wyoming Invitational (9/6) ... was fifth at the RoadRunner Invitational (10/5). HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country and track and field at Brother Martin High School ... was undefeated his senior season while racing for the Crusaders, which included winning his first state cross country title in school record time (14:52.7) ... was third at the state meet as a junior after finishing as the runner-up his sophomore year ... in 2017, HUNTER APPLETON he recorded his best finish at NXR South Regional Championships, FRESHMAN • RS coming in 14th ... set the school record in the 3,200-meter run, New Orleans, La. clocking in at 9:01.49 at the Arcadia Invitational on April 6, 2019 ... (Brother Martin) later that season, he won the state 1,600 and 3,200-meter titles ... also raced during the indoor season, winning the state 3,200 title and placing second in the 1,600 ... won another three state titles and a pair of runner-up finishes during his high school career ... also recruited by Furman, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, LSU and Belmont. HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 2:04.63; 1,600-meters: 4:19.60; 3,200-meters: 9:01.49. IN THE CLASSROOM: Integrative physiology major … has a 4.0 GPA. PERSONAL: Hunter Bernard Appleton ... born June 28, 2001 in Slidell, La. ... enjoys swimming, fishing and boating. Results 2019 ..........................Fin/CU ....Time at Wyoming Invite ............+16 .........15:41 at RoadRunner Invite .......+5 ...........25:12 +raced unattached TRACK PRs 800-m ........................................2:04.63 1,600-m .....................................4:19.60 3,200-m .....................................9:01.49 2020 colorado cross country 10 Colorado BUffaloes HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-America honors in 2019 with an 18th- place finish at Nike Cross Nationals and helped his team win the championships ... Newbury Park High School won back-to-back state titles his junior and senior years ... he was 15th as a junior and improved to second as a senior ... those same years NPHS won sectionals ... was a three-year participant at the CIF State Cross Country Championships ... named first team all-county his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... as a member of the track team, he placed 11th in the 3,200-meter run at the CIF State Finals in JACE ASCHBRENNER 2019 (9:11.11) ... just a few weeks prior, he placed third in the 3,200 FRESHMAN • HS at the CIF-SS Division I finals ... his senior outdoor season was canceled Newbury Park, Calif. but he did race indoors ... he ran the mile at the NYRR Millrose Games (Newbury Park) and placed 10th in 4:18.85 ... a scholar-athlete, he was also recruited by Virginia, Michigan, Stanford, Arizona State and UCLA. HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:24.26; 3,200-meters: 9:05.55. IN THE CLASSROOM: Intends to major in mechanical engineering. PERSONAL: Jace William Aschbrenner ... has two younger siblings ... parents are runners ... father, Jeffrey, ran in high school and his mother, Marcie, is a recreational marathon runner ... enjoys hiking, baking, photography and some video games. TRACK PRs 1,600-m .....................................4:24.26 3,200-m .....................................9:05.55 2020 colorado cross country 11 Colorado BUffaloes HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded Casady High School records in the 800, 1600, 3200 and 5K...named all-conference in cross country and track, which included four times for cross country ... named Oklahoman’s Little All-City Prep First Team...placed sixth at the 2016 AAU XC Championships. HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 2:22.17; 1,600-meters: 5:16.24; 3,200-meters: 11:22.45. KAITLYN BARTHELL IN THE CLASSROOM: Studying ecology and evolutionary biology Junior • VR … carries a GPA greater than 3.5. Arcadia, Okla. (Casady) PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Denise Barthell ... mother competed for UC-Davis in cross country ... joined the Buffs as a junior academically ... wants to attain her PhD and research pollinator-plant interactions ... enjoys hiking 14ers and identifying plants ... her father has a bee species named after him, “Eufriesea Barthelli,” ... he is her inspiration in studying plant/pollinator interactions. TRACK PRs Mile ............................................5:10.07 3,000-m .....................................9:40.65 5,000-m ...................................16:41.27 2020 colorado cross country 12 Colorado BUffaloes 2019: Redshirt ... did not compete ... raced unattached twice during the season ... placed 19th at the Wyoming Invitational (9/6) and was eighth at the RoadRunner Invitational (10/5). HIGH SCHOOL: Won the Jeffco League Cross Country Championship three straight years (2016-18) ... raced at the Colorado state meet all four years of high school, making improvements each year ... in her final state race, she recorded a top-10 finish, placing ninth overall in 18:50.3 ... placed 23rd at the NXR Southwest Regional as a junior ... owns two Lakewood High School CARLEY BENNETT records ... ran 18:03 in a 5k cross country race and owns the 1,600-meter record, 5:01.84, which she set at the 2019 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ... Freshman • RS won both the 1,600 and 3,200 at the Jeffco League Championships as a Lakewood, Colo. junior ... earned numerous all-conference, league and state honors in her (Lakewood) career ... was awarded the “Eye of the Tiger” award, which is given to the best all-around athlete (academics, character and athletics), male or female, at LHS as a senior ... biggest moment in high school came as a freshman when she won the Large School Open race at NXR Southwest in 2015 ... at the time she was only running cross country to stay fit for tennis and track, but with half a mile to go in the race, she broke away from the pack and ran down the leader. She ended up winning and knew from then on that she could be competitive in cross country. HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meter: 2:20.31; 1,600-meters: 5:01.84; 3,200-meters: 11:17.00. IN THE CLASSROOM: Majoring in business … GPA is greater than 3.7. PERSONAL: Carley Anne Bennett ... born on August 11, 2001, in Winston-Salem, N.C. ... daughter of Mike and Annie Bennett of Lakewood, Colo. ... has one brother, Michael ... Both parents are athletes; her father was a decathlete at Northern Colorado and won the Division II national championship three times ... he went on to compete professionally and was sponsored by Mizuno ... her mother was a six-time cross country and track and field All-American at the University of Texas and won a national title in the 5,000-meter run ... she raced professionally and was sponsored at different times by Puma and Nike ... mother was the head coach for Wake Forest’s cross country and track and field programs for 12 years and her father was an assistant, working with the combined events...enjoys playing tennis and pickle ball, golfing, hiking, biking, fly-fishing, rafting, tubing and just about anything outdoors. Results 2019 ..........................Fin/CU ....Time at Wyoming Invite ............+19 .........18:53 at RoadRunner Invite .......+8 ...........22:26 +raced unattached TRACK PRs 800-m ........................................2:20.31 1,600-m .....................................5:01.84 3,200-m ...................................11:17.00 2020 colorado cross country 13 Colorado BUffaloes 2019: Just missed All-America honors at NCAAs, finishing 43rd in 20:54.0 ... she was the second Buff to finish the race and helped CU finish 10th overall ... was 21st overall at the Mountain Regional, CU’s No. 3, to earn her first all-region nod ... recorded All-Pac-12 Second Team honors with a 14th-place finish at the conference championship ... CU finished fourth in the team race and she was the second Buff to finish ... was the sixth CU harrier to finish at pre-nationals, finishing 51st overall ... started the season with an individual win at the Wyoming Invitational. 2018: Earned a spot on the varsity roster as a redshirt freshman, gradually improving throughout the season ... was fifth overall at the Wyoming Invitational, which earned her a spot on the roster for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, HOLLY BENT where the CU women recorded a huge team win; she was 79th overall as CU’s seventh runner...was the Buffs second scorer two weeks later at pre-nationals, Junior • 2L finishing 58th overall ... the postseason started off well as she placed 22nd at the Louisville, Colo. Pac-12 Championship, which was the highest finish of any freshman in the race (Monarch) and earned her the title of Pac-12 Freshman of the Year...served as the alternate at regionals, but was back racing at NCAAs, finishing 80th overall as CU’s seventh runner...CU won the NCAA team title, defeating New Mexico 65-103. 2017: Redshirt ... did not complete. HIGH SCHOOL: Raced four seasons for Monarch High School, lettering every season...placed 13th at the Colorado High School Athletic Association 5A State Championships after an 11th place finish at regionals as a senior...was also 12th at the Front Range Results League Championships...qualified for the Nike Cross Country Regional 2019 ..........................Fin/CU ....Time Championships where she finished 52nd overall ... had a very successful at Wyoming Invite ............1/1 ...........18:05 season as a sophomore, winning the state regional meet en route to a at Pre-Nationals ...............51/6 .........20:58 at Pac-12 Championship ..14/2 .........20:06 fourth-place finish at the state championship ... recorded three personal at NCAA Mtn. Region ........21/3 .........20:37 records in 2017 on the track ... clocked 2:15.60 in the 800-meters, 5:05.94 at NCAA Championship ....43/2 .........20:54 in the 1,600 and 10:54.62 in the 3,200 ..