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2021 COLORADO CROSS COUNTRY University of Colorado Sports Information 357 UCB • University of Colorado • Boulder, CO 80309 Linda Sprouse, Associate Director (Cross Country contact) 303/492-5980 (office) • 303/492-3811 (fax) • [email protected] facebook.com/cubuffstrack • Twitter @cubuffstrack • CUBuffs.com/crosscountry STARTING OFF: The Colorado cross country teams will report for practice on August 16 but the first competition 2021 Rosters will not take place until September 3. That’s when the Buffaloes will head north on I-25 to Cheyenne, Wyo. WOMEN to race at the Wyoming Invitational. Name Ht Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/College) Kaitlyn Barthell 5-6 Jr. VR Arcadia, Okla. (Casady) Karina Andersen 5-7 Fr. HS Rocklin, Calif. (The Thacher School) SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow the Buffs on social media Kaitlyn Barthell 5-6 Sr. VR Arcadia, Okla. (Casady) across a variety of platforms, Twitter, Instagram and Carley Bennett 5-8 So. VR Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Facebook: @cubuffstrack. Madie Boreman* 5-9 Sr. 4L Round Rock, Texas (Rouse) Tiya Chamberlin 5-2 So. VR Golden, Colo. (Wheat Ridge) PRESEASON POLLS: The USTFCCCA will release its Kyla Christopher-Moody 5-3 So. VR Royal Oak, Mich. (West Bloomfield) Elizabeth Constien* 5-6 Jr. 2L Edwards, Colo. (Battle Mountain) preseason rankings in the final week of August. The Emily Covert* 5-6 So. 1L Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) regional rankings will come out first on August 30 and Micaela DeGenero* 5-2 Sr. 1L Granville, Ohio (Granville/Michigan) the national poll will be released on August 31. Annie Hill 5-2 Jr. 1L Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier) Camille Jackson 5-10 So. 1L Ames, Iowa (Ames) ROSTERS: Colorado has 18 newcomers on its men’s Bella Longo 5-6 Fr. HS Vista, Calif. (Mission Vista) Rachel McArthur* 5-8 Sr. 2L Bristow, Va. (Patriot/Villanova) and women’s rosters this year. The women have six Joelle McDonald 5-4 Fr. HS Niwot, Colo. (Niwot) newcomers, which includes five freshmen and one Alisa Meraz-Fishbein 5-4 So. VR Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque) transfer. The men have three transfers on their roster Hannah Miniutti 5-2 Fr. HS Roswell, Ga. (Blessed Trinity Cathlic) in addition to nine freshmen. Abby Nichols* 5-2 Sr. 1L Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop/Ohio State) Bailey Nock 5-9 Jr. VR Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City West) The other class breakdowns are as follows with Elliot Pribramsky 5-7 Fr. HS Vail, Colo. (Vail Mountain) the women first and then the men: 16 sophomores (9/6), Elle Orie 5-9 Sr. TR Buffalo, N.Y. (Nardin Academy/Cornell) seven juniors (3/4) and 14 seniors (6/8) which include Rylee Robinson 5-4 So. VR West Bloomfield, Mich. (Waterford) graduate students, as well as fifth and sixth-year ath- Anna Shults 5-8 So. VR Lafayette, Colo. (Peak to Peak Charter) letes. Whitney Valenti 5-6 So. VR Brea, Calif. (Brea) RETURNING SCORERS: The majority of both teams MEN have returned for the 2021 season. The women return Name Ht. Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/College) every runner who scored in all four varsity meets. The Hunter Appleton* 5-8 So. 1L New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin) top two returners are Abby Nichols and Rachel McAr- Jace Aschbrenner 6-1 So. 1L Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) thur, who each led CU in two races. Alex Baca 5-7 Fr. HS Gunnison, Colo. (Gunnison) Jake Derouin 6-1 So. VR Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) The men also return every scorer from the 2020 Brendan Fraser 5-8 Sr. TR Pontiac, Mich. (Notre Dame Prep/Notre Dame) season, most notably Eduardo “Lalo” Herrera. Herrera Zack Gacnik 5-8 Fr. HS Conifer, Colo. (Conifer) led the Buffs in three of the four meets. Alec Hornecker Ben Greene 5-10 Fr. HS Falmouth, Maine (Falmouth) was the top runner in the other race and also recorded Kashon Harrison 5-7 R-So. 1L Fruitland, N.M. (Kirtland Central) three runner-up finishes for CU. Lukas Haug 6-1 Fr. HS Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) Eduardo Herrera* 5-8 Sr. 4L Madera, Calif. (Madera South) Noah Hibbard 5-11 So. VR Arcadia, Calif. (Arroyo) RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS: The Buffs have three Alec Hornecker* 5-9 Sr. 2L Golden, Colo. (Golden/Portland State) returning All-Americans this season; two on the men’s Jonathan Horton 5-9 Jr. VR Tulsa, Okla. (Metro Christian Academy) roster and one on the women’s. Eduardo Herrera placed Stephen Jones 6-4 Sr. VR Troy, Ohio (Troy/Mississippi State) 33rd in 2017 for his honor, while Alec Hornecker was Andrew Kent 6-2 Sr. TR Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside-DeKalb/Georgia Tech) Ryan Lindrud 6-3 Jr. VR Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge/Manhattan College) 38th in 2019. Abby Nichols returns for the women and Josh Medina 5-7 Fr. HS Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa) was 18th at the 2020 NCAA Championship. Caleb Niednagel 5-10 So. VR Mission Viejo, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) James Overberg 5-10 Fr. HS Westminster, Colo. (Centaurus) 2021 Schedule Ethan Powell* 5-10 Sr. 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy/Kansas State) Shaw Powell 6-0 So. VR Portland, Ore. (Christian Brothers Academy) Grady Rauba 5-9 Fr. HS Longmont, Colo. (Niwot) Date Meet Location/Result Charles Robertson 6-0 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Franklin) Sept. 3 at Wyoming Invitational Cheyenne, Wyo. Paxton Smith* 5-9 Sr. 4L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) Sept. 18 at Cowboy Jamboree Stillwater, Okla. Charlie Sweeney 6-0 Sr. TR Owings, Md. (Northern/Western Colorado) Josh Torres 5-7 Jr. VR Greeley, Colo. (Northridge) Oct. 16 at NCAA Pre-National Invitational Tallahassee, Fla. Austin Vancil* 5-10 Jr. 2L Morrison, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) Oct. 29 at Pac-12 Championships Salt Lake City, Utah Charlie Welch 5-10 Fr. HS Denver, Colo. (George Washington) Nov. 5 at NCAA Mtn Region Championships Provo, Utah *-indicates returning 2020 postseason scorer Nov. 20 at NCAA Championships Tallahassee, Fla. PAC-12 CHAMPION: Colorado’s Eduardo Herrera became the second straight CU male to win the Pac-12 individual title COLORADO AT A GLANCE on March 5, 2021. Although the race was conducted in 2021, Location ...........................................Boulder, Colo. (106,392) it counted as the 2020 Pac-12 Championship. Founded ..........................................................................1876 Joe Klecker was the first CU male to win the title the Enrollment ....................................................................33,246 previous year in 2019. Colors ...................................................Silver, Gold and Black Nickname ..................................................... Buffaloes (Buffs) 4 INDIVIDUAL TITLES IN A ROW: The Buffaloes have won Elevation ........................................ 5,435 feet above sea level four straight individual Pac-12 titles, but not in the traditional NCAA Affiliation........................................................ Division I sense. Dani Jones was the first Buff, male or female, to win Conference ............................................Pac-12 (Joined 2011) an individual Pac-12 cross country title when she won her President ........................................................... Mark Kennedy title in 2017. She also won in 2018. Chancellor ........................................................ Phil DiStefano Then in 2019, Joe Klecker won the men’s title, CU’s Athletic Director ...................................................Rick George third in a row. Eduardo Herrera’s title on March 5 earlier this Senior Woman Administrator ..................................Jill Keegan year as the 2020 champion was the fourth straight title for the Buffs, male or female. CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION Head Coach ..............................Mark Wetmore (27th Season) CONFERENCE HISTORY: The Buffs have had a habit of Associate Head Coach ................................Heather Burroughs doing well at the conference meet no matter what the confer- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator ............... Billy Nelson ence. The men have won a total of 29 championships and Director of Operations ..................................... Karen Lechman have been the runner-up 20 times. Cross Country Office ........................................ 303/492-5227 The lowest finish the men have ever recorded was eighth in 1960. The men also won the first six Pac-12 Confer- SPORTS INFORMATION ence team titles (2011-16). Cross Country Contact ......................................Linda Sprouse The women have also done well. They have won 19 Office ................................................................ 303/492-5980 titles, four in the Pac-12, and placed second 10 times since Fax .................................................................... 303/492-3811 1976. The women have never placed lower than sixth at the E-Mail ..........................................linda.sprouse@colorado.edu conference meet. Internet ...................................................... www.CUBuffs.com Twitter/Instagram ..............................................@cubuffstrack LEADING THE WAY: Since joining the conference in 2011, Facebook .......................................facebook.com/cubuffstrack the women’s team has has more Pac-12 Championships (four) than any other team, with Oregon winning three, Stanford two PRACTICE SCHEDULE and Arizona one. Mondays ...............................................................2 p.m. (IPF) CU’s men have also won seven titles. The other three Tuesdays ...............................................................2 p.m. (IPF) crowns have gone to Stanford. Wednesdays ..........................................................2 p.m. (IPF) Thursdays ........................................................................... Off MORE THAN 50 PERCENT: