2019-20 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Ashby, Aumni Bentley, Kaylee Bock, Ashley Brown, Hunter Bruxvoort, Seth Burch, Kennedy Carbee, Mary Carrillo, Daniel Christensen, Jordan Cooper, Jasmyne Coventry, Sage Cunningham, Sophia Dahl, Tyler Danso, Jefferson Davison, McKenzi Dedic, Maddy DeRock, Logan DeRock, Mikey Doherty, Marie Doner, Kacey Douglass, Kaleigh Downey, Michael Engebretsen, Bryson Ewing, Harry Friend, Madison Frketich, Hap Gegax, Jessa Gillis, Anna Hageman, Sam Harthun, Jacob Henry, Addison Henry, Christopher Henry, Philip Hintz, Daniel Howell, Shayla Hubert, Blake Iken, Addi Johnson, McCade Johnston, Abigail Kearse, Kaylee Killian, Maddy Macdermid, Zia Marx, Jace McComb, Caige McGuire, Brandon Mead, Pete Mitchem, Katelyn Mobley, Mateya Moore, Wyatt Morris, Piper Moulai, Tom Murdock, Damiana Nolan, William O'Neill, Julia Kay Paller, Colton Persin, Will Preston, Trinity Ramirez, Jenae Renner, Michelle Richardson, Alec Roberts, Paul Rodgers, Josh Schneider, Samuel Serbick, Ally Shannon, Reece Sitter, Molly Smith, Roman Steiner, Albert Stellern, Cosette Stibley, Kayla Tanner, Grace Taylor, Jerald Tellez-Velazquez, Noah Tenpenny, Victoria Unland, Kirk Warner, Anissa Wetzel, Asefa Wildcat, Christie Yost, Cydney Zuver, Luchia Zydek, Connor Go Profile Stats Profile Distance Position Senior Class Lyons, Colo. Hometown 5'10 Height Lyons HS High School CSU-Pueblo Previous School Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos Paul Roberts Distance Position Senior Class Lyons, Colo. Hometown Biography Summary Biography Honors: Cross Country All-American (2018); Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Year (2018); Cross Country First-Team All-Mountain West (2018); Cross Country Second-Team All-Mountain West (2019); Cross Country All-Region (2018); USTFCCCA Cross Country National Athlete of the Week - 1; Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week - 4; Mountain West Indoor Championships Outstanding Performer (2020); Mountain West Indoor Champion – 3,000m (2020); Indoor All-Mountain West – 3,000m (2020); Indoor All-Mountain West – 5,000m (2020); USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019); Cross Country Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2018); Track and Field Academic All-Mountain West (2019); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2019) 2019-20 Cross Country: Competed in all five races for the Cowboys, finishing first for UW twice, second once and third once… Placed 27th overall and second for UW at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships... Finished 10th overall and third for UW at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships, earning second-team all-conference honors… Won the Wyoming Invite for the second-consecutive season and earned MW Athlete of the Week honors for his victory… Finished first for Wyoming and 25th overall at the Joe Piane Invite… Earned academic all-MW honors. Indoor Track & Field: Was the Mountain West Indoor Championships Outstanding Performer following a 3,000m title and a 5,000m runner-up finish… He is the fourth Cowboy and the first since Mason Finley in 2013 to earn the Outstanding Performer honor… His 3,000m time of 8:09.36 at the meet was a personal best and No. 5 on the Wyoming all-time list… His 5,000m time of 14:04.91 was a season-best for any Wyoming athlete… Was named all-conference in both the 3,000m and 5,000m races… Ran two other races during the season, a 5,000m in Seattle in 14:34.40 and a 3,000m in Boulder in 8:13.95. Outdoor Track & Field: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2018-19 Cross Country: Earned All-America honors by finishing 20th at the NCAA National Championships, becoming the first Cowboy All-American since Mark Korir in 2007… Named the Mountain West Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year after he won the MW Championship race, becoming the second Cowboy to do so, joining Korir in 2008… Earned first-team All-MW honors… Was Wyoming’s top finisher in all six races during the season… Placed 11th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships to earn All-Region honors… Was named the Mountain West Athlete of the Week twice, first following his win at the Wyoming Invite to begin the season, then again after placing 12th at Pre-Nationals, the best finish among MW runners… Earned Academic All-MW honors… Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors. Indoor Track & Field: Ran the second-fastest 5,000m time in Cowboy history, finishing in 14:04.12 at the Husky Classic… Ran the No. 4 time in the 3,000m in school history, finishing in 8:11.56 at the Colorado Invite… Had a season-best mile time of 4:07.26 at the Powder River dual… At the Mountain West Indoor Championships, finished fourth in the 5,000m race in 14:41.48, and placed 19th in the 3,000m in 8:37.24. Outdoor Track & Field: During the outdoor season, had a season-best 10,000m time of 29:53.53 at the Stanford Invite. Before Wyoming: Named a Division II All-American at CSU-Pueblo in 2017 by finishing 35th at the national championships… Earned 2016 indoor track & field All-American honors in the 3,000 meters… Attended Lyons High School… Was named the Colorado Gatorade Athlete of the Year in 2015-16… Was the first male to win four state titles in cross country and helped lead his team to four team championships… Was a nine-time track & field state champion earning seven individual titles and two relay crowns… Was a two-time representative for the United State at the IAAF Junior Cross Country Championships, as he finished 34th in 2017 and 59th in 2015… Placed fifth at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals in 2016 as well as 11th in the Nike Cross Country Championships. Personal: Son of Mark and Kim Roberts.. Has nine siblings, Andrew, Melissa, Miriam, Sarah, Isaac, Katie, John, Elizabeth and David... Brother, Andrew, and Sister, Melissa, both ran cross country and track at Adams State, while his sister, Miriam, ran cross country and track at CSU-Pueblo... Majoring in economics at Wyoming. Track & Field Personal Bests: Indoor: Mile: 4:07.26 (2019) 3,000m: 8:09.36 (2020) (No. 5 UW All-Time) 5,000m: 14:04.12 (2019) (No. 2 UW All-Time) Outdoor: 10,000m: 29:53.33 (2019)
