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2023 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Redshirt Junior
    Class
  • Aurora, Colo.
    Hometown
  • Cherokee Trail HS
    High School
Josh Rodgers
Josh Rodgers
Redshirt Junior
Class
Aurora, Colo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2021-22
Cross Country: Competed twice on the season for the Cowboys… Finished 23rd at the Wyoming Invitational clocking a 5 time of 15:49.5… Also competed at the Roy Griak Invitational finishing in 151st… Excelled in the classroom as well earning Academic All-Mountain West Honors.

Indoor Track & Field: Put together a strong season competing in the distance events… Finished 23rd in the 5000M at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 15:29.84… Finished 29th in the 3000M at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 8:48.00… Clocked a time of 9:01.92 in the 3000M at the Potts Invitational finishing in 11th

Outdoor Track & Field: Put together successful season competing in the 3000M steeplechase… Finished 10th in the steeplechase at the Mountain West Championships clocking a time 9:17.09…  Won the non-invitational heat of the steeplechase at the Fresno State Invitational finishing first with a time of 9:13.60… Ran a season best time of 9:12.40 at the Mt. SAC Relays. 


2020-21
Cross Country:  Competed in every race for the Cowboys finishing as a point getter in two of them… Finished ninth for the Cowboys and 21st overall in the CSU Dual Meet… Placed 67th overall and fifth for the Pokes in the Battle Born Collegiate Cross Country Challenge… Clocked a time of 25:17.3 at the MW Championships to finish 40th overall. 
 Indoor Track & Field: Did not compete during the season 
Outdoor Track and Field: Posted a personal best time of 14:55.19 in the 5000M at the Jack Christiansen Invite where he placed 14th… Finished 25th in the 5000M at the West Coast Relays… Clocked a time of 4:11.70 in the 1500M to finish 11th at the CU Invite. 

2019-20
Cross Country: Redshirted during the cross country season.
Indoor Track & Field: Redshirted during the indoor season.
Outdoor Track & Field: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
High School: Competed in cross country and track & field at Geneva High School in Illinois from 2015-18 and in both sports at Cherokee Trail High School in Colorado this season… In cross country, earned all-state honors in the three mile race with a school record time of 14:36.6… Was voted the team MVP in 2017… Was the conference, regional and sectional champion in 2017, and added a conference title in 2016… Earned all-region and all-section honors in 2016… In track & field, was the indoor conference champion and the outdoor county and conference champion in the 3,200m race as a sophomore, and qualified for state in that distance as a freshman and sophomore… Was named all-conference in the 1,600m race as a sophomore and freshman… Has personal bests of 9:21.94 in the 3,2000m race and 4:24.36 in the 1,600m race from his sophomore season.

Personal: Son of Douglas and Christine Rodgers... Has one brother... Cousin, Jacklyn Tyburk, played softball at Bucknell University... Undecided on a college major.


Personal Bests:
Outdoor:

5,000M: 15:26.01 (2021)