Colorado Buffaloes cross country explained

Colorado Buffaloes Cross Country
University:Colorado
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Conference Short:Big 12
City:Boulder
Stateabb:CO
State:Colorado
Coach:Sean Carlson
Nickname:Buffaloes
Men Champ:2001, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014
Women Champ:2000, 2004, 2018
Men Ncaa:1957, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Women Ncaa:1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Men Conference Champion:1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Women Conference Champion:1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022

Colorado Buffaloes Cross Country represents the University of Colorado and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team was coached by Mark Wetmore for 29 years.

Coaches

Frank Potts 1927-1969

Colorado's outdoor track and field stadium is named after Coach Potts.[1]

Don Meyers 1969-1975

Dean Brittenham 1976-1979

David Troy 1980-1985

Jerry Quiller 1986-1994

Mark Wetmore 1995–2024[2]

Sean Carlson 2024- [3]

Coach Wetmore was the first NCAA division one coach to have won both a men's and women's team national championship along with having a men's and women's individual champion.

Wetmore is known for having the team train on Magnolia Road, otherwise known as Mags. The Road is 13 miles long and the team uses it for their Sunday long runs. Mags has become a tourist attraction for other runners.[4]

In the media

Chris Lear published Running with the Buffaloes in June 2000. The book gives an inside look into the 1998 Colorado men's cross country team and gained a cult following within the running community.[5]

In 2014 FloSports running brand, FloTrack, released a Docuseries called The Program: Colorado which followed the men's team on their way to winning the 2014 NCAA Championship.[6]

Notable athletes

Men's individual national championships!Year!Athlete!League
1982Mark ScruttonNCAA
1998Adam GoucherNCAA
2002Jorge TorresNCAA
2003Dathan RitzenheinNCAA

Men's individual conference champions

!Year!Athlete!Conference
1964Dave WightonBig 8
1967Craig RunyanBig 8
1968Craig RunyanBig 8
1976Kirk PfefferBig 8
1977Mark SpilsburyBig 8
1978Kirk PfefferBig 8
1979Mark AndersonBig 8
1980Mark ScruttonBig 8
1981Mark ScruttonBig 8
1982Mark ScruttonBig 8
1986Chuck TruijilloBig 8
1997Adam GoucherBig 12
1998Adam GoucherBig 12
1999Ryan RoybalBig 12
2000Jorge TorresBig 12
2001Jorge TorresBig 12
2002Jorge TorresBig 12
2003Dathan RitzenheinBig 12
2007Brent VaughnBig 12
2019Joe KleckerPac-12
2020Eduardo HerreraPac-12
Women's individual national championships!Year!Athlete!League
1978Mary DeckerAIAW
2000Kara Grgas-WheelerNCAA
2018Dani JonesNCAA
Women's Individual conference champions!Year!Athlete!Conference
1992Brooke BaughBig 8
1995Patty RobertsBig 8
1996Kelly SmithBig 12
1999Kara WheelerBig 12
2000Kara Grgas-WheelerBig 12
2001Molly AustinBig 12
2002Molly AustinBig 12
2003Natalie FlorenceBig 12
2004Renee MetivierBig 12
2005Christine BolfBig 12
2009Jenny BarringerBig 12
2017Dani JonesPac-12
2018Dani JonesPac-12
2021Abby NicholsPac-12
2022Bailey HertensteinPac-12
Men's All-Americans

Women's All-Americans

Olympians[7]

!Athlete!Olympics!Event!Place
Mary Decker 19843000mDNF
Alan Culpepper 200010,000mH2 17th
2004Marathon12th
Shayne Culpepper 20001500mH3 9th
20045000mH1 13th
Adam Goucher 20005000m13th
Dathan Ritzenhein 200410,000mDNF
2008Marathon9th
201210,000m13th
Jenny Simpson 2008Steeplechase9th
20121500mSF2 10th
20161500m3rd
Kara Goucher 20085000m9th
10,000m10th
2012Marathon11th
Billy Nelson 2008Steeplechase29th
Jorge Torres 200810,000m27th
Emma Coburn 2012Steeplechase9th
2016Steeplechase3rd
2020SteeplechaseDNF
Shalaya Kipp 2012SteeplechaseH1 12th
Joe Klecker 202010,000m16th

Year by year results

Men's! colspan="4"
Women's
YearConference FinishPointsNCAA FinishPointsConference FinishPointsNCAA FinishPoints
Big Eight Conference
19504th
19515th85
19523rd43
19532nd19
19544th54
19553rd34
19562nd88
19572nd528th198
19583rd98
19595th98
19608th180
19612nd78
19621st607th202
19634th85
19643rd72
19654th7614th281
19662nd576th248
19672nd593rd110
19682nd615th241
19696th137
19704th8315th450
19714th11026th662
19722nd76
19732nd55T- 6th217
19746th
19752nd7320th447
19761st4620th4712nd5916th546
19771st2110th3032nd623rd164
19781st225th2342nd704th147
19791st234th1895th10818th430
19801st2613th3692nd7519th408
19813rd4th1009th237
19821st357th2193rd80
19835th945th123
19845th11422nd4133rd79
19851st483rd1675th106
19861st375th1953rd646th186
19873rd9215th3851st4912th249
19882nd716th120
19893rd9218th3655th135
19906th1133rd94
19912nd863rd93
19921st4211th3201st5220th454
19932nd494th1813rd7814th326
19942nd492nd881st294th126
19952nd534th1811st252nd123
19961st665th1791st304th145
19971st323rd1081st233rd178
19981st313rd1582nd997th332
19991st227th3071st628th351
20001st162nd941st291st117
20011st311st901st338th240
20021st254th1901st345th220
20031st385th2591st455th269
20041st481st901st251st63
20051st445th2221st382nd181
20061st361st941st452nd223
20071st347th2871st5923rd479
20082nd6612th3725th145
20092nd566th3152nd5220th458
20102nd4615th3662nd536th314
Pac-12 Conference
20111st463rd1441st5011th335
20121st493rd1585th12424th519
20131st281st1492nd757th265
20141st301st653rd827th267
20151st462nd911st452nd129
20161st416th2231st333rd134
20172nd478th2941st533rd139
20183rd824th1782nd481st65
20191st413rd1644th8910th294
20202nd6014th3982nd507th279
20211st398th2491st244th187
20222nd618th2811st6611th286
20234th8125th5513rd8719th446
Big 12 Conference
2024
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References

  1. Web site: Jamieson . Quinn . July 3, 2020 . A CU Buffs Cross Country Crash Course . January 18, 2024 . Sports Illustrated.
  2. Web site: Kuzma . Cindy . June 25, 2024 . Coaches Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs Are Out at Colorado. July 3, 2024 . Runner's World.
  3. https://www.thestridereport.com/post/breaking-colorado-hires-sean-carlson-as-buffaloes-next-director-of-tfxc
  4. Web site: Shryack . Lincoln . August 27, 2014 . Five Elements of The Wetmore Factor . January 18, 2024 . FloTrack.
  5. Web site: Gault . Jonathan . November 27, 2018 . Running With The Buffaloes At 20: Author Chris Lear Reflects On the Running Cult Classic In An In-Depth Interview . January 18, 2023 . LetsRun.com.
  6. Web site: The Program: Colorado . January 18, 2024 . FloTrack.
  7. Web site: Olympians . January 17, 2024 . CUBuffs.com.
  8. Web site: Men's Cross Country Big 12 Record Book . January 12, 2024 . Big 12.
  9. Web site: Women's Cross Country Big 12 Record Book . January 12, 2024 . Big 12.
  10. Web site: Conference_History_Page . January 12, 2024 . CUBuffs.com.
  11. Web site: NCAA Championship History . January 17, 2024 . CUBuffs.com.

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