2018 Awards

The High School Athlete Recognition Program awards remarkable high school distance runners with High School Achievement Awards to recognize athletic achievement, community leadership and character.   

Outstanding Colorado High School Long Distance Award

Soleil Gaylord,  Telluride High School

  • CHSAA Colorado Athlete of the Year 2A Track 2016-17
  • Four individual state titles (two in the 1600m, two in the 3200m) & one 4 x 800m relay
  • San Juan Basin Runner of the Year Southwest Colorado Conference, XC and Track
  • National Champion US Snowshoe Association National Championship, Bend, Oregon
  • Member North American, Central American & Caribbean (NACAC) USA Women’s Mountain Running Team, Calgary Sept. 24, 2017
  • Silver Medalist Team 2017, US Junior Mountain Running Team 2017
  • National Winner Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Nov. 3, 2017
  • Student Body President
  • 800m – 2:21.77, 1600m – 5:14.12, 3200m – 11:01.48, 5K (xc) – 18:12.31
  • GPA: 4.00; Weighted GPA: 4.31

High School Achievement Awards

Mason Brown, Eaglecrest High School

  • 1st place Centennial League XC Championship 2017
  • 2nd Liberty Bell 2017
  • 4th place 5A XC State Championships 2017
  • 1st Aurora City XC Championships (5000)
  • 1st Arvada West INV   (5000)
  • 1st Windjammer INV  (5000)
  • PR’s of 4:39 (mile), 9:39.92 (2-mile), 15:24 (5K)
  • Honors Diploma Graduate
  • Signed to run at Colorado State University (Fort Collins)

Stephanie Carrasco, Thornton High School

  • 5th at 2017 State XC Championships (up from 27th in 2016!)
  • 1st at the XC Regionals meet 2017 and 2016
  • 3 time EMAC League Champion, a 2 time Regional Champion
  • 2nd in Large School division at 2016 Nike XC Southwest Regionals meet
  • PR’s of 5:17.09 (mile), 17:58 (5K)
  • State qualifier in DECA
  • Stephanie is weighing scholarship offers from several Division 1 and Division 2 programs

Elizabeth Constien, Battle Mountain High School

  • Nike Cross Nationals – 3rd place team finish; Nike Cross SW Regionals – 1st  place team; 10th  place individual
  • 2nd team all-region
  • 1st place, 4A Colorado State Championships (1st place team)
  • CHSAA 4A Runner of the Year; 1st team all-state
  • 1st at 2017 4A XC Championships (runner-up in 2016)
  • Runner-up at 2017 Delta XC Invitational
  • PR’s of 5:12.31 (mile), 11:18.87 (2-mile), 17:46 (5K)
  • Academic All State First Team
  • Member: National Honor Society & AP Scholar With Distinction
  • Signed at University of Colorado, Boulder – run XC and track & field

Brock Dykema, Silver Creek High School

  • 2nd at 2017 4A XC State Championships
  • 2017 Northern Conference Champion 3200m
  • 5k School record holder (XC) & 3200m school record holder
  • PR’s of 4:24.58 (mile), 9:21.64 (2-mile), 15:05 (5K)
  • Student Body President
  • 4.0 GPA
  • Signed to run at Colorado State University (Fort Collins)

Chris Theodore, Rock Canyon High School

  • 2nd at 2017 5A XC State Championships
  • 1st at 2017 Liberty Bell XC meet
  • Colorado Region 5 5A Champion
  • First Team All-State, Region (2x), League (3x)
  • New Balance Nationals Outdoor Qualifier
  • 7th in 2017 State Track 1600 & 5th in 2017 State Track 3200
  • PRs: 1:58 800m, 4:22 1 Mile, 9:32 3200m, 15:23 (5K)
  • Rock Canyon Student Body President
  • 4.2174 weighted GPA (4.0 unweighted)