Outstanding Colorado High School Distance Athlete Award

Aiden LeRoux – Cheyenne Mountain High School

•Qualified for the State XC meet as a freshman

•Finished no lower than 9th place in any race in 2024, winning 6 of them and setting the 4A State XC course record in the process

•Excelled in multiple Science Olympiads, a national interscholastic science competition, and has earned a 4.2 GPA at Cheyenne Mountain

•PR’s 14:30.86 XC 5k, 1:57.99 800m, 4:12.52 1600m, 8:55.28 3200m, 4:13.89 mile

•9th place finisher at Nike XC Nationals 2024

High School Distance Runner Achievement Award Winners

Brogan Collins – Cheyenne Mountain High School

●PR’s 14:17.03 5k (Indoor Nike Nationals), 14:31.39 XC 5k, 4:12.61 1600m, 4:13.87 mile, 1:58.09 800m, 8:59.05 3200m

●4th place at Nike Indoor Nationals 2025

●16th at Nike Nationals XC 2024

●15th at RunningLane Nationals Track Championship 3200m

Committed to The Master’s University

Josh Shriver – Summit High School

•PR’s 15:14.94 XC 5k, 4:14.72 1600m, 9:21.08 3200m, 1:57.87 800m

Air Force Academy Hopeful

Rosie Mucharsky – Denver East High School

•PR’s: 16:54.07 XC 5k, 4:43.95 1600m, 4:45.67 mile, 10:44.92 3200m, 2:09.57 800m, 56.92 400m

•Denver Public Schools League XC Champion all 4 years (2021-2024)

•5A State XC Champion in 2023 and 10 th in 2024

•6th place at Nike Cross Regionals and 21 st at Nike Nationals 2024

•15th place at Foot Locker XC Nationals 2024, 800m 5A State Champion 2023 and 2024

Committed to University of Notre Dame

Tatum Berg – Fossil Ridge High School

•PR’s: 17:12.80 XC5k, 10:32.26 3200m (Runners Roost Invite meet record, school record), 4:53.09 1600m, 2:18.37 800m,

•800m League Champion

•4th place 5A State XC Meet 2024

•3rd place for 1600m 5A at State Track Meet 2024

Committed to Colorado State University

Tessa Walter – Air Academy High School

•PR’s: 16:55.80 XC 5k, 10:40.30 3200m, 4:56.12 1600m, 2:17.04 800m

•Finished 7th at State 5A Track Meet in both the 1600m & 3200m in 2024

•29 th place at Nike XC Nationalsin 2023

•31st in Nike XC Nationals in 2024

•5A Runner-up at State XC Meet 2024

Committed to Furman University