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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Tim Flynn/Colorado School of Mines
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing

Faith Novess

  • Position Hurdles/Jumps/Multi
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown DeBeque, Colo.
  • High School DeBeque
  • Major Communications

Biography

Career Marks

2024 OUTDOOR: First Team All-RMAC in Heptathlon … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … USTFCCCA All-Academic … Competed in five meets … Scored six points at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, finishing third overall in the Heptathlon with a season and personal best score of 4,778 points … Recorded a season and personal best mark of 5.50m in the Long Jump at the Spank Blasing Invitational.

2023-24 INDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … All-RMAC Second Team (Pentathlon) … Placed sixth in the pentathlon at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championship with a total score of 3,263 points.

2023 OUTDOOR: First Team All-RMAC in High Jump and Heptathlon … Second Team All-RMAC in Long Jump … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Posted a season and personal best score of 4,773 points in the Heptathlon at the Mines Last Chance … Also recorded season and personal bests in the 100m Hurdles (14.78s), Shot Put (10.88m), and Javelin Throw (36.93m) at the Mines Last Chance … Established season best marks in the 4x400m (3:53.80) and High Jump (1.66m) at the CSU Pueblo Open … Recorded season and personal best marks in the 200m (26.60s) and Long Jump (5.67m) at the RMAC Outdoor Championships … Notched a season and personal best time of 2:28.77 in the 800m at the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi … Finished third in the Heptathlon (4,730 points), third in the High Jump (1.61m), fourth in the Long Jump (5.53m), and ninth in the 100m Hurdles (15.15s) at the RMAC Outdoor Championships.

2022-23 INDOOR: All-RMAC First Team in the 60m hurdles and pentathlon … All-RMAC Second Team in the long jump and triple jump … USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the pentathlon … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Placed second in the pentathlon at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a PR of 3603 points … At that same meet, set PRs in the long jump (5.47m) and 60m hurdles (8.87).

2022 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Season best in high jump (1.61m) at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Apr. 29-May 1 (ninth place) … Season best in long jump (5.32m) on Apr. 20 at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic (third place) … Competed in high jump and long jump.

2021-22 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-Region in high jump… RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… National qualifier in high jump… PR in high jump (1.73m) on Dec. 10-11 at the CRC Pre-Holiday Invite and Multi (2nd place)… Placed 1st in high jump on Jan. 28-29 at the Mountain Lion Open… Competed in high jump, long jump, 60m hurdles and pentathlon.

2021 OUTDOOR: All-RMAC Second Team for high jump and heptathlon … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … PR in heptathlon scoring 4,284 points on April 30 to May 2 at the RMAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship (6th place).

2020-21 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-Region in high jump (Top Regional Performer) … All-RMAC First Team in high jump … All-RMAC Second Team in pentathlon … RMAC Academic Honor Roll … PR in pentathlon at the RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 26-28 with 3192 points (4th place).

2019-20 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-American (high jump) ... USTFCCCA DII All-Region ...  All-RMAC First Team (high jump) ...  All-RMAC Second Team (pentathlon) ... Competed in 7 meets for UCCS as a freshman … Competed in the pentathlon and high jump … Qualified for the NCAA DII Championships in the high jump … Took 1st in the high jump at the RMAC Championships with a jump of 1.72m (5-7.75), also marking a career-best in the event and earning her a provisional mark … Recorded a career-best performance in the pentathlon at the RMAC Championships, totaling 3,177 points and taking 6th in the event overall … She tied for 1st in the high jump for the pentathlon (1.60m, 5-3) and took 3rd in the long jump (5.16m, 16-11.25) … Recorded career-bests in the 800m (2:40.92), 60H (9.60s), long jump (5.26m, 17-3.25) and shot put (9.38m, 30-9.25) as a part of the pentathlon.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2019 graduate of DeBeque High School ... Set state record time for 4x100m relay in 2017 (51.41s) ... 2018 1A State Champion in 100m hurdles (state record time of 15.94s), 300m hurdles, and 200m ... Broke the school record for high jump, 300m hurdles, and 100m hurdles ... High Jump PR of 5'5'' ... 100m PR of 13.74s ... 100m hurdles PR of 15.94s ... 200m PR of 26.81s ... 300m hurdles PR of 47.30s ... 400m PR of 1:02.66 ... 800m PR of 2:37.96 ... 1600m PR of 6:19.45 ... First Team All-Conference in high jump, 100m hurdles, and 300m hurdles ... 2018 CHSAA 1A Female Athlete of the Year ... All-State Track (2018) ... Four-time three-sport varsity letter winner (track & field, basketball, and volleyball) ... Two-time basketball First Team All-Conference ... Two-time volleyball First Team All-Conference ... Volleyball team was Regional Qualifiers for first time in eight years (2017-18 & 2018-19) ... Track & Field team were state runner-ups for first time in school history in 2017 ... Four-time Academic Honor Roll selection ... Four-year academic letter winner ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of the Drama Club

PARENTS: Parents are Bob and Kellie Novess

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Multis
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Multis
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Multis
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Multis
    5'9"
  • 2023-24Redshirt Senior

    Hurdles/Jumps/Multi
    5'9"