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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

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
Isaiah J. Downing

Gavin Harden

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 148
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Glenwood Springs, Colo.
  • High School Glenwood Springs
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

Career Times

2023 XC: All-RMAC Second Team… Competed in five meets… Placed 2nd in the 8k at the UCCS XC Rust-Buster with a PR time of 25:09.9… Ran a PR in the 10k with a time of 31:05.6 on November 18th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships.

2023 OUTDOOR: Second Team All-RMAC in 5,000m … Notched a season-best mark in the 1500m with a time of 4:02.95 at the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1 … Finished fifth in the 5,000m at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a season and personal best time of 14:54.75.

2022-23 INDOOR: PR in the 3000m (8:32.97) on February 10 at the 8th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic … Took first place in the mile (4:26.99) at the Air Force Collegiate Open.

2022 XC: Competed in five meets… Ran an 8k PR of 25:39.2, finishing 14th at the Lucian Rosa Invitational on October 8th… Recorded a PR of 31:40.7 in the 10k at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on December 2nd.

2022 OUTDOOR: Ran a season best 1:56.32 in the 800m at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Open on March 18-19 … Competed in 800m.

2021-22 INDOOR: National qualifier in the mile… PR in mile with a time of 4:14.29 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11-12… PR in 3000m (8:42.10) on Jan. 22 at the UCCS Invite (finished 1st)… Competed in 3000m, 5000m and mile.

2021 XC: Competed in five meets … Started the season with an 8k PR time of 25:52.5 to finish 10th at the UCCS Rust Buster … Added a 7th place finish at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (25:53.5) before notchinga 31st place finish in 26:20.6 at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 23 … Two weeks later at the NCAA South Central Regional, he posted a 10k PR time of 31:49.6 for a 49th place finish … Ended the season at the NCAA DII National Championships with 93rd place finish in 32:26.7.

2021 OUTDOOR: PR in 1500m (4:01.78) on May 14-15 at the Mines FRIDAY Last Chance (6th place) … PR in 5000m on Mar. 26-27 at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing/Open with a 15:27.17 time (19th place) … Competed in 5000m and 1500m.

2020-21 INDOOR: PR in mile on Feb. 12-13 at the CRC UCCS Open with a 4:30.98 (7th place) … PR in 3000m (9:18.25) at the UCCS Invite on Jan. 30 taking bronze ...Competed in distance medley relay, 3000m, and mile.

2020 XC: Competed in three meets … Ran a season best 8K time of 26:05.6 to finished 35th overall in the RMAC championship met …  Began the 2020 season finishing 19th at the UCCS Rust Buster with a time of 27:38.5 … Added a 22nd place finish of 28:05.3 on Sept. 18 at the UCCS XC Open.

2019-20 INDOOR: Did not compete.

2019 XC: Did not compete

HIGH SCHOOL: 2019 graduate of Glenwood Springs High School ... Career bests include: 1600m (4:23), 3200m (9:35), 5K (15:41) and 800m (2:00) ... Earned all-conference honors in 2018 in the 3200m and 1600m ... 2019 all-conference in the 1600m ... 2018 All-State Cross Country Honorable Mention ... Helped the Demons to three league championships in track & field ... Two-time academic award winner.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'9" 148 lbs
  • 2020Redshirt Freshman

    5'9" 148 lbs
  • 2021Redshirt Freshman

    5'9" 148 lbs
  • C

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    5'9" 148 lbs
    C
  • 2023Redshirt Junior

    5'9" 148 lbs