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2022-23 Men's Track and Field Roster

Sam Boender - Colo. School of Mines

Gavin Harden

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

Biography

Career Times

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

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Distance
    0 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9" 148 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9" 148 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Distance
    5'9" 148 lbs