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The Rocky Mountain Collegian

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Track and Field

Germain Barnes jumps over a hurdle during the 400 meter hurdles race at the Jack Christiansen Track meet at Colorado State on April 27, 2019. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Abundance of records for the Rams in last regular season meet

Scott Nies March 2, 2021

The Colorado State track & field team certainly made the most of their last regular-season competition. Hosted by the United States Air Force Academy, the three-day championships at the Peak indoor...

Senior Eric Hamer competes in the 5,000m race at the Iowa State Classic Indoor track meet on Jan. 15, 2020. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Two Ram records set by track & field at Iowa State Classic

Scott Nies February 16, 2021

Despite only sending five student athletes to the Iowa State Classic, Colorado State showed up in dominating fashion and broke a couple of school records along the way.  Anytime you travel to a meet...

Nico Carvacho (32) goes up for a shot on March 4 at the Mountain West Conference Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although a close game at times, the Rams lost to the Cowboys 80-74. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

CSU track and basketball bring home awards after 2020 season

Savvy Rafkin March 25, 2020

Colorado State’s track and field and basketball teams earned several awards for their hard work in the 2019-20 season. The Rams track and field team accumulated 30 All-Mountain West awards, and head...

Senior Ali Kallner competes in the 3,000m race at the Iowa State Classic Indoor track meet on Jan. 15, 2020. Kallner went on to break the Colorado State Indoor record running a time of 9:26.93. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Ali Kallner: Running miles with a record breaking smile

Leo Friedman March 11, 2020

Ali Kallner attributes much of her success in both track and life to not taking herself too seriously. It’s hard to believe this when one sees she is the Colorado State University record holder for...

Coach harry Hughes with 1936 Olympic Decathlon Champion Glenn Morris. (Photo Courtesy of Jon Hirn, CSU Athletics)

Glenn Morris: ‘The greatest athlete in the world’ went to CSU

Ethan Lee March 11, 2020

Born in Colorado, Glenn Morris arrived at Colorado State University in the fall of 1930. Recruited primarily for his prowess on the football field, Morris would eventually find his niche on the track....

Junior Lily Tomasula-Martin competes in the 5,000m race at the Iowa State Classic Indoor track meet on Jan. 15, 2020. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Track and field successful at MW Indoor Championships

Leo Friedman March 2, 2020

The men’s track and field team left New Mexico this weekend with another Mountain West Indoor Championship to add to their collection: their third championship in four years. Unfortunately, the women's...

Colorado State University senior Ali Kallner toes the line of the 3,000-meter race at the Iowa State Classic indoor track meet on Feb. 14. Kallner went on to break the Colorado State University indoor record, running a time of 9:26.93. (Matt Begeman | The Collegian)

Rams travel back to New Mexico for MW Indoor Championships

Leo Friedman February 27, 2020

The 2019-20 indoor track and field season is coming to an end as the Rams travel to New Mexico to earn their title as men’s and women’s champions at the Mountain West Indoor Championships. The Rams...

Taryn Sieg winds up for her shot put throw on April 14, 2019. Sieg placed first in this event with a throw of 14.96m. (Alyse Oxenford | Collegian)

Tarynn Sieg awarded for performance at Don Kirby Invitational 

Ryan Loberger February 19, 2020

As an athlete, having your performance peaking at the right time can make or break your postseason. Coming off one of the most successful weekends of the season, Colorado State track and field athlete...

Men's team thrower Mariano Kis takes part in competition at a meet from the earlier in the 2019-2020 season. (Photo courtesy of CSU Athletics).

Rams return after successful meets in Iowa and New Mexico

Leo Friedman February 17, 2020

After being away for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Rams track and field teams have returned from their meets in Iowa and New Mexico with successful results. The meet in New Mexico, which was focused...

Sophomore Business major Jacob Brueckman (left) and Civil Engineer major Andrew Forsyth (right) run down the center of the Glenn Morris Field House after practice.  Brueckman and Forsyth are on the Cross Country and Track team at CSU. The two men are preparing to run at CU Boulder Track Invitational on Saturday February 3rd. Both men have been running since their freshman year in high school. Brueckman stated why he liked running by saying, "I like the way that there is a direct result from the training you do to your performance." (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Track team splits up to run in 2 competitions

Leo Friedman February 13, 2020

The Colorado State track and field team will continue their indoor season in two states this weekend, dividing and conquering to take the Midwest and Southwest. New Mexico will be hosting the Don Kirby...

Colorado State University track and field athlete Aria Tate long jumps at the University of Colorado, Boulder indoor track facility a few weeks before the Colorado Invitational. (Photo courtesy of Austin Hannon)

Rams track and field to build off success from Colorado Invitational

Jack Taylor February 4, 2020

It's a rare occurrence for the Colorado State University track and field team to compete with every athlete at one meet, but that's exactly what happened this past weekend. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,...

Chris Helwick practices at the Jack Christiansen Memorial Track at Colorado State University. Former University of Tennessee graduate and Track and Field Decathlete, 33 year old Chris Helwick has put his economic developer career on hold to pursue a goal of representing the United States in the decathlon at the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Along with his training, Helwick is a volunteer assistant Track and Field coach at Colorado State. (Matt Begeman | Collegian)

Chris Helwick still hopes Olympic dreams come true in 2020

Connor Kane December 12, 2019

At one point, Chris Helwick thought of his job as an economic developer for the city of Greeley as a lifetime career. But after years of reflection, the 34-year-old retired decathlete quit and moved to...

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