Colorado University Athletics
Skiing
- Title:
- Alpine Assistant Coach
Taggart Spenst, a 2013 graduate of the University of Colorado, is in his second season as the assistant alpine coach for the Buffaloes.
Spenst skied for the Buffaloes from the 2009-12 seasons, helping the Buffaloes capture the 2011 National Championship, and the Buffs won the 2013 championship with him as an assistant coach.
He competed in 46 career races for the Buffaloes finished 43 of them. He had 23 top 20 performances and compiled eight top 10 finishes with his career best finishes being a sixth place in slalom in a 2012 RMISA qualifier race, while he took eighth twice in the GS, once in a RMISA Qualifier in 2009 and the other at the 2010 Utah Invitational.
Born July 31, 1998 in McCall, Idaho, he graduated from Summit High School before attending the Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah, to further his skiing career. At Summit, he helped his team to back-to-back Alpine team State Championships in 2002 and 2003, earning All-State honors as a freshman and sophomore. A dual sport athlete, Spenst also lettered two years in soccer at Summit and his 2003 team made it to the Elite Eight in the 4A Colorado Soccer State Tournament. His grandfather played collegiate basketball in Iowa. He enjoys following the Denver Nuggets, Broncos and Colorado Rockies. He also skied for Team Summit for 13 years and was on the Rocky/Central team for two years.
