Buffs Split for Final Regular-Season Meets

BOULDER-- The University of Colorado track and field team will split squads this weekend, sending its sprint group to the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Arizona, while the remainder of the team competes at the Doug Max Invitational in Fort Collins.

Sixteen Buffaloes will compete in Arizona, while 26 will take the track in Fort Collins. This weekend serves as the final regular-season meet before the 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Colorado continues to build momentum heading into the postseason, with eight athletes currently ranked in the NCAA top 25 in their respective events:

Isaiah Givens – No. 13 (1,500m)
Nick Bianco – No. 14 (decathlon)
Hannah Prosser – No. 19 (10,000m)
Riley Ward – No. 21 (high jump)
Kole Mathison – No. 22 (3,000m steeplechase)
Kati Baeuerle – No. 22 (5,000m)
Jessie Secore – No. 23 (5,000m)
John Swabik – No. 25 (decathlon)

The Buffs have averaged more than 10 personal bests per meet this season, with several athletes on the cusp of school records. This weekend presents one final tune-up before postseason competition begins.

Doug Max Invitational
Men

100m – Jackson Meyer
800m – Drew Costelow, Will Houser
1,500m – Christopher Cherry, Lukas Haug, Grady Rauba, Charles Robertson, Tyler Scholl, Drew Costelow, Wilson Georges
110m hurdles – Nick Bianco, John Swabik
3,000m steeplechase – Tyler Scholl
High jump – Drake Miller
Pole vault – Nick Bianco
Long jump – John Swabik, Jackson Meyer
Shot put – Marco Martinez
Discus – Lucas Williams, Nick Bianco, John Swabik, Drake Miller, Marco Martinez
Hammer – Ames Newman
Javelin – Nick Bianco, John Swabik, Drake Miller

Women

200m – Eva Bruce, Ava Goetz
800m – Helen Carlson, Elliot Pribramsky, Riley Burkey
1,500m – Emma Hadley, Caroline Mehlhorn
5,000m – Sierra Parks
100m hurdles – Eva Bruce, Ava Goetz
High jump – Ava Goetz
Long jump – Eva Bruce
Discus – Ayianna Johnson, Amanda Opp, Elena Opp
Hammer – Amanda Opp, Elena Opp
Javelin – Alaina Fantaski, Ava Goetz

Desert Heat Classic
Men

100m – Cade Vanhout, Joshua Johnson
200m – Cade Vanhout, Joshua Johnson
400m – AJ Glavicic, Luke Dry, Nick Gehring
800m – Drew Costelow
400m hurdles – Cole Romig, Danny Tragarz
Relays – 4x100m, 4x400m

Women

200m – Myla Wilkes
400m hurdles – Emma Pollak, Abby Miller, Aubrey Leneweaver, Nylah Perry
Relays – 4x400m

Fans can follow the Doug Max Invitational at: https://buffs.me/3ShbgIP and the Desert Heat Classic at: https://buffs.me/3GBiPrc.

Up next, the Buffaloes head to Lawrence, Kansas, for the 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 15–17.

Players Mentioned

Kati Baeuerle

Nick Bianco

Eva Bruce

Riley Burkey

Helen Carlson

Drew Costelow

Luke Dry

Alaina Fantaski

Nick Gehring

Wilson Georges

Isaiah Givens

AJ Glavicic

Ava Goetz

Emma Hadley

Lukas Haug

Will Houser

Ayianna Johnson

Joshua Johnson

Aubrey Leneweaver

Marco Martinez

Kole Mathison

Caroline Mehlhorn

Jackson Meyer

Abby Miller

Drake Miller

Ames Newman

Amanda Opp

Elena Opp

Sierra Parks

Nylah Perry

Emma Pollak

Elliot Pribramsky

Hannah Prosser

Grady Rauba

Charles Robertson

Cole Romig

Tyler Scholl

Jessie Secor

John Swabik

Danny Tragarz

Cade Vanhout

Riley Ward

Myla Wilkes

Lucas Williams

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