2013 Cross Country Roster
Connor Winter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Centennial, Colo.
- High School:
- Arapahoe
2015: Winter had a great final season for the Buffs. He was third overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and two weeks later, Winter was ninth at NCAA Pre-Nationals. At the Pac-12 Championships, he placed 15th, helping the Buffs win their fifth straight Pac-12 Championship. Winter was 23rd at regionals, earning all-region recognition. He finished his career at NCAAs with a 33rd place finish.
2014: Winter had a great junior season for the Buffs, starting and finishing strong. He was seventh at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and placed 14th at NCAA Pre-Nationals. He scored for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the finish fifth overall as CU’s No. 2 runner and helped the Buffs capture their fourth straight Pac-12 Championship. At the following meet, regionals, Winter led the Buffs with a fourth place finish. He capped off the season by placing 24th as CU took home its second straight NCAA Championship. During the year, he earned All-Pac-12 First Team, all-region and All-America honors.
2013: Winter had another nice season, playing a key role for the Buffs throughout the season. He placed sixth at the Rocky Mountain Shootout as CU’s No. 3 scorer. A couple weeks later, at NCAA Pre-Nationals, Winter was 28th (CU’s No. 5). His best finish of the season came at the Pac-12 Championships where he took fourth and guided the Buffs to their third straight Pac-12 team title. Winter helped the Buffs to a runner-up team finish at regionals, placing 15th individually, and finished the season with a 177th-place finish at the NCAA Championships where CU took home the team title. He recorded All-Pac-12 First Team and all-region honors during the year.
2012: Winter had a great redshirt freshman season, breaking out with a seventh-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout to earn a spot on the varsity squad. He went on to place 35th at pre-nationals to seal his spot on the team. Winter helped the Buffs win their second straight Pac-12 team title; finishing 21st overall as CU’s No. 8 finisher. He served as the alternate at regionals and scored for the Buffs at nationals, placed 65th as CU’s No. 5 harrier.
2011: Redshirt. Did not compete. He raced unattached at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and was 19th overall (26:58).
HIGH SCHOOL: Winter earned six individual state championship titles while at Arapahoe High School. He won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs as a junior and senior. Winter earned all-state honors on the track his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was the runner-up at the 2009 state cross country championship his junior year.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 1:52.56; 1,600-meters: 4:07; 3,200-meters: 9:09.04; 5,000-meters: 15:21.60.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Winter is majoring in mechanical engineering.
PERSONAL: Connor R. Winter was born on February 18, 1993 in Littleton, Colo. He is the son of Robert and Jill Winter of Centennial, Colo. and has one younger sister, Bailey. Winter was featured in Sport Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd section after sweeping the distance events at the Colorado State 5A Championships, the first athlete to do so in at least 60 years, according to CHSAA. He won the 800 (1:52.56), the 1,600 (4:22.52) and the 3,200 (9:17.17).
