2013 Cross Country Roster
Dillon Shije
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Zia Pueblo, N.M.
- High School:
- Sandia Preparatory
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Mile: 4:35.81 (2012)
3,000-Meters: 9:01.19 (2013)
5,000-Meters: 14:37.13 (2014)
OUTDOOR
1,500-Meters: 4:01.47 (2014)
3,000-Meters: 8:43.53 (2012)
5,000-Meters: 14:41.77 (2012)
10,000-Meters: 30:11.65 (2013)
2014: Indoor: Shije ran the 3k and 5k during his final indoor season. He started the season with an eighth-place finish in the 3k (9:08.73) at the Air Force Invitational (1/25) and finished the campaign with a 47th-place finish in the 5k (14:37.13) at the Husky Classic (2/14).
Outdoor: Shije finished his career at CU running several different events ranging from the 1,500 to the 10,000. He started the season running a 10k at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21) and finished fifth in 31:08.05. Shije raced the 3k at the CU Invite (4/12) and took 10th in 8:52.55. He ran a season best time of 14:56.42 in the 5k at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/18) and recorded a personal best in the 1,500 (4:01.47) at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/26). Shije’s last race as a Buff was a 5k at the Pac-12 Championships; finishing 24th in 15:03.26.
2013: Indoor: Shije raced once for the Buffs, placing second in the 3,000 at the Air Force Team Challenge (2/9) with a PR of 9:01.19.
Outdoor: Shije competed in the 3,000 and 10,000-meter runs during the season. He recorded a season-best of 8:46.53 in the 3k at the CU Invite (4/13), placing third overall. Shije clocked a personal best in the 10k at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing second in his section in 30:11.65. He also ran at the Pac-12 Championships and was 15th (31:58.76).
2012: Indoor: Shije started the season at the Potts Invite (1/21), finishing the mile in 4:35.81 for ninth place. He ran the following week at the Air Force Team Challenge, this time in the 3k where he placed third overall (9:03.42). Shije’s final meet of the season was the Husky Classic (2/10). He ran the 5k in 14:48.57.
Outdoor: Shije participated in three meets for the Buffs, recording personal bests in all three. He started off the season at the Potts Invite (3/17), running the 3k in 8:46.24 for second place. Shije followed up that performance at the CU Invite (4/14), placing 19th in the 3k (8:46.24). His final race of the season was the 5k at the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invite. He was the runner-up with a time of 14:41.77.
2011: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Shije ran twice for the Buffs. He was seventh at the CU Invite (4/9) in the 3k with a time of 8:58.60. Shije also raced the 5k at the Beach Invite (4/16). There he was fifth with a time of 14:52.47.
2010: Indoor: Shije raced in a pair of meets during the indoor season. He clocked a time of 4:36.42 for a seventh-place finish in the mile at the Potts Indoor Invite (1/23). Shije also ran the 3k at the Don Barrett Duals. There he finished fourth in a time of 9:06.64.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2013) Shije finished his collegiate eligibility as a member of the varsity roster. He started off running to a ninth-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. His next meet was NCAA Pre-Nationals and he recorded a third-place finish in the open race. Shije was the Buffs No. 7 runner in the next two meets, finishing 26th at the Pac-12 Championships, helping CU win its third consecutive team title, and was 75th at the regionals. He was the alternate at the NCAA Championships where CU won the team championship. (2012) Shije raced twice for the Buffs, starting with a 24th-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. He finished the season at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite with a 25th-place finish. (2011) Shije ran in three meets for the Buffs as a sophomore. He was the seventh Buff to cross the finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, finishing 12th. Shije was the second CU harrier to cross the finish at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, placing 30th. His final meet of the season was the inaugural Pac-12 Championships. He finished 49th overall as the Buffs won the team title. (2010) Shije competed at the 2010 USA Junior Cross Country Championships and took 20th overall with a time of 25:40. In the fall, he ran in three meets for CU. Shije was 19th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, 185th at pre-nats and 51st at the Big 12 Championship. (2009) Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Shije became the first Sundevil to place on the podium during the track season for Sandia Preparatory. In 2009 he placed second in the 3,200-meter run, recording a time of 10:01.85. At the same meet, he placed seventh in the 1,600 (4:36.36). He did that after not competing most of the 2009 season due to an injury; returning to the track two weeks prior to the state meet. Shije also competed in basketball as a freshman and sophomore and was awarded the Iron Man Award for his participation in three sports (was also a member of the cross country team). He finished third at the state cross country championship in 2008 and won districts; the best finish for a Sundevil in school history. Shije was named top Native American runner in the nation as a junior and senior and was named most inspirational as a senior. He was an all-district all-academic team member in high school.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Mile: 4:36; Two-mile: 10:01.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Shije earned a degree in integrative physiology.
PERSONAL: Dillon Shije was born on May 22, 1991 in Zia Pueblo, N.M. and is the son of Myron Galvan and Marie Shije. He has one younger brother, Levi. Shije enjoys sports, drawing, hiking, camping, painting and hunting. He has also volunteered as a running facilitator throughout New Mexico and Arizona Indian reservations. Shije is Native American.
