Colorado University Athletics
2025 Cross Country Roster
Grady Rauba
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Longmont, Colo.
- High School:
- Niwot
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Grady Rauba TFRRS Profile | Grady Rauba Track Bio
2025
- Competed in five meets for the Buffs...
- Ran a 5k personal best of 15:13.17 at the Wyoming Invite to place 5th
- Placed 12th at the Nuttycombe Invitational running 24:42.2 (8k)
2024
- Competed in five meets for the Buffs
- Ran a personal best 8k time of 23:29.0, finishing 33rd at the 2024 Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship
- Set another personal best in the 10k (30:17.3) at the Mountain Region Cross Country Championships
2023
- Competed in three meets for the Buffs...
- Posted a season best time of 24:27 (8k) at the Pac-12 Championships to place 49th
2022
- Competed in three meets for the Buffs...
- Ran a season best 8k time of 23:23.1 at the Cowboy Jamboree
2021
- Did not compete, redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Helped Niwot High School win three state titles (two in cross country, one in track & field)
- Placed 21st at the state championship as a junior (2019)
- Improved to 4th at state as a senior (2020)
- Placed 8th at the regional championship in 2019 and runner-up in 2020
- Competed at the 2020 Running Lane Cross Country Championships, finishing 25th overall
- Earned three top-six finishes at the 2021 Colorado State Track & Field Championships:
- 3rd place in the 800m (1:53.40)
- 4th place in the 3,200m (9:25.32)
- 6th place in the 1,600m (4:15.27)
- Member of the 4xMile relay team that won the Outdoor Nationals Presented by Nike (2021)
- 4x800m relay team placed 4th at the same meet
- Earned academic letters all eight semesters
- Also recruited by UCLA, Duke, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, and Stanford
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
- 800m – 1:53.40
- 1600m – 4:15.27
- 3200m – 9:01.79
IN THE CLASSROOM
- Major in mechanical engineering
PERSONAL
- Full name: Grayden “Grady” Darius Rauba
- Has an older sister
- Father, Vytas, played soccer at NYU
- Enjoys skiing, video games, mountain biking, and hanging out with friends
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