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Kole Mathison XC
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Kole Mathison

Kole Mathison

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Carmel, Ind.
  • High School:
    Carmel
Kole Mathison TFRRS Profile | Kole Mathison Track Bio
 

2025

  • Ran five races, including a top-30 finish at the Mountain Region Championships (30th, 31:04.2)
  • Finished 36th at the Big 12 Championship (23:53.8)
  • Ran a personal best of 24:41.3 at Nuttycombe, placing 10th in the 'B' section
  • Opened with a sixth-place showing at the Gig Leadbetter Maverick Stampede (18:01.6, 6k)
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships but did not start


2024

  • Competed in four races
  • Finished 58th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (24:16.3), 77th at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (23:43.3), and 41st at the Big 12 Championship (23:46.8)
  • Closed season with a 72nd-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (31:07.2)

2023

  • Did not compete for CU
  • Finished second at the USATF National U20 Olympic Cross Country Championships in Mechanicsville, Va., clocking 24:19 on an 8k course
  • Named USATF Indiana Athlete of the Month for January 2024
  • Placed 30th at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia



HIGH SCHOOL

  • Attended Carmel High School
  • 2022-23 Gatorade Indiana Boys Cross Country Player of the Year
  • Foot Locker Cross Country national champion with a time of 14:56
  • First Team All-American at Foot Locker Nationals and Nike Nationals
  • IHSAA state champion in cross country, 1600, and 3200
  • Recipient of the IHSAA Cross Country Mental Attitude Award
  • Represented Team USA at the 2023 World U20 Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, helping Team USA to its first team medal since 1982
  • Volunteered with Champions Together and Runway for Riley, supporting youth inclusion and health initiatives
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
  • 5K – 14:23
  • 800 – 1:50
  • 1600 – 4:04
  • 3200 – 8:44
IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in integrative physiology
PERSONAL
  • Born January 18, 2005
  • Son of Scott and Amy Mathison
  • Has two younger brothers, Gabe and Luke, and an older sister, Mollie
  • Lived in China for over two years while his parents were missionaries
  • Enjoys drawing, traveling, disc golf, and golf
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