Colorado University Athletics
2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Alex Baca
- Position:
 - Distance
 
- Height:
 - 5-7
 
- Class:
 - Junior
 
- Hometown:
 - Gunnison, Colo.
 
- High School:
 - Gunnison
 
- Major:
 - Integrative Physiology
 
Alex Baca TFRRS
HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE CLASSROOM
PERSONAL
2022-23
- XC: Raced in three races including an 8k personal best at Nuttycombe in 24:43.5
 - Indoor: Did not compete
 - Outdoor: Ran in three races for the Buffs ... finished sixth in the 1,500 at the Kit Mayer Classic, setting a personal best of 4:03.58 ... also recorded a personal best of 14:42.96 in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
 
2021-22
- XC: Redshirted
 - Indoor: Raced in both home meets ... ran the mile and the 3,000
 - Outdoor: Ran in three meets in Colorado running in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Gunnison High School
 - Named the Colorado 3A Cross Country Runner of the Year after winning the state cross country title in 2020
 - Was sixth at the state championship the year before as a junior, which earned him back-to-back all-state honors
 - Was first at the Colorado 3A Region 1 Championship as a junior and senior
 - Won the 2019 Nike Southwest Region Championship
 - Went on to place 29th at the 2019 Foot Locker Midwest Region Championship a week later
 - Finished his senior season on the track with a pair of runner-up finishes at the Colorado State Track and Field Championships in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs
 - Went on to race the 3,200 at Nike Outdoor Nationals and placed 19th in 9:24.99
 - Also recruited by Virginia, Syracuse, West Point, Michigan and Dartmouth
 
IN THE CLASSROOM
- Intends to major in integrative physiology
 - Interested in a career in sports medicine
 
PERSONAL
- Alexander Call Baca
 - Eldest of four siblings
 - Enjoys photography and playing guitar
 - Shadowed/assisted Dr. Gloria Beim, MD., Team USA Chief Medical Officer and Orthopedic Surgeon
 
Colorado T&F/XC: 2016 HOF Sara Gorton Slattery
Monday, August 12
Bailey Hertenstein @baileyh_ Wins the Pac-12 5k Championship @cubuffstrack #gobuffs
Monday, May 13
Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
@cubufffstrack First Crack at NEW Potts Field #gobuffs
Wednesday, April 10


