Blake Theroux

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chesapeake, Va.
High School:
Western Branch

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
800 Meters: 1:53.39 (2014)
Mile: 4:01.64 (2013)
3,000 Meters: 7:54.76 (2014)
OUTDOOR
1,500-Meters: 3:45.17 (2013)
5,000-Meters: 13:57.62(2014)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 8:43.77 (2015)

MPSF SCORING
2013 Mile, 8th (4:01.64)

PAC-12 SCORING
2013 Steeplechase, 3rd (8:49.99)
2014 Steeplechase, 2nd (8:52.93)
2015 Steeplechase, 2nd (8:49.00)

ACADEMIC HONORS
MPSF All-Academic (2012, 13)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2012, 13, 15)

2015: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Theroux finished his CU career focusing on the steeplechase. He clocked a personal record of 8:43.77 in his first meet of the season, the Stanford Invite (4/3), placing fifth in the first section. At the Pac-12 Championships, Theroux placed second to his teammate, Connor Winter, by the narrowest margin. Winter finished in 8:48.93, while Theroux clocked in at 8:49.00, not even a week after suffering a slight injury. At NCAA West Prelims, he placed 43^rd in 9:19.88.

2014: Indoor: Theroux competed at three meets during the indoor season. He started off by running an 800 at the Air Force Invitational (1/25), finishing eighth in 1:53.39. Theroux moved up to the 3,000 at the next meet, the Husky Classic (2/15) and recorded one of the best times in school history at 7:54.76 for fifth place in the invitational section. That time ranks seventh on CU’s all-time performers list. He was also one of four CU runners to record a time of 7:55 or less in the 3k this season. Theroux switched gears to the mile run in his final meet of the season, the MPSF Championships. He finished 12^th overall in 4:06.93.
Outdoor: Theroux’s main event was again the steeplechase, but he also competed in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000 during the outdoor season. Theroux raced the 1,500 (3:49.28) at the Stanford Invite (4/4), placing fifth in the invitational section. He clocked a personal best in the 5k at the Payton Jordan Invite (5/4), finishing 11^th in 13:57.62. Theroux ran his first steeplechase of the season at the Pac-12 Championships, and was the runner-up in 8:52.93. That time qualified him for the NCAA West Preliminary Championship, where he placed 12^th with a personal best time of 8:49.95, and also advanced to the NCAA Championships. There, Theroux was 17^th overall in the semifinals, finishing in 8:54.70.

2013: Indoor: Theroux ran in three races during the season, but really made an impact as he became the second fastest performer in CU history in the mile run. Theroux raced to a time of 4:01.64 in the mile at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships to finish eighth overall and record a point for the team score. The time also ranks fifth on CU’s all-time chart. Just a few weeks before the MPSF Championships, Theroux ran 4:04.35 in the mile at the Husky Classic.
Outdoor: Theroux had another excellent season running Distance events. He recorded a personal best in the 1,500 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite, finishing in 3:45.17. His main event was once again the steeplechase. He ran 9:02.10 in his first attempt of the season, finishing sixth in the Olympic development section of the Mt. SAC Relays (4/18). A few weeks later, Theroux ran a personal record of 8:49.99 at the Pac-12 Championships, placing third overall. He helped the Buffs record 22 points in the race as CU went 1-3-4-8 in the event. At the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, Theroux finished his season with a 27^th-place finish in 9:01.68.

2012: Indoor: Theroux raced in the mile and 3k runs during his second season with the Buffs. He started the year running the mile in 4:30.15 at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28) before switching to the 5k for a pair of races. Theroux ran his first 3k at the Husky Classic (2/11), finishing in 8:18.07 for 14^th place in the open section. Two weeks later on the same track, he recorded a season best time of 8:11.43 at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships.
Outdoor: Theroux had a great outdoor season, competing in three different events. He ran the top 1,500-meter time of the season for the Buffs (3:45.33) at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite (4/29), winning the third section in the process. He competed in both the steeplechase and the 5k at the Pac-12 Championships. He was 13^th in the steeplechase, finishing in 9:12.59, and took 21^st in the 5k with a time of 14:55.21. Theroux advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500 and finished 36^th in 3:58.33.

2011: Indoor: Theroux ran once during his freshman season. He won the 3,000-meter run at the Potts Invite (1/22) with a time of 8:57.21.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

CROSS COUNTRY: (2014) Theroux finished his cross country career at CU on a great note, helping the Buffs win their second straight NCAA Championship, as well as their fourth straight Pac-12 and first NCAA Mountain Region championship since 2006. Theroux started the season by winning the Rocky Mountain Shootout for the second straight season. A couple weeks later, he was the runner-up at pre-nationals, finishing just a few seconds behind the NCAA Champion, Edward Cheserek. Theroux led the team at Pac-12s, placing fourth overall to earn All-Pac-12 First Team honors. He did not compete at regionals, but came back strong at NCAAs, finishing ninth for his third All-American honor. (2013) Theroux had another outstanding season, leading CU twice during the season. He started off winning the Rocky Mountain Shootout, just one second in front of freshman teammate Ben Saarel (25:34). Theroux was CU’s third scorer at NCAA Pre-Nationals, coming in 22^nd overall. He returned to lead the Buffs in the next race, the Pac-12 Championship, and guided the team to its third straight team title with a third-place finish. Theroux placed 26^th at regionals and then recorded the first All-America honor of his career with a 23^rd-place finish as he helped the Buffs win the NCAA Championship. He also earned All-Pac-12 First Team and all-region honors during the season. (2012) Theroux had a great season, finishing in the top three for CU in all five varsity meets. He started by placing second at the Rocky Mountain Shootout behind teammate Jake Huryz. At pre-nats, he finished 11^th again as CU’s No. 2 runner. Theroux’s best performance of the season came at the Pac-12 Championships where he led the Buffs to their second straight team title with a seventh-place finish. He went on to take 14^th at regionals and then helped CU place third at nationals with a 39^th-place performance; both as CU’s No. 3 scorer. Theroux earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors as well as all-region and All-American status during the year. (2011) Theroux earned a spot on the varsity as a redshirt freshman and competed in five varsity meets. He started the season with a 10^th-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and followed that performance with a 36^th-place finish at pre-nationals. Theroux finished 28^th at the inaugural Pac-12 Championship, helping the Buffs to the team title. He just missed all-region honors at the region championships with a 26^th-place finish. Theroux finished the season strong, placing 183^rd at the NCAA Championships. (2010) Redshirt. Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Theroux earned All-American honors as a member of the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals sprint relay team championship team. His indoor track team won the 2007, 08 and 10 AAA state titles and his outdoor team won the 2008 and 09 state titles. . Theroux owns WBHS records in the 5k (15:09), 3,200 (9:13), 1,600 (4:14), 4x800 relay (7:49), distance medley relay (10:09) and the sprint medley relay (3:30). He was all-state in cross country and track & field his sophomore through senior years.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 1:55; 1,000-meters: 2:30; 1,600-meters: 4:14; 3,200-meters: 9:13; 5,000-meters: 15:09.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Theroux majored in history and English. He had a GPA greater than 3.00. Theroux is a two-time member of the MPSF All-Academic Team (2012, 13) and a three-time member of the Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention team (2012, 13, 15).

PERSONAL: Blake Andrew Theroux was born on March 16, 1992 in Orlando, Fla. He is the son of Paul and Tina Theroux. He has two brothers, Brett and Joel, and one sister, Lindly.