Courtney Bouchet

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Estes Park, Colo.
High School:
Estes Park

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Mile: 5:09.89 (2013)
3,000-Meters: 9:30.03 (2013)
OUTDOOR
800-Meters: 2:26.26 (2010)
1,500-Meters: 4:38.44 (2012)
Steeplechase: 10:30.06 (2012)
5,000-Meters: 17:39.81 (2014)

HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 (2011)
MPSF All-Academic (2012, 13, 14)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2012, 14)

2014: Indoor: Bouchet competed in three meets for the Buffs in her final season. She started off by running the mile run at the Air Force Invitational (1/25), finishing in 5:17.70 for eighth place. Bouchet then moved up to the 3,000. She placed 58^th in the invitational section at the Husky Classic, running 9:53.37. She ran her season-best in the 3k (9:48.05) two weeks later at the MPSF Championships, which was 24^th overall.
Outdoor: Bouchet focused on the distances in her final season with the Buffs. She ran a season best in the 1,500 at the CU Invite (4/12), clocking in at 4:43.27. Bouchet’s season best in the steeplechase came at the Mt. SAC Relays a few days later (4/17), where she finished in 10:38.88. Her final meet was the Pac-12 Championships, where she ran the steeplechase and 5,000-meter run. Bouchet scored for the Buffs in the steeplechase, placing seventh in 10:46.80, and was 26^th overall in the 5k (17:39.81).

2013: Indoor: Bouchet ran in three races, starting the season with a personal best in the mile (5:09.89) at the Air Force Invite (1/26) where she placed third overall. After that meet, Bouchet raced the 3,000-meter run twice. She recorded her PR of 9:30.03 at the Husky Classic (2/9) to take third overall in her section. Two weeks later, Bouchet returned to the same track for the MPSF Championships and took 12^th in 9:36.37.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2012: Indoor: Bouchet competed in the mile and 3,000, recording personal bests in both. She raced to a fifth-place finish in the mile at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28), clocking a time of 5:15.21. Bouchet’s best time in the 3k came at the Husky Classic (2/11). She was sixth in the open section with a time of 9:45.04. She also competed at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships in the 5k; placing 29^th with a time of 9:56.01.
Outdoor: Bouchet focused on the steeplechase in the spring and won a pair of local meets. She took top honors in the Potts Invite (3/17) as well as the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/28). Bouchet was also second at the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/31). She broke the 11 minute mark for the first time in her career at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing fourth in the ‘C’ section in 10:42.32. Bouchet came close to scoring for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing the finish 10^th overall with her personal best of 10:30.06. She went on to compete at the NCAA West Prelims and placed 25^th in 10:43.23 to finish her season.

2011: Indoor: Bouchet competed in the mile and 3k. She raced to a season best time of 5:22.39 and a third-place finish at the Potts Invite (1/22). At the Air Force Invite (2/12), she was also third in the mile with a time of 5:23.16. Bouchet set her PR in the 3k at the Husker Invite (2/5), clocking a time of 10:16.10.
Outdoor: Bouchet raced in the 1,500 and the steeplechase. She recorded a season best time of 4:55.12 in the 1,500 at the Potts Invite (4/9) and placed fifth in the process. Bouchet ran the steeplechase twice. Her best finish of 11:40.77 came at the CU Invite (4/9) where she registered a second-place finish.

2010: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Bouchet competed in the 800 and 1,500-meter runs. She ran a season best 2:26.26 at the Front Range Classic (5/1) in the 800 for eighth place. Her best time in the 1,500 was 5:05.36 which she ran at the Fum McGraw meet (5/18).

CROSS COUNTRY: (2013) Bouchet finished her cross country career as a member of the varsity squad. She was CU’s No. 5 runner at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, finishing 14^th overall. Bouchet was seventh in the open race at NCAA Pre-Nationals. At the Pac-12 Championships, she was 48^th overall (CU’s ninth runner), and helped the team to a second-place finish. Bouchet served as the alternate at regionals and NCAAs. (2012) Bouchet earned a spot on the varsity roster as a junior. She started the season placing 11^th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, and then finished 94^th at pre-nationals. Bouchet recorded a 64^th-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships, and then improved to 40^th overall at regionals. She finished the year 194^th at nationals. (2011) Bouchet ran in three meets for CU. She started the season off by placing 18^th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Bouchet followed it up with a 28^th-place performance at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite. She capped the season at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 70^th overall. (2010) Bouchet ran at the Fort Hays State Open and placed 12^th overall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Bouchet was a member of the EPHS cross country and track & field teams. She was named the track & field MVP her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. Bouchet was an all-conference first team selection all four years. She was a member of the 4x800-meter relay team that placed fourth at the state championship in 2009. Bouchet was a member of the honor roll in high school as well as an academic all-state honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 5,000-Meters: 19:47.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Bouchet graduated with degrees in molecular, cellular and developmental biology and psychology. She was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team in 2011. In 2012, ’13 and ‘14, she was named MPSF All-Academic and Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

PERSONAL: Courtney Anne Bouchet was born on May 28, 1991 in Boulder, Colo. She is the daughter of Neal and Linda Bouchet of Westminster, Colo. She has one brother, Chris. Bouchet enjoys playing billiards, playing sports and watching her favorite television shows, Friends and Scrubs.