Colorado University Athletics
2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Dean Casey
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ennis, Ireland
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
Dean Casey TFRRS
Cross Country
2025 (Junior):
- Placed 16th at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships with a time of 23:19.7
- Finished 22nd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (30:45.4)
- Took 92nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (29:32.6)
- Also placed 36th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (23:51.7), 35th at the Gans Creek Classic (23:12.6), and 6th at the Wyoming Invite (15:16.2)
- Earned 16th place at the Big 12 Championships with a personal best of 22:52.9
- Finished 38th at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships
- Placed 30th at the NCAA Championships
- Also competed at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (23:17.2) and the Nuttycombe Invitational (24:14.5)
- Named SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Year
- SEC All-Freshman and All-SEC Second Team honoree
- Finished 11th at the SEC Championships (23:15.0) and NCAA South Regional (29:15.6)
- Placed 151st at the NCAA Championships (31:04.0)
- Opened season with 8th-place finish at Pre-Nationals (23:25.9)
2024-2025 (Sophomore):
- Ran 13:46.54 in the 5000m at the BU Terrier Classic
- Clocked 13:37.14 for 5000m at BU Valentine Invitational (26th)
- Took 6th in the 5000m at Big 12 Indoor Championships (13:49.56)
2025 (Sophomore):
- Posted a 13:33.78 in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4th)
- Ran 28:21.32 in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays (11th)
- Ran 28:39.62 in the 10,000m at Raleigh Relays and 14:00.26 in the 5000m at Wake Forest
- Placed 11th in the 10,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships (30:52.70)
- Qualified for NCAA East First Round, placing 40th in the 10,000m (30:38.46)
- Spent freshman season at the University of Tennessee
- SEC Men’s Freshman Runner of the Year (2023)
- Competed at the 2022 U20 European Cross Country Championships, earning bronze
- Parents: Maureen and Gerard Casey
- Siblings: One brother, Dylan, and two sisters, Jordan and Keela
- Chose Colorado for its prestigious distance program and training environment
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Bailey Hertenstein @baileyh_ Wins the Pac-12 5k Championship @cubuffstrack #gobuffs
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Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
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