Colorado Buffaloes cross country


Colorado Buffaloes cross country represents the University of Colorado and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team was coached by Mark Wetmore for 29 years.

Coaches

Frank Potts 1927–1969
Colorado's outdoor track and field stadium is named after Coach Potts.
Don Meyers 1969–1975
Dean Brittenham 1976–1979
David Troy 1980–1985
Jerry Quiller 1986–1994
Mark Wetmore 1995–2024
Coach Wetmore was the first NCAA division one coach to have won both a men's and women's team national championship along with having a men's and women's individual champion.
Wetmore is known for having the team train on Magnolia Road, otherwise known as "Mags." The road is 13 miles long and the team uses it for their Sunday long runs. Mags has become a tourist attraction for other runners. Wetmore's time as coach was also immortalized in the 2000 book Running With the Buffaloes.
'''Sean Carlson 2024–'''

In the media

Chris Lear published Running with the Buffaloes in June 2000. The book gives an inside look into the 1998 Colorado men's cross country team and gained a cult following within the running community.
In 2014 FloSports' running brand FloTrack released a docuseries called The Program: Colorado which followed the men's team on their way to winning the 2014 NCAA Championship.

Notable athletes

YearAthleteConference
1964Dave WightonBig 8
1967Craig RunyanBig 8
1968Craig RunyanBig 8
1976Kirk PfefferBig 8
1977Mark SpilsburyBig 8
1978Kirk PfefferBig 8
1979Mark AndersonBig 8
1980Mark ScruttonBig 8
1981Mark ScruttonBig 8
1982Mark ScruttonBig 8
1986Chuck TruijilloBig 8
1997Adam GoucherBig 12
1998Adam GoucherBig 12
1999Ryan RoybalBig 12
2000Jorge TorresBig 12
2001Jorge TorresBig 12
2002Jorge TorresBig 12
2003Dathan RitzenheinBig 12
2007Brent VaughnBig 12
2019Joe KleckerPac-12
2020Eduardo HerreraPac-12

YearAthleteLeague
1978Mary DeckerAIAW
2000Kara Grgas-WheelerNCAA
2018Dani JonesNCAA

YearAthleteConference
1992Brooke BaughBig 8
1995Patty RobertsBig 8
1996Kelly SmithBig 12
1999Kara WheelerBig 12
2000Kara Grgas-WheelerBig 12
2001Molly AustinBig 12
2002Molly AustinBig 12
2003Natalie FlorenceBig 12
2004Renee MetivierBig 12
2005Christine BolfBig 12
2009Jenny BarringerBig 12
2017Dani JonesPac-12
2018Dani JonesPac-12
2021Abby NicholsPac-12
2022Bailey HertensteinPac-12

Men's All-Americans
  • Dave Wrighton 1963, 1964, 1965
  • Craig Runyon 1966, 1967, 1968
  • Rick Truijillo 1967
  • John Lunn 1968
  • John Gregorio 1972, 1973
  • Mike Peterson 1974
  • Mark Spilsbury 1977, 1979
  • John Hunsaker 1978
  • Mark Anderson 1979
  • Michael Buhmann 1979
  • Mark Scrutton 1980, 1981, 1982
  • Sam Reese 1982
  • Dan Reese 1984, 1985
  • Chuck Truijillo 1985, 1986
  • Mike Nahom 1989
  • Shawn Found 1992
  • Alan Culpepper 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Scott Larson 1993
  • Jay Cleckler 1994
  • Jon Cooper 1994, 1995
  • Adam Goucher 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
  • Clint Wells 1994, 1995
  • Ricky Cron 1996
  • Chris Severy 1996
  • Zeke Tiernan 1996
  • Tom Reese 1997
  • Matt Napier 1997
  • Adam Batliner 1997
  • Mike Friedberg 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Ron Roybal 1998
  • Jorge Torres 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Ed Torres 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Sean Smith 2000
  • Steve Slattery 2000, 2001
  • Dathan Ritzenhein 2001, 2003
  • Billy Nelson 2002, 2003
  • Bret Schoolmeester 2004, 2005
  • Jon Severy 2004
  • Brent Vaughn 2004, 2006, 2007
  • Stephen Pifer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • James Strang 2005, 2006
  • Erik Heinonen 2006
  • Jordan Kyle 2008
  • Joe Bosshard 2010, 2011
  • Andy Wacker 2010, 2011
  • Richard Medina 2011
  • Jake Hurysz 2012
  • Blake Theroux 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Aric Van Halen 2012
  • Pierce Murphy 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Morgan Pearson 2013, 2015
  • Ben Saarel 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Ammar Moussa 2014
  • Connor Winter 2014, 205
  • John Dressel 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
  • Joe Klecker 2016, 2018, 2019
  • Eduardo Herrera 2017
  • Ryan Forsyth 2018
  • Alec Hornecker 2019
  • Eduardo Herrera 2021
  • Austin Vancil 2022, 2023
  • Dean Casey 2024
Women's All-Americans
Olympians
AthleteOlympicsEventPlace
Mary Decker