Nine Buffs Selected CSC Academic All-District

BOULDER—Nine University of Colorado track and field and cross country athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team.
 
Five women and four men picked up the honor. To be eligible the student-athletes had to have completed their first year in residence at CU and possess about a 3.5 grade point average. The All-District honorees will automatically be placed on the ballot for Academic All-America consideration.
 
The nine buffs that earned the honor are Hunter Appleton, Jace Aschbrenner, Colton Romig, Charlie Welch, Kaitlyn Barthell, Abbey Glynn, Grace Jenkins, Alisa Meraz-Fishbein and Elle Orie.
 
Appleton is a senior studying ecology & evolutionary biology. He finished seventh in the 5000-meters at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships. Appleton ran a personal best of 13:52.39 in the 5000-meters at the Husky Classic and had a personal best time of 7:59.62 in the 3000-meters at the Ken Shannon Invitational.
 
Aschbrener, a junior studying mechanical engineering, ran a personal best of 28.46.76 in the 10000-meters at the Stanford Invitational this season. He finished 10th in the 10k at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships and represented CU in the event at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
 
Romig is a sophomore studying mechanical engineering. He finished first in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 52.74 at the Air Force Twilight Open this season. He placed eighth in the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships in the 400 hurdles. He ran a 49.30 in the 400-meters to finish second at the Air Force Collegiate Open.
 
Welch is in his second year at CU, studying neuroscience and psychology. He placed sixth in the steeplechase at this year's Pac-12 Outdoor Championships. He won the same event at the Desert Heat Classic and ran a personal best time of 9:01.79 at the Bryan Clay Invitational. He also won the 1500-meters at the Stanford Invitational with a PR time of 3:52.29.
 
Barthell is a graduate student studying ecology & evolutionary biology. She represented the Buffs in the 5000-meters at the NCAA West Preliminary Round and placed eighth at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships event. Barthell also finished sixth in the 10000-meters at the Pac-12 meet. She ran personal best in the 6k at the 2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships, clocking a 19:45.5 and helping CU win the team title. She ran for the Buffs in the NCAA Championship meet.
 
Glynn is a junior studying leadership/community engagement and psychology. She ran a school record time of 56.01 in the 400-meter hurdles to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Championships. She will be seeded third in the event. She also anchored the 4x400 relay for the women at the NCAA West Prelims, helping the team qualify with a time of 3>33.54. Glynn placed second in the 400 hurdles at this year's Pac-12 meet.
 
Jenkins, a sophomore studying chemical & biological engineering, opened the 4x400 relay for the Buffs at the NCAA West Prelims last weekend. The relay time of 3:33.54 is the second-fastest time on the CU performance list. Individually, Jenkins won the 400-meters at this year's Kit Mayer Classic.
  
Meraz-Fishbein is a junior studying journalism. She ran a personal best time of 10:28.60 in the 3000-meters at the Colorado Invitational. She opened her outdoor season with a second-place finish in the 1500-meters at the Kit Mayer Classic. She ran a PR of 20:46.6 in the 6k at the 2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships helping CU win the team title and representing the Buffs in the NCAA Championships.
 
Orie is a graduate student in integrative physiology. She placed seventh in the 5000-meters and 4th in the steeplechase at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships. She ran a personal best 4:21.46 in the 1500-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational. She also set a new PR in the 6K at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships, helping the Buffs to the team title with a time of 20:20.6. Orie also represented the Buffs in the 6k at the NCAA Championships.