College Bests
| INDOOR |
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OUTDOOR |
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XC |
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| Mile |
4:29.03 |
1500 |
4:08.33 |
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| 3000 |
8:59.46 |
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| 5000 |
14:58.76 |
5000 |
15:06.50 |
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10,000 |
30:56.57 |
8K |
26:49.0 |
2022 Outdoor Track & Field: At the RMAC Championships on April 29, placed seventh in the 10,000 meters in 31 minutes, 38.80 seconds -- his second-best time and the eighth-fastest time ever run for MSU Denver. With the conversion for altitude to 30:41.48, the time ranked as a season best and was 99th-best in NCAA Division II for the season. ... For the second staight day, ran one of the best times in program history, this time 15:06.50 in the 500, good for second place at the prestigious Beach Invitational on April 15. It made him MSU Denver's ninth-fastest individual in the event. ...Posted one of the best 10,000 times in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14, running 30:56.57 to place 14th in the prestigious event. He became MSU Denver's fifth-fastest individual in the event while posting the program's seventh-fastest time. ... Finished fourth in the 5000 at the Maverick Classic on April 2 in 15:16.73, a personal best to that point. With the conversion for altitude to 14:55.0, the time ranked as a season best .. Knocked 60 seconds off his previous personal best in the 10,000 and placed fifth at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 26 in 32:26.12. ... Ran a personal-best 1500 of 4:08.33 to finish 24th at the season-opening CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 19.
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field: At the RMAC Championships on Feb. 26, ran on the eighth-place distance medley relay. ... Finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19 with a time of 16 minutes, 0.01 seconds. ... Made his season debut Jan. 22 at the UCCS Invitational, running the mile and finishing second in 4:29.03.
2021 Cross Country: Did not compete.
2021 Outdoor Track & Field: At the RMAC Championships, finished 21st in the 5000 meters in 16 minutes, 11. 51 seconds. ... Placed second in the 5000 at the Mines Pre-Conference Invitational on April 24 with a time of 15:28.99. ... Finished third in the 10,000 at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 18 in 33:26.00. ... Placed 11th in the 5000 (15:30.69) at the Maverick Multi & Open on April 10. ... Finished 17th in the 5000 (15:23.85) and 40th in the 1500 (4:12.90) in his outdoor debut March 26-27 at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird.
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field: At the RMAC Championships, finished 13th in the 3000 meters in 8 minutes, 59.46 seconds. ... Placed 11th in the 5000 at the Ichabod Invitational on Feb. 13 in 14:58.76. ... Finished third in the 3000 in his MSU Denver indoor debut on Jan. 30 at a triangular hosted by Western Colorado, running 9:00.24.
2020 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championships on Oct. 24, placed 65th with an eight-kilometer time of 27 minutes, 27.1 seconds. ... Ran an 8K personal best at the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10, placing 37th in 26:49.0. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the UCCS Open and finished 13th after running 8K in 27:40.6.
High School: In cross country, four-time Class 4A State Championships qualifier with three top-five finishes at the regional meet. ... Placed seventh at the Class 4A State Championships on Oct. 26, 2019, running 5,000 meters in 16 minutes, 14.9 seconds. ... Finished second at the Region 1 Championships on Oct. 17 with a personal-record time of 15:29.1. ... Finished second at the Jeffco League Championships on Oct. 11 with a time of 15:52.0. ... Ran 15:37.5 at the Nike Desert Twilight XC Festival on Sept. 27, 2019. ... Won two races as a senior, the Liberty Bell Invitational (15:29.4) on Sept. 7 and the Ponderosa Mustang Stampede (16:42.0) on Aug. 29. ... Also won the season-opening Ponderosa Mustang Stampede (16:57.0) as a junior, one of his four top-four finishes during the 2018 season. ... Ran 64th at the 2018 Class 4A State Championships. ... Placed fourth at the Region 1 Championships in 17:35.8. ... Finished third at the Jeffco League Championships in 16:38.0. ... Third at the Dave Sanders Invitational (16:37.0) on Sept. 21. ... Wrapped up the 2018 campaign with an eighth-place finish in a season-best 15:59.7 at the NXR Southwest Regional Championships on Nov. 17. ... Placed fifth at the Region 1 Championships as a sophomore in 2017 with a time of 18:13.3. Finished 69th at the 4A State Championships. ... Sixteenth at regional and 74th at state as a freshman. ... In track & field, ran the 1,500 in 4:15.56 and the 3,000 in 9:12.50 at the Nike/Jesuit Twilight Relays on May 3, 2019. ... Victorious in the 3,200 with a clocking of 9:56.32 at the Rangeview/Gateway Twilight Invitational on April 25. ... Had a 1,600 PR of 4:31.91 at the Kansas Relays on April 20. ... Placed second in the 800 meters at the Ralston Valley Meet on March 8, 2019, with a personal-best time of 2:09.26. ... As a sophomore, finished ninth in the 3,200 (10:44.45) and 14th in the 1,600 (4:54.22) at the Jeffco Elite Meet on May 10, 2018. ... School record-holder in 5,000 meters. ... Coached by Rob Wright and Craig Babcock.
Club: Placed third at national high school trail championships. ... Tucson Half-Marathon Champion. ... Ran for Peak Performance Running. ... Coached by Andrew Simmons.
Personal: Born Colin Peter Szuch. ... Birthday is Feb. 12. ... Son of Peter and Caroline Szuch. .... Has two sisters (Lanie and Cara). ... Majoring in aviation and aerospace science.
