Colorado Buffaloes track and field
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| Colorado Buffaloes track and field | |
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| University | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Head coach | Sean Carlson |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Location | Boulder, Colorado |
| Outdoor track | Potts Field |
| Nickname | Buffaloes |
| Colors | Silver, black, and gold[1] |
The Colorado Buffaloes track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Colorado Boulder. The Buffaloes compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team is based in Boulder, Colorado, at the Potts Field.[2]
The program is coached by Sean Carlson.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]
Jenny Barringer is the only athlete on the team to have won a Bowerman Award, with four individual NCAA titles in middle-distance running.[5] The team was coached by Mark Wetmore and his partner Heather Burroughs until his contract was not renewed in 2024.[6]
A 2023 investigation showed that the Colorado track and field program used body composition analysis that harmed a significant number of athletes by exacerbating eating disorders. As part of the team practice, calipers were used to measure adipose tissue on seven different body parts. The practice was found to have negatively impacted women's team members more than men's athletes.[7]
AIAW
The Buffaloes have had nine AIAW individual All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[8]
| AIAW All-Americans | |||
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| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1973 Outdoor | Heidi Davidson | 200 meters hurdles | 5th |
| 1973 Outdoor | Jane Frederick | Pentathlon | 1st |
| 1975 Outdoor | Mitzi McMillin | Pentathlon | 1st |
| 1975 Outdoor | Lori West | Pentathlon | 4th |
| 1976 Outdoor | Lori West | Pentathlon | 3rd |
| 1978 Indoor | Lee Ballenger | 600 yards | 1st |
| 1978 Indoor | Dana Slater | 2 miles | 1st |
| 1978 Outdoor | Lee Ballenger | 800 meters | 2nd |
| 1979 Indoor | Dana Slater | 3 miles | 1st |
| 1979 Indoor | Unknown | 4 × 440 yards relay | 4th |
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| 1979 Indoor | Unknown | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
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| 1980 Indoor | Unknown | Distance medley relay | 6th |
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| 1980 Outdoor | Lee Ballenger | 800 meters | 3rd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Brenda Chambers | 400 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| 1981 Indoor | Carleen Thon | 1500 meters | 6th |
| 1982 Indoor | Annette Tannander | Long jump | 4th |
NCAA
As of August 2025[update], a total of 83 men and 51 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[9][10]
