2025 Cross Country Roster

Colin Sahlman

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newbury Park, Calif.
  • High School Newbury Park High School

Biography

2023: Competed in four meets this season...Placed fifth at the George Kyte Classic with a 4.5 mile time of 22:10.9…Finished 33rd at the Virginia Invitational with an 8K time of 23:50.5…Placed 11th at the Big Sky Conference Championships with an 8K time of 24:16.8…Finished 22nd at the NCAA Mountain Regional with a 10K time of 29:41.8 to earn All-Region honors.

2022: Member of the National Championship team...Competed in four meets this season…Finished 60th at the Nuttycombe Invitational, running an 8K time of 23:50.4…Placed seventh at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 23:35.9, earning All-Conference honors…Named Big Sky Freshman of the Year…Ran a 10K time of 28:33.9 at the Mountain Regional to finish 27th…Competed at the NCAA National Championship, running a time of 30:37.0 to finish 151st.

High School: Ran a personal best time of 50.26 in the 400-meter...Had a personal best 800-meter time of 1:48.07...Ran a personal best 1,500-meter time of 3:39.59...Had a personal best time of 3:56.24 in the mile...Ran a personal time of 8:33.32 in the 3,200-meter...Had a personal best 3 mile time of 13:48.00...Ran a personal best 5K time of 14:03.29.
 
TF/XC Accomplishments: 2-time Gatorade State Player of the Year Cross Country (2020, 2021)...2-time Gatorade State Player of the Year Track (2021, 2022)...National Gatorade Player of the Year Cross Country (2021-22)...2022 Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year...National record in 3200m and 5K.
 
Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because the team’s culture goes much deeper than just wanting to win national championships. The coaches and athletes hold each other accountable as well as have fun, which I wanted in a program. Living at altitude was also a major bonus as the training lined up similarly to what I wanted in a program. Most importantly, NAU felt like home and somewhere I could grow as both an athlete and an individual.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior