2016 Cross Country Roster

Seth Topper

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Colorado Springs Christian
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Major Chemical & Biochem Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2016: RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … USTFCCCA All-South Central Region … Ran in four races … Won the RMAC Open race … Opened the season 24th at Colorado College … Came in 57th at the Chile Pepper Festival … Was on Mines’ NCAA South Central Regional team, running 18th.

2015: Second-Team All-RMAC... RMAC Academic Honor Roll… four-time scoring runner with one top-10 finish in five meets… scored for Mines at NCAA Championships with a 47th-place finish (30:40.6) to help school to first National Championship… opened season with eighth-place showing at Colorado College Invitational (25:52.0)… top time came at Chile Pepper Festival where he ran 24:41.2 to place 38th… placed 27th at RMAC Championships (26:01.9)… took 49th at NCAA DII South Central Region Championships (31:59.6).

2014: Returned from injury to race final four dates...Twice scored at Division II events, earning 14th of 138 at regionals in 32:43 and 59th among 245 at national championships in 31:52.1...Added 20th out of 117 at conference meet (27:05.80) and 39th of 201 at FHSU Tiger Open (24:42.20)...USTFCCCA South Central All-Region...Second Team All-RMAC...USTFCCCA All-Academic...RMAC First Team All-Academic.

2013: One of five runners to compete in all five meets...Scored in two of three postseason races, placing 24th at RMAC Championships (25:39.0) and 31st at NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships (31:34)...Ranked 117th of 246 in NCAA Division II National Championships debut in 32:30.9...Ran 35th of 166 at Rocky Mountain Shootout (27:44) and 57th at Colorado State Open (16:02.50)...USTFCCCA All-Academic...RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Two-year letterwinner...Named Most Improved Runner as a junior and Most Valuable Runner as a senior...Led team to two straight top-five finishes at regionals and consecutive top-20 finishes at state, highlighted by 11th in 2011, placing 32nd individually...Lettered two years in track and field...State champion with 4x400 relay, runner-up with 4x800 relay and ninth in 1600 in 2012, helping squad rank sixth...Three-year letterwinner in tennis, playing No. 1 doubles...Four-year Honor Roll recipient and three-year National Honor Society member.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Redshirt Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior