2022-23 Track and Field Roster

Zack Chavez | RMAC

Chris Cathcart

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Highschool Rocky Mountain
  • Major Computer Science (B.S.) / Computer Science (M.S.)

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2022-23: Earned his M.S. in computer science in December 2022. Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Ran once during the indoor season, a 4:16.65 mile to place sixth at the Colorado Invitational in January. Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Exclusively ran the 10,000m, qualifying for nationals with a 30:25.38 time at the Mines Mini Meet in late April … At NCAA Outdoor Championships, finished 16th in the 10K in a time of 31:28.71.

2021-22: Indoor Track & Field - First-Team All-RMAC (5,000m) ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Distance specialist for Mines, running the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters ... Appeared on the 5K podium at the RMAC Championships by finishing third in a time of 15:05.13 marking his top performance of the season ... Also ran the 3K at the conference meet and scored for the Orediggers with a #7 finish at a pace of 8:42.60 ... Both runs at the RMAC meet provided NCAA-qualifying times, ranking him #38 in the nation in the 3K and #21 in the 5K ... Other appearances included the 3K at the Mines Winter Classic and the 5K at the Ichabod Invite in Kansas. Outdoor Track & Field - Second-Team All-RMAC (5,000m, 10,000m) ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Continued his distance focus for the Orediggers by running the 10,000 meters twice and the 5,000 meters three times ... Top 5K run of the spring was 14:12.42 at the Stanford Invitational which eventually ranked #34 in the nation ... Best 10K of the season put him on the podium at the RMAC Championships where he finished fourth in a time of 31:13.66 ... Also stood on the RMAC's 5K podium by finishing sixth in 14:40.51 ... Other appearances included the CSU Pueblo Last Chance Invitational 5K and the Kit Mayer Classic 10K ... Finished the season ranked 50th in the nation in the 10K.

2020-21: Indoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Did not appear in a race for the Orediggers. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Exclusively ran the 10,000 meters at two different meets for Mines ... Top performance was 30:54.87 at the Mines Pre-Conference Invite which provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Championships ... Also ran 31:33.38 at the Mines Friday Last Chance ... Finished the season ranked 27th in the nation in the 10K.

2019-20: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ...RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Distance specialist for Mines, competing exclusively in the 5,000-meter run ... Finished eighth at the RMAC Championships thanks to a time of 15:16.11 ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships at the Mines Winter Classic with a time of 15:09.14 for his top time of the year and finished the season ranked 30th in the nation ... Appeared in two races total throughout the season. Outdoor Track & Field - Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in two races for the Orediggers ... Finished the 3,000-meter run in 8:58.43 and finished fourth at the Mines DII Invite & Multi on Jan. 25 ... Posted a 5,000-meter run time of 15:53.12 and took 7th at the Mines Triangular on Feb. 15. Outdoor Track & Field - RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Ran the 10,000 meters twice for Mines ... Season-best time of 31:03.89 while crossing eighth at the RMAC Outdoor Championships ... Also ran 31:30.40 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in California on March 29.

2017-18: Indoor Track & Field - Redshirted. Outdoor Track & Field - Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time First-Team Academic All-State at Rocky Mountain HS ... Four-year honor athlete ... Academic Team Championship award in 2014 and 2015 ... Earned team's outstanding freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior awards ... RMHS Lobo Award as Outstanding Senior Athlete ... Earned seven letters combined between cross country and track ... Two-time Second-Team All-Front Range Conference ... Owns PRs of 16:01 for 5K, 9:51 for 3200m, and 4:39 for 1600m ... National Honor Society member ... Mu Alpha Theta math honor society member.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

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  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

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