2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Chris Day

Everett Delate

  • Position Hurdles
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Centennial, Colo.
  • Highschool Cherry Creek
  • Major Economics (B.S.) / Mineral & Energy Economics (M.S.)

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024-25: Received a M.S. in mineral & energy economics in May 2025 ... College Sports Communicators First-Team Academic All-America … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... USTFCCCA All-Academic. Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (60m hurdles) … USTFCCCA All-Region (60m hurdles) … NCAA Division II national runner-up in the 60m hurdles … RMAC champion in the 60m hurdles … First-Team All-RMAC (60m hurdles) … First-Team Academic All-RMAC … Reset his program record at 7.78 seconds at the Colorado Classic … Graduates with all of the top-10 fastest 60m hurdle times in program history … Set the RMAC Championships 60m hurdle record with a 7.81-second time at UCCS … Ram 7.92 seconds in the NCAA Championships prelims, then went 7.82 to finish second and claim the national silver medal. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (110m hurdles) … USTFCCCA All-Region (110m hurdles) … RMAC champion in the 110m hurdles and bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles … First-Team All-RMAC (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles) … First-Team Academic All-RMAC … RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 2) … Twice reset his program record in the 110m hurdles, ultimately running 13.75 seconds at the Franson Last Chance … Graduates with the 10 fastest times in program history … Reset the RMAC Championships 110m hurdles record in his final home appearance, clocking 13.87 at Stermole Track … Ran 13.92 seconds to finish 10th at the NCAA Championships.

2023-24: Received a B.S. in economics December 2023 ... College Sports Communicators First-Team Academic All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Was selected as his graduating classes' Presidential Senior Scholar-Athlete for combination of academic and athletic achievement ... Was the Economics department's outstanding graduating senior. Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (60H) … USTFCCCA All-Region (60H) … RMAC champion in the 60m hurdles … First-Team All-RMAC (60H) … First-Team Academic All-RMAC … First Oredigger to ever stand on the NCAA podium in the 60m hurdles, placing fifth at nationals in 7.92 seconds … Reset his program record in the 60m hurdles with a 7.81 time at the Gorilla Classic … Won his second consecutive RMAC title with a 7.87 time at the RMAC Indoor Championships. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (110H) … USTFCCCA All-Region (110H and 400H) … RMAC First-Team All-Academic … First-Team All-RMAC (110H and 400H) … RMAC champion in the 110m hurdles and silver medalist in the 400 hurdles … RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 10) … Reset his program 110m hurdles record multiple times during the season, with a best of 13.85 seconds run in prelims at the NCAA Championships … Became Mines’ first 110m hurdles podium finisher since 2000 at NCAAs, qualifying for finals and finishing fifth in a wind-aided 13.86 seconds … Ran a personal-best 400m hurdles time of 51.96 in the final at the RMAC Championships … Was also a member of the 4x400 relay at RMACs that finished seventh.

2022-23: USTFCCCA All-Academic. Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (60mH) … USTFCCCA All-Region (60mH) … RMAC champion in the 60m hurdles … First-Team All-RMAC (60mH) … First-Team Academic All-RMAC … Competed primarily in the hurdles indoors and was also a part of Mines’ 4x400 relay … Set the Mines record twice during the season, running 7.98 at the CRC UCCS Invite and then a collegiate-best 7.92 at the Colorado Invitational … Is the only sub-8.00 runner in program history … Won the RMAC title with a 7.98 time after a 7.94 prelim … Finished 12th in his NCAA Indoors debut at 8.06 seconds. Outdoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (110m hurdles) … RMAC Championships Co-Athlete of the Meet … RMAC double champion in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles … First-Team All-RMAC and USTFCCCA All-Region in both events … First-Team Academic All-RMAC … RMAC Track Athlete of the Week (March 29) … Broke the long-standing Mines 110m hurdles record at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running 13.99 to be the first sub-14 man in program history … Made his NCAA Outdoor Championships debut in the 110m hurdles and finished 10th, re-setting his record with a collegiate-best 13.95 time … Ran a personal-best 52.68 in the 400m hurdles at the Kit Mayer Classic, the #4 all-time Mines performance.

2021-22: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Focused mainly on the 60-meter hurdles but also ran the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash and as part of the 4x400-meter relay ... Top hurdle race of the winter came in the season opener at the Mines Alumni Classic where he posted a 8.09 during prelims which ranked him second all-time at Mines ... The 8.09 in the opener also provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, ranking 30th in the nation ... Best combined relay performance was 3:21.89 at the Ichabod Invite in Kansas ... Ran one 200-meter dash in 23.09 seconds at the Colorado Invitational ... Lone 60-meter dash was 7.26 seconds at the Mines Winter Classic. Outdoor Track & Field - Redshirted.

2020-21: Indoor Track & Field - USTFCCCA All-Academic ... Hurdle specialist for the Orediggers with two appearances in the 60-meter dash as well ... Competed at all four of Mines' indoor competitions ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 60-meter hurdles by running 8.14 at the Mines Front Range #4 which ranked him third in program history ... Collegiate debut came at the Mines Front Range #1 where he ran the 60-hurdles in 8.26 ... Top 60m dash of the season was 7.15 at the Mines Front Range #3 ... Finished the indoor season ranked 20th in the nation in the 60-meter hurdles. Outdoor Track & Field - Focused mainly on the 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles events while also running as part of one 4x100-meter relay ... Appeared at eight competitions for Mines including the RMAC Championships ... Took ninth place in the RMAC by running 19.93 in the 110-meter hurdles ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 110-hurdles on two occasions with a top time of 14.35 at the Mines Friday Last Chance which also put him fourth all-time for the Orediggers ... Top 400-meter hurdle performance of the year was 54.94 at the Mines Pre-Conference Invite ... Collegiate outdoor debut came at the CSU Pueblo Early Bird where he ran the 110-hurdles in 14.55 ... Also helped Mines run the 4x100-meter relay in 42.99 at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing ... Closed the season tied for 30th in the nation in the 110-meter hurdles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track & field at Cherry Creek High School in Colorado ... Finished his senior season as the top-ranked athlete in the 300-meter hurdles in the state of Colorado ... Posted career best times of 14.85 in the 110-meter hurldes and 38.30 in the 300-meter hurdles.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2022-23Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2023-24Senior

    Hurdles
  • 2024-25Redshirt Senior

    Hurdles