Paul Roberts Running For Colorado State Pueblo?

CollegeMan wrote:

For those who don't know Paul Roberts graduated last year from Lyons HS and was an all American at NXN and FLCCC. He originally was running for Colorado State Unversity but just saw that now he runs for Colorado State Pueblo. Anyone now anything about why he made this move?

Last year at the time of the Colorado track and field state meet the papers in Denver said he would be enrolling at CSU-Pueblo (DII school). Not the CSU in Fort Collins (a DI school). So, as far as I know, he never switched campuses.

I have wondered the same thing myself. He even has siblings who had respectable careers at Adams State which is not that far from Pueblo.

However, CSU pueblo is quickly on the rise in D2 and talented people can be great almost anywhere so I do not criticize his choice at all. Probably just has unique priorities.

I believe he's been at CSU-Pueblo all along.

I remember watching him hammer out a 15:10 CR at Rim Rock in 2015. Dude's a beast. Wishing him the best at CSP

I found it interesting that he went DII, but he committed to CSU Pueblo from the start, and has always been there.

You may have been confused since Pueblo and Fort Collins are both part of the CSU system. Different sources may have simply put 'Roberts to Colorado State.'

He was great at Worlds... I wish he would transfer to CU-Boulder. It would be cool to see how Wetmore developed Paul.

I am not comparing programs or situations, but it should be noted that the coaches at CSU-P are doing one hell of a good job.

CSUP has 4 good runners. 3 of them will be done running soon and they've rebuilt with only Roberts. And honestly, he's been unimpressive. He was 11th at NXN and 5th at footlocker and can't even sniff all American at D2 nats. Gets worked at conference meets. Should have gone to CU, CSU, NAU. Somewhere with a proven method for long distance guys. Not a couple talented mid d guys who hit it right 1 out of every 5 national meets.

Here's an interview he did after the recent IAAF Cross Country meet. Sounds like family ties played an important role.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wd891lCVXA

His D2 cross country season had some good (24:11 8K at Chile Pepper) and some average (national meet finish). His indoor 3K conversion was 8:06 off an indoor meet in Colorado, and his 8:18 at indoor nationals was comparable to guys like Phllip Rocha (8:16), Jake Brophy (8:29) and Andrew Jordan (8:07). Obviously a lot of D1 freshmen redshirt, so some of his other peers don't have data to compare. He ran the USATF cross country meet in the middle of the indoor season, so maybe training was geared toward that distance?? Not sure "unimpressive" is appropriate. Seems like he's off to a solid collegiate start. Racing against college men instead of high school boys, and especially at distances of 8K and 10K, takes some getting used to.

This is 100% correct:

Dreamur wrote:

CSUP has 4 good runners. 3 of them will be done running soon and they've rebuilt with only Roberts. And honestly, he's been unimpressive. He was 11th at NXN and 5th at footlocker and can't even sniff all American at D2 nats. Gets worked at conference meets. Should have gone to CU, CSU, NAU. Somewhere with a proven method for long distance guys. Not a couple talented mid d guys who hit it right 1 out of every 5 national meets.

Not this:

"I am not comparing programs or situations, but it should be noted that the coaches at CSU-P are doing one hell of a good job."