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Colin Sahlman

Colin Sahlman

October 14, 2022

2022 Nuttycombe: Katelyn Tuohy and Stanford Men Get Statement Wins

Ky Robinson won the men's race while the NC State women needed a tie-breaker to win the women's team title. Are the NAU men in trouble? Plus Colin Sahlman debuted.
September 21, 2022

2022 NCAA XC Men's Top 10: NAU Chases Second Three-Peat; Can Stanford or OK State Finally Knock Them Off?

NAU is loaded once again. But so is Stanford, and OSU should be dangerous on its home course. Who will win it all in '22? *MB: Jonathan Gault unveils his top 10 men's NCAA xc teams. Agree or disagree?
September 21, 2022

Top Recruit Colin Sahlman May Not Race for NAU This Fall

"It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there [this fall]," says NAU coach Mike Smith. *MB: Colin Sahlman may not race for NAU in 2022 - "It's probably on the more unlikely side that we are putting him out there."
August 04, 2022

Sean Brosnan Opens Up About Leaving the Greatest High School XC Team Ever for UCLA

Which Newbury Park stud does Brosnan compare to Galen Rupp, who does he think can win an NCAA 1500 title and who will be the best pro?
May 27, 2022

2022 Pre Classic Preview: Star-Studded Matchups Everywhere You Look

From Elaine Thompson-Herah and Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100 to Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Cole Hocker in the Bowerman Mile, the world and America's best are all in Eugene this weekend.
May 20, 2022

2022 USATF Distance Classic: Australia’s Abbey Caldwell (4:04.18) Punches Her Ticket to Worlds, But No One Else Does

The meet was a bit underwhelming as Caldwell was the only athlete to hit the World Championship standard on the night. In other action, Neil Gourley took down Cole Hocker and won the men’s 1500 in 3:35.43 and Evan Jager struggled over the final 150 in the men’s steeple and Emma Coburn ran 4:09 in the women's 1500. The most entertaining race of the night may have been the B heat of the men's 800 with Cooper Teare and HS sensation Colin Sahlman. 
March 08, 2022

Colin Sahlman Doesn't Rule Out Turning Pro, Says He's A Miler

"I really want to race the mile -- like that's where my passion is at right now," said Sahlman in a Q&A with LetsRun after being named the 2021 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Sahlman also said he'd "love" to do the Pre Classic mile like former HS teen sensations Alan Webb and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. *MB: Q&A with Colin Sahlman who reveals he's passionate about the mile & wants to run Pre and doesn't rule out turning pro.
February 07, 2022

WTW: Newbury Park & Colin Sahlman Are INCREDIBLE But Let's Not Sleep on Parker Wolfe

What a weekend for US distance fans. The future looks bright, the biggest problem American fans have is figuring out who is the #1 prospect for the future? How do today's teenage phenoms stack up against past teenage sensations like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Alan Webb, Jim Ryun and Gerry Lindgren. *MB: Who is the #1 US boys teenage distance prospect moving forward - C. Sahlman, A. Sahlman, Leo Young, Lex Young or Parker Wolfe? 
December 13, 2021

Was the Course at the RunningLane Cross Country Championships Short? Well...

The day before RunningLane nationals, a high school coach wheeled the notoriously fast John Hunt Park course in Huntsville and measured it at 4935m. But that doesn't tell the whole story. *MB Is the RunningLane Course 5K? Or Is It Short?
December 04, 2021

Newbury Park Goes 1-2-3 at RunningLane Nationals; Top 3 All Break Dathan Ritzenhein’s HS 5K Record

NP's Colin Sahlman (14:03.29) was the individual champion, while twin brothers Leo Young (14:05.07) and Lex Young (14:05.49) went 2-3. Newbury Park scored 28 points to win.