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CMU Cross Country Bio
Overall Career Honors
- CMU Record Holder (Indoor 5K - 15:08.26)
- 9x RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
2026 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior): Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Ran in four meets… Ran the 800 meters in three of them, capping the season with a career-best time of 1:58.80 at the Western Slope Conversion Classic… Had a season-best time of 4:11.97 in the 1500 at the Maverick Early Bird Open to start the season… Had a 5K time of 15:57.96 in the 5K at the High Desert Dental Maverick Invitational.
2025-26 Indoor (Redshirt Junior): Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Finished third in the 3K at the Big Red Machine Open, his lone race of the season.
2025 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Ran in four meets, contesting four different disciplines… Qualified for the RMAC Championships in the 10,000 meters, placing 23
rd with a career-best time of 32:26.53… Had qualified with a time of 32:30.31 at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic… Set times of 2:05.92 (800) and 4:11.34 (1500) at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird to open the season… Ran the 5,000 meters at the Mavs’ home meet in 15:21.51… Named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll.
2024-25 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore): Ran in four meets, enjoying a strong season… Smashed a 10-year old school record by more than 13 seconds with a 5K time of 15:08.26 at the Ichabod Invitational… Also posed a caeer-best mile time of 4:25.62 at that meet… Ranks ninth in CMU history in the 3K after posting a time of 8:51.23 at the Colorado Invitational… Named to the RMAC Academic Honor Roll.
2024 Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Posted a 5K time of 15:33.45 at the Maverick Invite & Multi… Finished third in that race, his only one of the season.
2023-24 Indoor (Redshirt Freshman): Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Ran in two meets, contesting the 5K at both the Big Red Machine and Western Colorado Opens in Gunnison… Had a season-best time of 16:06.68 at the prior.
2022-23 (Freshman): Redshirted during both the indoor and outdoor seasons… Did run unattached at two indoor meets… Had a 3K time of 9:28.67 at the Western Colorado Alumni Open and a 5K time of 16:27.26 at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi.
Prep: 2022 graduate of Gunnison High School… Was coached by Lance Betts and Blake Davis… Was a 4-time state qualifier in cross country and a 2-time state qualifier in track… Finished 11
th in the 3,200 meters as both a junior and senior after running a PR of 9:51.95 earlier in his 2022 senior season… Won the league title as well… Finished 25
th at the 3A State Cross Country Championships in the fall of 2021 after finishing second at the regional meet, one of five top-5 finishes he had throughout the year… Had placed 40
th at the state meet as a junior in 2020… Placed 37
th at the NXR Southwest Regional meet with a XC PR of 17:05.80.
Personal: Is majoring in computer science… Intends to purse a career as a software engineer or in cybersecurity… Son of Wade and Nichole Baker… Has two younger siblings— Hayden and Ian… Likes to game and hang out with friends as well as going on long runs.
Why I Chose CMU: “I wanted to be a part of an up and coming team and I loved the system Coach Niksic has in place. The campus also has lots of opportunities and has the college feel.”
