Athlete: Cole Sprout
School: Faith Christian Academy, CO
Graduation Year: 2020
Cole Sprout ran solid PBs of 2:06.44 for 800m and 4:42.09 for 1500m as an eighth-grader, but he's already showing rapid improvement. The freshman at Faith Christian Academy in Co. recently placed second in the 3A Boys race at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede with a time of 16:20.4 for 5K. That time is the second-fastest for a freshman boy so far this season. Last year, Sprout placed third at the Colorado Middle School State XC Championship and sixth at USATF National Junior Olympic XC Championships. Alan Versaw of CO MileSplit calls him one to watch this season.