Cole Sprout Season 2023
Academic YearSenior
HometownLittleton, Colo.
TFRRS Performance Profile
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In the News
- 2020: Cole Sprout’s Unofficial Record Breaking Track Season (Colorado MileSplit)
Career Accolades
- Five-time All-American
- NACAC under-23 5,000 champion (2023)
- Three-time West Region XC team champions (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time Pac-12 XC team champions (2020-21, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time All-West Region XC (2021, 2023)
- Three-time All-Pac-12 XC first team (2020-21, 2022, 2023)
- All-Pac-12 XC second team (2021)
- Four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC 2021, 2023; T&F 2022, 2023)
- Seven-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (XC 2021, 2023; T&F 2021, winter 2022, 2023; spring 2022, 2023)
Personal Bests (thru 2023 outdoors)
- 5,000: 13:24.38i
- 10,000: 27:42.42
- 3,000: 7:43.10i
- Mile: 3:56.53i
- Two mile: 8:46.41
- 1,500: 3:42.27
- 800: 1:51.79
As a Senior (2023-24)
Cross Country * Pac-12 champions * NCAA West Region champions
- Four-year top-8 placer at Pac-12 Championships
- All-West Region
- First-team All-Pac-12
- Placed third at Pac-12 Championships for the second consecutive year
- Earned his best West Region placing, of fourth
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
As a Junior (2022-23)
Outdoors
- North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association under-23 5,000 champ
- Represented the U.S. in the race in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 21
- Placed eighth in the 5,000 at the USATF Championships in Eugene, Ore., and 16th in the 10,000
- Won the Stumptown 5,000 in Portland in a season best 13:39.12
- Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Indoors
- Ran first sub-4 mile, clocking 3:56.53 while placing second at the UW Indoor Preview
- The time placed him No. 3 on Stanford's all-time indoor list
- Second in the 3,000 at the Razorback Invitational in 7:44.50
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country * Pac-12 champions * NCAA West Region champions
- All-Pac-12 first team
- Placed third at the Pac-12 Championships
- Seventh at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
Outdoors
- Two-time All-American: first team in the 10,000 and second team in the 5,000
- Fourth in the 10,000 at the NCAA Championships, in 28:14.89
- Ninth in the 5,000 at NCAA's, running 13:32.53
- Qualified for the U.S. Championships in the 5,000, placing 12th overall
- Was second overall in the 10,000 (28:46.65) at the NCAA West Prelims and seventh in the 5,000 (13:29.99)
- Pac-12 runner-up in the 5,000
- In his 10,000 debut, ran 27:42.42 at the Payton Jordan Invite to move to No. 3 in Stanford history and No. 7 in Pac-12 history
- It was 20th-fastest 10,000 performance and 19th-fastest performer in collegiate history in season.
- It was the 35th-fastest 10,000 performance and 22nd-fastest performer in collegiate history in or out of season.
- Ran an outdoor season 5,000 best of 13:26.61 at the U.S. Championships, placing him No. 8 in Stanford history
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Indoors
- Two-time first-team All-American
- Placed fifth in the 5,000 on Day One of the NCAA Championships and eighth in the 3,000 on Day Two
- Won the 3,000 at the Pac-12 Invitational in 7:43.10, the second-fastest in school history
- The time made him the 13th-fastest in collegiate indoor history, included all-sized tracks and times converted from near-equal distances
- Moved to No. 3 in the 5,000 all-time indoors at Stanford with a 13:24.38 at the Husky Classic, placing third
- Anchored DMR to 9:29.57 at the Alex Wilson Invite, for the No. 10 time in school history
- Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
Cross Country * NCAA West Region champions
- All-West Region
- Placed 19th at NCAA West Regionals helping Card to team title
- All-Pac-12 second team
- Placed eighth at Pac-12 Championships as team's No. 4 runner
- Stanford's No. 4 at NCAA Championships, helping team to fifth
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
As a Freshman (2020-21)
Outdoors
- Advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000
- Won the Stanford Invitational 5,000 in lifetime best 13:43.92
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Indoors
- Did not compete
Cross Country * Pac-12 Champions
- All-American
- Placed 15th at NCAA Championships, just behind teammate Charles Hicks
- Stanford's No. 2 runner on fifth-place team that was led by three freshmen
- All-Pac-12 first team
- Fourth at Pac-12 Championships
- Stanford's No. 2 at Pac-12's, helping Cardinal to team title
- Made collegiate debut at the Florida State Winter Classic, placing fifth as Stanford's No. 1 runner
National/International
- While representing the U.S., won the NACAC under-23 title in the 5,000, running 14:11.78
- Placed eighth in the 5,000 at the 2023 U.S. Championships and 16th in the 10,000
- Placed 12th in the 5,000 at the 2022 U.S. Championships in Eugene in 13:26.61
Prior to Stanford
- Ran 4:02.42 in the mile in a May, 2020, race in El Dorado Hills, Calif.
- Earned his third consecutive Colorado state cross country title in 2019, breaking own meet record in 15:12.7
- Second in state 3A cross country as a freshman, first in 4A as a sophomore, and won the 5A title his final two seasons
- Seventh at the 2019 Nike Cross Nationals after placing third in 2018
- Won six Gatorade state athlete of the year honors – three in track and three in cross country
- Won seven state championships – doubling in the 1,600 and 3,200 in 2018 and 2019, in addition to his cross country titles
- Broke the sophomore meet two-mile record at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals of 8:49.46
- Broke the national sophomore record in the 3,000 (8:13.85)
- As a junior, ran 4:06.68 to place second in the mile at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals
- Best of 8:40.73 for 3,200 was a state record set at the Arcadia Invitational
- First Colorado high school runner to break 9 minutes for 3,200 in a race run in Colorado
Personal
- Parents are Jeff and Bev Sprout
- Has a younger sister, Avery
- Volunteered with Denver Rescue Mission
- Participated in a mission trip to Ethiopia
Career Results
| Year | Season (Meets) | Event | Season Best | Conf. | Region | NCAA |
| 2023-24 | Cross Country (5) | 8K | 22:56.5 | 3 (22:56.5) | -- | -- |
| 10K | 29:07.0 | -- | 4 (29:07.0) | 95 (30:31.4) | ||
| 2022-23 | Outdoors (7) | 5,000 | 13:39.12 | 2 (14:12.28) | -- | -- |
| 10,000 | 28:30.91 | -- | 14 (28:41.14) | -- | ||
| 1,500 | 3:47.90 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 3,000 | 8:09.74 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (3) | Mile | 3:56.53 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 3,000 | 7:44.50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cross Country (4) | 8K | 22:38.3 | 3 (22:38.3) | -- | -- | |
| 10K | 30:22.9 | -- | -- | 118 (30:22.9) | ||
| 2021-22 | Outdoors (7) | 10,000 | 27:42.42 | -- | 2 (28:46.65) | 4 (28:14.89) |
| 5,000 | 13:26.61 | 2 (13:36.50) | 7 (13:29.99) | 9 (13:32.53) | ||
| 1,500 | 3:49.50 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (4) | 5,000 | 13:24.38 | -- | -- | 5 (13:25.67) | |
| 3,000 | 7:43.10 | -- | -- | 8 (8:00.85) | ||
| DMR | 9:29.57 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Cross Country (5) | 8K | 23:27.5 | 8 (23:57.9) | -- | -- | |
| 10K | 30:03.3 | -- | 19 (30:12.3) | 81 (30:03.3) | ||
| 2020-21 | Outdoors (5) | 5,000 | 13:43.92 | 11 (13:46.83) | 32 (14:28.08) | -- |
| 1,500 | 3:42.27 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 800 | 1:51.79 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 3,000 | 8:03.26 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Indoors (0) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cross Country (4) | 8K | 22:57.9 | 4 (22:57.9) | -- | -- | |
| 10K | 30:21.4 | -- | -- | 15 (30:21.4) |