Colorado State University Athletics

2025 Cross Country Roster

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Ben Kirbo

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tallahassee, Fla.
  • High School:
    Lawton Chiles
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering
Accolades
Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)
Academic All-Mountain West (2024)

Collegiate Best Marks

Kirbo at Mountain West Championships
2025 - 8k - 52nd - 24:36.2
 
Senior (2025)
Competed in six meets... Placed 52nd overall at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships in the 8k (24:36.2)... Placed 71st overall at the NCAA Divison I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships in the 10k (32:45.7)

Junior (2024)
Competed in five meets … Placed 16th at the Wyoming Invite (Aug. 30) … Ran in the Mountain West Championships, placing 30th (Nov. 1) … Represented CSU at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship with a 79th-place finish (Nov. 15).

Sophomore (2023)
Competed in five meets ... Ran a 15:27.6 (5k) to open the season at the 2023 Wyoming Invite (Sept. 2) ... Posted a season-best 24:27.6 at the Mountain West Championship (Oct. 27) ... competed at the NCAA Mountain Regional, running a 30:43.9.

Freshman (2022)
Did not compete.

High School
Attended Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee, Florida... Was a member of the cross country and track team all four year of prep... In 2018 helped his team to a second-place finish at the State Championships... Was named team MVP his last three seasons... Helped his team to a fourth-place finish at the 2021 State Championships... Was in the National Honors Society and Red Cross Club member... Parents are Jennifer and Ben... Has two sisters Lillie and Helen... Dad Ben swam at Georgia.
CSU Cross Country - 2025 Preseason Press Conference
Wednesday, August 27
Colorado State Cross Country: 2024 Preseason Press Conference
Wednesday, August 14
Colorado State Cross Country: 2023 Preseason Press Conference
Friday, August 18
Colorado State Cross Country: Head Coach Epperson Talks About NCAA Championships
Friday, November 18