Colorado State University Athletics

2017 Cross Country Roster

Eli Oftedal - 2015 Head Shot

Eli Oftedal

  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  • High School:
    Rowland Hall HS
Accolades
- Five-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018 track & field, 2017 cross country, 2017 track & field, 2016 cross country, 2016 track & field)
- Academic All-Mountain West (2017 track & field)
 
Personal Bests
Indoor
- 800 meters – 1:53.37 (19th all-time in CSU history)
Outdoor
- 800 meters – 1:54.69
- 1,500 meters – 3:50.45 (16th all-time in CSU history)
 
Oftedal at the Mountain West Championships
2016-17
- Fifth place, 4x400-meter relay (2017 outdoor)
- Eighth place, 1,500 meters (2017 outdoor)
- Fifth place, 4x400-meter relay (2017 indoor)

High School 
- 2015 Utah state champion in the 800 meters and the 1,600 meters
- Won the 2014 UHSAA 2A State Championship in the 800 meters, clocking a personal-best time and Utah state record time of 1:55.36
- Earned a top-three finish in 1,600 meters at the 2014 UHSAA 2A State Championship
- Was the 2014 Region 14 champion in the 400 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters
- Captured an eighth-place finish in the 2014 Utah 2A Cross Country State Championships
- Was Utah's 2A state champion in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters during his sophomore season
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