Calvin Banta

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Air Academy

Accolades
All-Mountain West (2024 ITF)
Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024)
Track and Field Letterwinner (2021-22, 2023-25)

CAREER MARKS

Banta’s Top 20 Appearances:
(ITF)
Mile - 19th - 4:06.51
800 - 20th - 1:52.60
(OTF)
800 - 14th - 1:50.50
1500 - 12th - 3:46.25

Banta at Mountain West Championships:
(ITF)
2024 - Mile - 3rd - 4:12:47
2024 - 3000 - 33rd - 8:51.68
2024 - DMR - 4th - 10:09.87
(OTF)
2024 - 800 - 5th - 1:50.50
2024 - 1500 - 5th - 3:46.25
2021 - 800 - 11th - 1:53.05

Year-By-Year:
2024-2025: (Indoor) Competed in four meets ... Finished runner-up in the 800 at the CU Invitational with a time of 1:53.18 ... Ran a season-best 1:52.62 in the 800 and a season-best 4:06.53 in the mile at the Husky Classic.
2023-2024: (Outdoor) Competed in six events ... personal best 1:50:50 in the 800 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships (May 9-11) which finished fifth place ... (Indoor) Competed in three events ... personal best 4:06.51 in the 800 at the 2024 Husky Classic ...
2022-23: Competed in six outdoor meets… Competed in two indoor meets…
2021-22: Competed in four outdoor meets…Competed in three indoor meets… top mile time was 4:07.09…
2020-21: Competed in four outdoor meets… top 800m time was 1:52.36… top 1500m time was 3:50.18…
2019-20: Competed in two indoor meets… top mile time was 4:19.55

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Coached by Chuck Schwartz at Air Academy H.S. in Colorado Springs, Colorado… State qualifier in cross country and track all four years… Holds school record in 4x800 relay and 800m (1:53.48)… Captain for both cross country and track teams… At the 2019 Colorado State Track and Field Championships, finished second with a time of 4:18.25 in the 4A 1600m finals and third in the 800m for a time of 1:53.48 – a school record… Won the 1600m at The Pueblo Twilight, running a 4:17.62… In the UW High School Invite, clocked a 4:20.02 mile for fourth place… Placed second in the 800m and the one-mile at the Air Force High School Indoor Open… Helped pace Air Academy to a third-place finish in the CHSAA State Cross Country Championships, running a 16:48.3 for second on the team and 17th overall… Ran a 15:31 to finish 11th at the 1-Boys Sweepstakes Race in Nike Desert Twilight Festival... Also played soccer his freshman year... Grandfather played baseball at Nevada.