Colorado State University Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field Roster
Forrest Barton
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- High School:
- Castle View HS
Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- Mile – 4:17.87
- 3,000 meters – 8:29.21
- 5,000 meters - 14:17.69 (10th all-time in CSU history)
- Triple Jump - 46' 7.5"
Outdoor
- 1,500 meters – 4:00.00
- 3,000-meter steeplechase – 9:02.27 (12th all-time in CSU history)
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:12.7
- 8,000 meters - 23:22.1
-10,000 meters - 30:11.4
Accolades
- Four-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018 track & field, 2017 cross country, 2017 track & field, 2016 cross country)
- Academic All-Mountain West (2017 cross country, 2018 cross country)
- All-Mountain West First Team (2019 cross country)
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 team for Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Barton at the NCAA Championships
2018
- 87th place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
Barton at the NCAA Mountain Regional
2019
- 91st place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
2018
- 34th place, men's 10k (Cross Country)
Barton at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 6th place, 5000m (Indoor)
- 16th place, 3000m (Indoor)
2019
- 2nd place, 8k (Cross Country)
- 16th place, 3000m (Indoor)
- 9th place, 5000m (Indoor)
- 5th place, 3000S (Outdoor)
2018
- 49th place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
2017
- 32nd place, men's 8k (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Placed second overall at the Wyoming Invite 5K for a career-best time of 15:12.7...Placed 51st, first for CSU, at the Joe Piane Invitational 8K for a career-best time of 24:14.7
...Placed 84th at the Nuttycombe Invite 8K for second on the team...Earned All-MW First Team honors with second place finish at MW Championships.
(Indoor): Competed in four meets including the Mountain West Championships...Contributed three points with his sixth-place 5000-meter finish to the team score en route to the Rams' Mountain West Championships on the men's side...Also placed 16th in the 3000m at the MW meet...Placed sixth in 3,000m at Potts Invite...Set PR in 3000m at Colorado Invitational while also winning the event...Recorded CSU's 10th-best mark in 5000m at Iowa State Classic and finished 17th.
Redshirt Junior (2018-19)
(Cross Country): Placed fourth at the Wyoming Invite...Crossed in 67th at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin...Scored for the Rams in the NCAA Regional and Championships
(Indoor): Competed in four meets...At the MW Championships, third Ram to finish in the 5000m and fifth Ram to finish in the 3000m...Ran a then-PR in the 3000m at the Colorado Invitational...Recorded a PR in the mile at the Potts Invitational.
(Outdoor): Competed in three meets...At the MW Championships, took fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase as the top Ram finisher.
Redshirt Sophomore (2017-18)
(Cross Country): Placed 17th at the CSU Invite...Sixth on the team at the Roy Griak Invitational...Seventh Ram to finish at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational...Competed in the MWC Championships
(Indoor): Competed in three meets...Ran a PR in the 5000m at the Husky Classic.
(Outdoor): Competed in four meets...Ran a PR in the 1500m at the Tom Benich Invitational.
Redshirt Freshman (2016-17)
(Cross Country): Finished 26th at the CSU Invitational in his collegiate debut
(Indoor): Competed in four meets...Recorded a PR in triple jump (46' 7.5") at Rocky Mountain Classic...Made collegiate indoor debut at Potts Invitational.
(Outdoor): Competed in four meets...Made outdoor collegiate debut at Colorado Invitational.
Freshman (2015-16)
(Cross Country): Redshirt
(Indoor): Redshirt
(Outdoor): Redshirt
High School
Attended Castle View High School in Castle Rock, Colo.
High School Personal Bests
Indoor
- Mile – 4:35.77
- 1,600 meters - 4:56.48
- 3,200 meters – 9:55.50
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 2:00.51
- 1,600 meters - 4:23.04
- 3,200 meters - 9:41.36
Cross Country
- Three mile - 14:46.0
- 5,000 meters - 15:37.10
