2021 Track & Field Roster
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Culpepper, Cruz
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Cruz Culpepper
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Niwot
Bio
2020-21 (Track): Set a Freshman Record in the 1,500-meters in his first outdoor race, going 3:41.29 at the Raleigh Relays โฆ qualified for the NCAA West Prelims but did not compete โฆ was ninth in the Pac-12 Championships in the 800-meters in 1:50.19 โฆ an 800m season-best of 1:49.23 to take third at the UW-WSU Dual โฆ indoors, went to No. 10 in school history as the 11th sub-four-minute miler in school history in his lone indoor race, going 3:59.53 at the UW Indoor Preview.
High School and Personal: Born in Boulder, Colorado โฆ parents are Alan and Shayne Culpepper, both of whom are two-time U.S. Olympians in track and field โฆ Alan Culpepper was an NCAA Champion at Colorado who went on to run the 5,000-meters at the 2000 Olympics and the marathon at the 2004 Olympics โฆ Shayne (Wille) Culpepper also graduated from Colorado and made the 2000 Olympics in the 1,500-meters and the 2004 Olympics in the 5,000-meters โฆ the oldest of four brothers, followed by Levi, Rocco, and Chase โฆ one of the top recruits in the country and one of the top high school milers in history even without a senior season due to the Covid pandemic โฆ ran a mile PR indoors at UWโs Dempsey in February of 2020, diving over the line to finish in 4:00.10 โฆ that was the third-fastest mile time for a 17-year-old ever โฆ won the Colorado 4A state cross country title as a junior and a senior โฆ was 20th at the 2019 Nike Cross Nationals as a senior โฆ set an 800m best of 1:48.50 in June of 2020 at an open meet in Arizona โฆ as a junior, won the 800-meter 1,600-meter state titles on the track โฆ took second in the mile at the 2019 Music City Distance Carvinal as a junior running 4:04.82 โฆ also played tennis in high school and took third at state in doubles.
Major Meets
2021 Pac-12 TF - 9th, 800m
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Outdoor Bests
800m.......1:49.23
1500m.......3:41.29
Indoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.3:59.53
High School and Personal: Born in Boulder, Colorado โฆ parents are Alan and Shayne Culpepper, both of whom are two-time U.S. Olympians in track and field โฆ Alan Culpepper was an NCAA Champion at Colorado who went on to run the 5,000-meters at the 2000 Olympics and the marathon at the 2004 Olympics โฆ Shayne (Wille) Culpepper also graduated from Colorado and made the 2000 Olympics in the 1,500-meters and the 2004 Olympics in the 5,000-meters โฆ the oldest of four brothers, followed by Levi, Rocco, and Chase โฆ one of the top recruits in the country and one of the top high school milers in history even without a senior season due to the Covid pandemic โฆ ran a mile PR indoors at UWโs Dempsey in February of 2020, diving over the line to finish in 4:00.10 โฆ that was the third-fastest mile time for a 17-year-old ever โฆ won the Colorado 4A state cross country title as a junior and a senior โฆ was 20th at the 2019 Nike Cross Nationals as a senior โฆ set an 800m best of 1:48.50 in June of 2020 at an open meet in Arizona โฆ as a junior, won the 800-meter 1,600-meter state titles on the track โฆ took second in the mile at the 2019 Music City Distance Carvinal as a junior running 4:04.82 โฆ also played tennis in high school and took third at state in doubles.
Major Meets
2021 Pac-12 TF - 9th, 800m
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Outdoor Bests
800m.......1:49.23
1500m.......3:41.29
Indoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.3:59.53
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Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
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