Colby Caldwell

Colby Caldwell, 2016 Men's Cross Country

Photo by: Steve Austell

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Aledo, Texas
Prev School:
Aledo HS

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 4.0 Club Fall 2015.

Prior To Memphis

Ran cross country and track and field at Aledo High School … In track and field, competed primarily in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m … Earned Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Academic All-State honors as a senior … Set personal bests in all three distances his senior year (1:59.25 in 800m; 4:27.68 in 1600m; 9:51.00 in 3200m) … His 800m personal best came at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) District 8-5A meet, where he placed third … Also had a second-place performance in the 1600m at the district meet … Posted top-five outings in the 800m (3^rd; 1:59.55) and 1600m (2^nd; 4:29.66) at the UIL District 7-8 Area 5A meet … In 2013, had top-15 finishes in both the 1600m (12^th, 4:42.47; 8^th in 3200m, 10:11.27) at the UIL Region 1-4A meet … Won the UIL District 7-8 Area 4A 3200m crown with a time of 10:30.9 … Finished runner-up in the 1600m (4:42.00) at the same area meet … In cross country, improved his 3-mile time from 16:51.6 as freshman to 15:59.7 as a senior … Also improved his 5k time from 16:14.25 (freshman) to 15:59.91 (senior) … Received 2014 Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Academic All-State honors … Served as team captain his senior season … Helped lead the Aledo Bearcats to the 2014 UIL District 8-5A championship … Placed second in a time of 16:31.73 at the district championships … The Bearcats advanced to the UIL Class 5A regionals, where they finished sixth … Recorded a time of 15:59.7 and finished 20^th at the regional championships … As a junior in 2013, helped lead the squad to a regional championship appearance … Posted a 29^th-place finish at the UIL Class 5A regionals … In 2012, member of the Bearcats team that won the UIL District 7-4A title … Was the squad’s second finisher at the district meet … Team advanced to the UIL Class 4A Region I Championships … Crossed the finish line in 13^th place at the regional meet (16:13.3) … As a freshman in 2011, placed eighth in a time of 16:39.53 at the UIL District 5-4A Championships … Advanced to run in the UIL Class 4A Region I Championships and posted a time of 16:51.6.

Personal

A business finance major.