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2025 Cross Country Roster

Kidus Begashaw

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.
  • Highschool Lotus School for Excellence
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

Accolades

  • All-American, Cross Country (2024)

  • All-American, Indoor Track & Field, 3000m (2025)

  • All-American, Indoor Track & Field, 5000m (2025)

  • All-American, Outdoor Track & Field, 5000m (2025)

  • All-Region, Cross Country (2024)

  • All-RMAC, Cross Country (2024)

2024-25

Cross Country

  • Finished 8th at the RMAC Cross Country Championships, 24:19.0

  • Finished 3rd at the South Central Region Cross Country Championships, 31:19.9

  • Finished 14th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, 29:58.7

Indoor Track & Field

  • Set a career best in the 5000m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, 13:50.20

  • Set a career best in the Mile at the New Mexico Team Open, 4:10.95

  • Set a career best in the 3000m at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Set a career best in the 1500m at the Maverick Invitational, 3:51.89

  • Set a career best in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, 13:40.12

  • Finished 4th in the 5000m at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, 14:34.98

2023-24

Cross Country

  • Finished 54th place at the 2023 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (30:38.7)

  • Finished 26th place at the 2023 NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships (30:52.9)

  • Finished 29th at the 2023 RMAC Cross Country Championships (25:15.2)

Indoor Track & Field

  • Set a career best in the Mile at the Western Colorado Open, 4:18.70

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Set a career best in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, 14:03.15

  • Set a career best in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, 3:55.57

2022-23
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Posted a personal best in the 5,000m at the 2023 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (15:02.26)
Prep: Graduated from Lotus School of Excellence in June 2021… 2020 Colorado State Champion, Cross Country

Off the Track: Son of Begashaw Reji and Tigist Azemete… Majoring in Kinesiology

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2023Redshirt Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2024Redshirt Junior

    5'9"
  • 2025Redshirt Senior

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