Colin Sahlman
 Sahlman at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 28, 2003 |
| Education | Newbury Park High School |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 800m–5000m |
| University team | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
| Coached by | Mike Smith |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | *All information from athlete's World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. |
Colin Sahlman (born October 28, 2003)[1] is an American middle- and long-distance runner.
Career
[edit]Sahlman competes for Northern Arizona University.[2] He ran for Newbury Park High School previously, where he won the 2021 RunningLane Cross Country Championships and ran personal bests of 8:33.32 in the 3200 meters and 3:56.24 in the mile shortly after graduating, at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic.[3] He was also named the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year both overall and in cross country.[4][5]
At the 2024 John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, he set a personal best of 3:53.17 in the mile, setting a school record for NAU in the process.[citation needed]
Shortly after, Northern Arizona competed at the 2024 Husky classic, where Sahlman raced the 800 meters and ran both a personal best and school record of 1:47.88. He lowered his record to 1:47.48 at the 2024 Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships.[citation needed]
In September 2024, Sahlman signed an NIL deal with Hoka.[6]
On August 1, 2025, at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, after making it through the preliminary round the previous day, Sahlman ran a personal best of 1:44.80 in the semifinal to qualify for the final.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Colin SAHLMAN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ Colin Sahlman at World Athletics
- ^ "Colin Sahlman adds another 'proud' moment to his star career at Prefontaine Classic". Los Angeles Times. May 28, 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ ESPN News Services (July 19, 2022). "Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Colin Sahlman". nauathletics.com. Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Gray, Kennan (September 6, 2024). "Colin Sahlman, Maggi Congdon Sign NIL Deals With HOKA". DyeStat. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ "Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
