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Emily Chaston
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- Cheyenne Mountain HS
- Prev School:
- Colorado State
- Major:
- Master's in Healthcare Administration
Bio
TFRRS Bio
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Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:32.7
6K (XC): 20:27.2
Mile (Indoor): 4:52.23 (aa)
3000 (Indoor): 9:17.99
5000 (Indoor): 16:34.48
1500 (Outdoor): 4:32.55 (aa)
3000 (Outdoor): 9:55.37 (aa)
3000 S (Outdoor): 10:10.88
5000 (Outdoor): 16:27.72
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Academic Honors:
2025 Spring Academic All-Big 12
2024 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2024 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2024 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2023 Fall Academic All-Mountain West
2023 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (XC)
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2023 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2022 Fall Academic All-Mountain West
2022 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (XC)
2022 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2022 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2021 Fall Academic All-mountain West
2021 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (XC)
2021 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2021 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2021 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2020 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
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School Records:
2nd all-time in 3000m steeplechase (10:10.88)
Colorado State (as of 8/12/25)
3rd all-time in 3000m indoors (9:17.99)
9th all-time in 3000m steeplechase outdoors (10:12.82)
9th all-time in 5000m indoors (16:34.48)
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2025 Outdoor Track:
• Placed third in 3000m steeplechase behind a PR run of 10:10.88 at the Stanford Invitational
• Came in fifth with a new personal best mark of 16:27.72 at the Oregon Open in 5000m race
• Was eighth-overall in the 3000m steeplechase (10:16.94) at Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at NCAA West Regionals, recording a time of 10:22.71
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2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Saw action in two meets during the indoor season
• Ran in the mile (4:53.41) and 3000m (9:29.35) run at the Husky Classic
• Posted a 9:49.94 in the 3000m run at her lone Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships meet
2024 Cross Country:
• Posted a time of 21:31.1 in her first race as a Ute at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Clocked in at 20:52.2 for 31st-overall as Utah captured the Bill Dellinger Invitational for the second time in four years
• Crossed the finish line with a time of 21:14.12 at her first Big 12 Championships
• Was Utah’s sixth finisher at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships with a run of 21:03.4
• Wrapped up her cross country career with a run of 21:25.0 at the NCAA Championships
2024 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Opened season placing 11th in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational (10:27.69)
• Placed fifth in the 1500m race with a mark of 4:41.79 at the Doug Max Invitational
• Came in fourth at the Mountain West Championships with a 3000m steeplechase time of 10:15.46
• Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Regionals, crossing the finish line at 10:46.17
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2023-24 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Started the season finishing seventh in the 3000m with a time of 9:40.24 (aa) at the Colorado Invitational
• Ran a PR time of 16:34.48 in the 5000m race at the Husky Classic
• Came in fifth at the Mountain West Championships with a 5k time of 16:32.39 (aa) while placing 14th in the 3000m (9:39.49 aa)
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2023 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Kicked off the year taking third in the 5k at the Wyoming Invite (18:08.0)
• Placed 14th with a 6k time of 21:34.9 at a loaded Griak Invitational
• Crossed the finish line at 21:12.3 in the 6k race at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Finished 15th-overall with a time of 20:40.4 at the Mountain West Championships
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2023 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Did not compete
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2022-23 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Opened the season with a PR time of 4:52.23 (aa) in the mile and victory at the Potts Invitational
• Placed third in the 3000m at the Colorado Invitational with a run of 9:26.13 (aa)
• Helped DMR (11:38.89 aa) team finish fourth at the Mountain West Championships while placing 11th in the 3000m (9:33.28 aa)
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2022 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Ran a personal best 5k time of 17:32.7 in the season-opener at the Wyoming Invite
• Competed at the Griak Invitational when Utah swept the podium, finishing 65th-overall (22:09.9)
• Improved her 6k time on the season with a 21:03.3 at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Came in 18th-overall at the Mountain West Championships with a season-best run of 20:30.6
• Was the fourth scorer for the Rams at the NCAA Mountain Regional, finishing 31st-overall with a run of 20:52.4
• Crossed the finish line at 21:01.5 at the NCAA Championships as CSU’s fourth scorer
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2022 Track & Field (Colorado State):
• Kicked off the year with a 1500m PR time of 4:32.55 (aa) for fifth at the Spank Blasing Invitational
• Came in second at the West Coast Relays with a 3000m steeplechase time of 10:20.48
• Placed third-overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (10:16.53)
• Registered a top-10 finish in the 1500m with a sixth-place run of 4:34.77 at the home meet
• Ran a PR mark of 10:12.82 in the 3000m steeplechase four fourth-overall at the Mountain West Championships
• Finished 35th-overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Regionals (10:44.28)
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2021-22 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Started the year finishing eighth in the mile with a run of 4:57.27 (aa)
• Posted another eighth-place finish, this time in the 3000m run (9:33.55) at the Colorado Invitational
• Recorded a time of 9:31.85 in the 3000m race for sixth-place at the Iowa State Classic
• Took 11th-overall in the 3000m race at the Mountain West Championships
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2021 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Started the year with a 5k time of 17:53.4 at the Wyoming Invitational
• Came in 29th-overall at the Dellinger Invitational with a mark of 20:38.0
• Ran a 6k PR of 20:27.2 to finish 17th-overall as CSU’s third scorer at Mountain West Championships
• Was Colorado State’s sixth finisher at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a run of 21:24.4
• Ran a time of 20:49.2 at the NCAA Championships for 155th-overall
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2021 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Victorious in the 3000m race at the CU Invitational with a run of 9:54.77 (aa)
• Followed up with a 3000m steeplechase victory at the home meet with a mark of 10:28.37 (aa)
• Ran a 10:36.42 in the 3000m steeplechase at the West Coast Relays
• Placed fifth-overall with 10:18.71 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mountain West Championships while finishing 10th in the 5k (16:37.52)
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Did not compete due to Cross Country season being pushed to Indoor Season
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2020 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Started season in Jan. 2021 due to COVID-19, placing seventh in a dual meet between CSU and Wyoming in Laramie (22:02.1)
• Ran at the Battle Borne Collegiate Challenge hosted by Nevada, finishing in 21:11.7
• Posted a season-best 6k time of 20:48.2 at the Mountain West Championships
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2020 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Cancelled due to COVID-19
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Made her collegiate debut at the Potts Invitational, finishing 12th-overall with a mile time of 5:08.61 (aa)
• Claimed fourth in the mile later on at the Colorado Invitational with a run of 5:05.80 (aa)
• Checked in third-overall at the home meet with a mile time of 5:12.76 (aa)
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2019 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Redshirted
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High School:
• Lettered in cross country and track at Cheyenne Mountain HS
• 2019 Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Champion in the 1600m
• 2019 Colorado State Championships participant in the 4x800m relay
• 2016 Gazette Girls’ Track and Field All-Area Team Honorable Mention recipient
• National Honors Society member
• Four-year honor roll recipient
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Personal:
• Daughter of Stacey and Justin Chaston
• Has an older brother, Thomas
• Father, Justin, was a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004) for Great Britain in the 3000m Steeplechase
• Father was a two-time AAA (Amateur Athletic Association of England) Champion in the 3000m steeplechase, winning in 1996 (8:29.19) and then in 2004 (8:33.69)
• Mother, Stacey, competed in track & field at Arkansas from 1989-91 and with Texas A&M in 1993
• Brother, Justin, was distance runner at Colorado State (2019-23) and Portland (2023-24)
• Brother was two-time NCAA Cross Country Championships (2022-23) participant and a four-time NCAA West Regional participant in track & field
• Competed alongside brother, Thomas, at Colorado State from 2019-23
• Graduated from Colorado State with a degree in biomedical sciences in Spring of 2024
• Obtaining her Master's in Healthcare Administration at Utah
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Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:32.7
6K (XC): 20:27.2
Mile (Indoor): 4:52.23 (aa)
3000 (Indoor): 9:17.99
5000 (Indoor): 16:34.48
1500 (Outdoor): 4:32.55 (aa)
3000 (Outdoor): 9:55.37 (aa)
3000 S (Outdoor): 10:10.88
5000 (Outdoor): 16:27.72
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Academic Honors:
2025 Spring Academic All-Big 12
2024 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2024 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2024 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2023 Fall Academic All-Mountain West
2023 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (XC)
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2023 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2022 Fall Academic All-Mountain West
2022 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (XC)
2022 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2022 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2021 Fall Academic All-mountain West
2021 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (XC)
2021 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2021 Spring Academic All-Mountain West
2021 Mountain West Scholar Athlete (TF)
2020 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
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School Records:
2nd all-time in 3000m steeplechase (10:10.88)
Colorado State (as of 8/12/25)
3rd all-time in 3000m indoors (9:17.99)
9th all-time in 3000m steeplechase outdoors (10:12.82)
9th all-time in 5000m indoors (16:34.48)
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2025 Outdoor Track:
• Placed third in 3000m steeplechase behind a PR run of 10:10.88 at the Stanford Invitational
• Came in fifth with a new personal best mark of 16:27.72 at the Oregon Open in 5000m race
• Was eighth-overall in the 3000m steeplechase (10:16.94) at Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at NCAA West Regionals, recording a time of 10:22.71
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2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Saw action in two meets during the indoor season
• Ran in the mile (4:53.41) and 3000m (9:29.35) run at the Husky Classic
• Posted a 9:49.94 in the 3000m run at her lone Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships meet
2024 Cross Country:
• Posted a time of 21:31.1 in her first race as a Ute at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Clocked in at 20:52.2 for 31st-overall as Utah captured the Bill Dellinger Invitational for the second time in four years
• Crossed the finish line with a time of 21:14.12 at her first Big 12 Championships
• Was Utah’s sixth finisher at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships with a run of 21:03.4
• Wrapped up her cross country career with a run of 21:25.0 at the NCAA Championships
2024 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Opened season placing 11th in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational (10:27.69)
• Placed fifth in the 1500m race with a mark of 4:41.79 at the Doug Max Invitational
• Came in fourth at the Mountain West Championships with a 3000m steeplechase time of 10:15.46
• Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Regionals, crossing the finish line at 10:46.17
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2023-24 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Started the season finishing seventh in the 3000m with a time of 9:40.24 (aa) at the Colorado Invitational
• Ran a PR time of 16:34.48 in the 5000m race at the Husky Classic
• Came in fifth at the Mountain West Championships with a 5k time of 16:32.39 (aa) while placing 14th in the 3000m (9:39.49 aa)
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2023 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Kicked off the year taking third in the 5k at the Wyoming Invite (18:08.0)
• Placed 14th with a 6k time of 21:34.9 at a loaded Griak Invitational
• Crossed the finish line at 21:12.3 in the 6k race at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Finished 15th-overall with a time of 20:40.4 at the Mountain West Championships
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2023 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Did not compete
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2022-23 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Opened the season with a PR time of 4:52.23 (aa) in the mile and victory at the Potts Invitational
• Placed third in the 3000m at the Colorado Invitational with a run of 9:26.13 (aa)
• Helped DMR (11:38.89 aa) team finish fourth at the Mountain West Championships while placing 11th in the 3000m (9:33.28 aa)
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2022 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Ran a personal best 5k time of 17:32.7 in the season-opener at the Wyoming Invite
• Competed at the Griak Invitational when Utah swept the podium, finishing 65th-overall (22:09.9)
• Improved her 6k time on the season with a 21:03.3 at the Nuttycombe Invitational
• Came in 18th-overall at the Mountain West Championships with a season-best run of 20:30.6
• Was the fourth scorer for the Rams at the NCAA Mountain Regional, finishing 31st-overall with a run of 20:52.4
• Crossed the finish line at 21:01.5 at the NCAA Championships as CSU’s fourth scorer
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2022 Track & Field (Colorado State):
• Kicked off the year with a 1500m PR time of 4:32.55 (aa) for fifth at the Spank Blasing Invitational
• Came in second at the West Coast Relays with a 3000m steeplechase time of 10:20.48
• Placed third-overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (10:16.53)
• Registered a top-10 finish in the 1500m with a sixth-place run of 4:34.77 at the home meet
• Ran a PR mark of 10:12.82 in the 3000m steeplechase four fourth-overall at the Mountain West Championships
• Finished 35th-overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Regionals (10:44.28)
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2021-22 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Started the year finishing eighth in the mile with a run of 4:57.27 (aa)
• Posted another eighth-place finish, this time in the 3000m run (9:33.55) at the Colorado Invitational
• Recorded a time of 9:31.85 in the 3000m race for sixth-place at the Iowa State Classic
• Took 11th-overall in the 3000m race at the Mountain West Championships
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2021 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Started the year with a 5k time of 17:53.4 at the Wyoming Invitational
• Came in 29th-overall at the Dellinger Invitational with a mark of 20:38.0
• Ran a 6k PR of 20:27.2 to finish 17th-overall as CSU’s third scorer at Mountain West Championships
• Was Colorado State’s sixth finisher at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a run of 21:24.4
• Ran a time of 20:49.2 at the NCAA Championships for 155th-overall
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2021 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Victorious in the 3000m race at the CU Invitational with a run of 9:54.77 (aa)
• Followed up with a 3000m steeplechase victory at the home meet with a mark of 10:28.37 (aa)
• Ran a 10:36.42 in the 3000m steeplechase at the West Coast Relays
• Placed fifth-overall with 10:18.71 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mountain West Championships while finishing 10th in the 5k (16:37.52)
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Did not compete due to Cross Country season being pushed to Indoor Season
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2020 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Started season in Jan. 2021 due to COVID-19, placing seventh in a dual meet between CSU and Wyoming in Laramie (22:02.1)
• Ran at the Battle Borne Collegiate Challenge hosted by Nevada, finishing in 21:11.7
• Posted a season-best 6k time of 20:48.2 at the Mountain West Championships
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2020 Outdoor Track (Colorado State):
• Cancelled due to COVID-19
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Colorado State):
• Made her collegiate debut at the Potts Invitational, finishing 12th-overall with a mile time of 5:08.61 (aa)
• Claimed fourth in the mile later on at the Colorado Invitational with a run of 5:05.80 (aa)
• Checked in third-overall at the home meet with a mile time of 5:12.76 (aa)
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2019 Cross Country (Colorado State):
• Redshirted
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High School:
• Lettered in cross country and track at Cheyenne Mountain HS
• 2019 Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Champion in the 1600m
• 2019 Colorado State Championships participant in the 4x800m relay
• 2016 Gazette Girls’ Track and Field All-Area Team Honorable Mention recipient
• National Honors Society member
• Four-year honor roll recipient
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Personal:
• Daughter of Stacey and Justin Chaston
• Has an older brother, Thomas
• Father, Justin, was a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004) for Great Britain in the 3000m Steeplechase
• Father was a two-time AAA (Amateur Athletic Association of England) Champion in the 3000m steeplechase, winning in 1996 (8:29.19) and then in 2004 (8:33.69)
• Mother, Stacey, competed in track & field at Arkansas from 1989-91 and with Texas A&M in 1993
• Brother, Justin, was distance runner at Colorado State (2019-23) and Portland (2023-24)
• Brother was two-time NCAA Cross Country Championships (2022-23) participant and a four-time NCAA West Regional participant in track & field
• Competed alongside brother, Thomas, at Colorado State from 2019-23
• Graduated from Colorado State with a degree in biomedical sciences in Spring of 2024
• Obtaining her Master's in Healthcare Administration at Utah
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