Colin Sahlman
Sahlman at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | SALAMI |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 28, 2003 |
| Education | Newbury Park High School |
| Height | 6'0 |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 800m–5000m |
| University team | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
| Coached by | Jared Cornfield |
| 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. He is the reigning 2026 NCAA Indoor champion in both the 3,000 meters[2] and the Distance Medley Relay[3].
Career
Sahlman competes for Northern Arizona University.[4] 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.[5] He was also named the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year both overall and in cross country.[6][7]
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.
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.
In September 2024, Sahlman signed an NIL deal with Hoka.[8]
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.[9]
On March 13-14, 2026, Sahlman competed in the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After qualifying for multiple events including the mile and the 800 meters, he elected to compete in the 3,000 meters and the Distance Medley relay.[10]
After anchoring the winning NAU DMR team, Sahlman finished second in the 3,000 meters behind Habtom Samuel. However, Sahlman would be crowned the champion after Samuel was DQ'd for impeding Marco Langon on the final lap[11].
References
- ^ "Colin SAHLMAN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Men 3000 M". flashresults.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ "Men DMR". flashresults.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ LetsRun.com (2026-03-14). "NCAA Indoors Day 1: Sensation Colin Sahlman anchors NAU to DMR title, Habtom Samuel wins 5k over Marco Langon". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ Reider, Sean (2026-03-15). "NCAA Indoor Championships: Habtom Samuel disqualified from 3K after chaotic last lap". abqjournal. Retrieved 2026-03-17.