Name: Ivo Balabanov
Major: Kinesiology
Year: Graduate Student
Sport: Cross-country
Notable Achievements:
- Won the 2021 men’s 10000-meter Western Athletic Conference title
- Set the CBU 8000-meter cross-country record in 2021
Favorite Moment:
“My favorite moment was winning the WAC championship in Texas. Ever since I’ve been here [at CBU] that’s been my goal.”
Most Proud Of:
“Most of the races were a pretty huge challenge for me, just with the amount of people we start with, but at the end everything just went nice.”
Future Plans:
“We have a pre-nationals race (coming up) and so my goal is to help myself and my team go and compete there, because it’s an important meet.”
Athletic Goals:
“We have a lot of races coming up, whether it’s in cross-country or track, and so I want to do some great things there.”
