SPU: Six-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2022 and 2023.
Grad (2023): INDOOR – Set an indoor personal best of 8:58.95 in the 3000 at the GNAC Championships on Feb. 20. That was his first sub-9 indoors, and it placed him 20th. ... Also placed 13th in the 5000 at GNAC. ... Also ran the 3K at the Spokane Invitational and the UW Indoor Preview.
OUTDOOR – Placed 7th in the 10,000 meters at the GNAC Championships, finishing in 32:43.69 in excessive heat. It was his fifth straight time of scoring in the race. ... Completed his career by finishing 15th in the GNAC 5000. That was the last of his 289 career races for the Falcons spanning cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track. ... Set a personal-best of 4:08.38 in the 1500 at the Portland Twilight on May 6. ... Also had a PB of 2:05.51 in the 800 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 18.
Fifth year (2022): INDOOR – Did not compete.
OUTDOOR – Placed 7th in the 10,000 meters at GNAC in 32:03.17. ... Also was 12th in the 5000 with a time of 15:23.91. ... Recorded personal-best times in five distance events, ranging from the 800 to the 10,000. ... The first one was in the season-opening PLU Open on March 12 when he went 2:06.66 in the 800 meters. ... One week later, on March 19 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival, clocked 15:05.23 in the 5000. ... At the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14, with a starting time of 7:00 a.m., ran 10,000 meters in 31:11.10, which was 49 second faster than his previous best time. ... Broke the 9-minute mark in the 3000 on April 23 at the CWU Wildcat Invitational in Ellensburg, stopping the watch in 8:58.18. ... The last one came in the 1500 at the Portland Twilight when he finished the 1500 in 4:10.73.
Senior (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.
OUTDOOR – Placed a personal-best 5th in the 10,000 meters at GNAC, finishing in 32 minutes, 29.50 seconds. ... Also took 15th in the 5000 at GNAC, clocking 15:33.49. ... Set PRs in \three different events in the first three meets of the season: 2:07.89 in the 800 at the PLU Opener on March 6, then 15:40.45 in the 5000 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 20, and finally 32:00.18 in the 10,000 at the Ed Boitano Invitational on March 27. ... Ran the 3000-meter steeplechase for the first time in his next meet, a dual against Seattle University, and finished in 10:03.64. ... Ran a PR in the 1500 at the Ken Shannon Invitational on May 7, clocking 4:12.26.
Junior (2020): INDOOR – Raced in four meets. … Placed 13
th in the 5000 and 25
th in the 3000 at the GNAC Championships. His 5K time of 15:54.49 was a PR by 2 seconds. … Ran the mile for the first time in college, clocking 4:31.96 at the SPU Final Qualifier.
OUTDOOR – Placed fourth in the 3000 meters in 9 minutes, 3.82 seconds at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.
Sophomore (2019): INDOOR – Placed 14th in the 5000 meters (16:14.15) and 18th in the 3000 (9:19.72) at the GNAC Championships. ... His 3K time went down as a PR, but that lasted just one week. At the SPU Final Qualifier on Feb. 23, blew it away with a 9:01.97.
OUTDOOR – Placed 5th in the 10,000 meters at GNAC in a personal-best time of 32 minutes, 28.66 seconds. That was a 19-second drop from his previous PR of 32:47.47 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on March 28, and was 27 faster than his 8th-place GNAC time from 2018. ... Set three PRs in the first eight days of the schedule: 2:09.00 in the 800 and 4:15.47 in the 1500 at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational on March 2, then 15:28.07 in the 5000 meters at the PLU Open on March 9. ... Ran a PR 8:59.55 in the 3000 at the Saint Martin's Jay Hammer Meet on April 13, his first sub-9 at that distance.
Freshman (2018): INDOOR – Did not compete.
OUTDOOR – Had a breakout performance on April 28 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham, winning the 10,000 meters in 32:57.28. It was his first college 10K, his first college win, and qualified him for the GNAC Championships. ... Scored with an 8th-place finish at GNAC in a PR 32:55.21. ... In five other meets, ran distances ranging from 800 to 5000 meters.
Bloomingdale High School: Ran in the Class 4A Florida state cross country meet as a junior in 2015, placing 122nd, then jumping 75 places to 47th as a senior, improving his time by 52 seconds in the process. ... Twice finished in the top 5 at district (4th as a junior, 3rd as a senior). ... Was a two-time top-20 placer at regionals (18th as a junior, 15th as a senior). ... In a one-week stretch of 2016, won the North Port Invitational, and the FLRunners.com Invitational. ... Capped senior season by placing 23rd in the FACA Senior All-Star meet. ... Was team's Most Improved as a sophomore and junior. ... Named Most Outstanding Runner in County as a senior. ... Also played in the band and was in Junior ROTC.
Personal: Colin Parker Boutin. ... Psychology major.
Fun facts: Has been running for five years prior to SPU. ... Initially joined the track team in high school because he was good at running the mile; that ultimately led him to cross country. ...
If not for cross country, would focus on golf. ...
Favorite sport to watch in football. ...
Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." ...
Books he just couldn't put down were any from the "Harry Potter" series. ...
Favorite junk food is pizza. ...
Favorite healthy food is asparagus. ...
Favorite TV program is "Game of Thrones." ...
His dream car is a Rolls-Royce. ...
Loves to shop for running gear. ...
Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints. ...
Favorite athlete is quarterback Drew Brees. ...
Easiest subject in school is geometry. ...
Toughest subject is English. ...
His pre-race rituals are tall, lucky red socks, and a secret handshake with one of his friends. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be the late Robin Williams because "he seemed like a real fun guy to be with, and he was in all of my favorite movies as a kid." He would serve steak. ...
If he could be any action hero, would be Flash "so I can win all of my races." ...
His friends call him AndaColin. ...
In 10 years, plans to be doing psychology work in the education system. ...
Has lived previously in Japan when his father, a Marine, was stationed in Okinawa. ... Loves to
play the drums.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
3000: 8:58.95 (2/20/2023)
5000: 15:54.49 (2/21/2020)
Mile: 4:31.96 (2/29/2020)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:05.51 (3/18/2023)
1500: 4:08.38 (5/6/2023)
3000: 8:58.18 (4/23/2022)
5000: 15:05.23 (3/19/2022)
10,000: 31:11.10 (4/14/2022)
3000 steeple: 10:03.64 (4/9/2021)
CAREER RESULTS
