Abby, 20, represented Team USA in the U20 Mountain running champs in Canfrac, Spain in 2025. She was also the U20 champion at the WMRA World Cup in Slovenia, and the U20 champ at the USATF Trail Half Marathon Championships. Originally from Utah, she competed in Cross Country and Track and Field at Utah Valley University. After making the switch to trail running full time, she lives and trains in Colorado Springs, CO.

@abbystone0

Elise, 24, is an Arc’teryx BC ambassador from Nanaimo, BC, Canada. She recently graduated from the University of Victoria where she was the school’s first USports Cross Country National Championships All-Canadian finisher in over a decade. She capped off her collegiate career by representing Canada in the 5k at the 2025 FISU World University Games and making it into her first international final. She currently runs her own sports media, marketing and community engagement business. 

@awol_elise

Grace, 23, lives and trains in Golden, Colorado, but is originally from Prairie Village, Kansas. She is one semester away from earning her Master’s in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering and can’t wait to leave it all on the track during her last season of eligibility at Colorado School of Mines. In 2025, she was runner-up at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships and holds the school record in the 1500m. But really, she just loves to run.

@grace_strongman

Paul, 23, based in Golden, CO, is finishing eligibility at Colorado School of Mines where he is completing his Master's in Bioengineering.

Paul is a 5-time All-American. In 2025 he placed 4th at the NCAA DII XC Championships following a individual RMAC conference cross country title.

Paul boasts PRs of 13:43 in the 5k, 28:38 in the 10k; and recently ran the second fastest 3k recorded on Colorado soil (8:03).

@paulgknight

Maya, 26, lives and trains in Missoula, Montana. She ran for Harvard during undergrad then did a 5th year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2025, she placed 2nd at the Rut 28k, 4th at the Cirque Targhee, 6th at the Moab half marathon, and ran a 4:38 indoor mile. She’s stoked to play in the mountains and enjoy the trails this year. 

@maya_rayle

Zach, 25, lives and trains in Orem, Utah. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in Computer Science, he competed on the university’s cross country and track teams. He placed 3rd at the 2024 USATF Mountain Running Championships and 7th in 2025. In 2026, Zach will race for a spot on Team USA in both the Classic and Uphill Championships.

@zacherikson

Oakley is from Mountain Green, Utah and is currently running for the Utah Valley University Cross Country and Track Team where she is the 3k Steeple record holder. In her first mountain race, Oakley finished 5th at the 2022 U20 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand for Team USA. In 2024, Oakley placed 8th in the USATF Mountain Running Championships.

@oakley.olson

Emily is an alumna of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and University of Nevada, where she specialized in the 10,000m. She placed 8th in the 2024 USATF Trail Half Champs and 2nd in Way Too Cool 50k in 2025. She currently resides in Flagstaff, AZ

@_emilaria

Sophie, 22, is a Western Washington University alumna where she holds the school record in the mile. She is the 2022 Cirque Series Alyeska champion and has placed top 5 in Mount Marathon, both races close to where she grew up in Palmer, AK.

@wrightsophie_

Shea currently resides in Boulder, CO and focuses on ultra-distance trail events. Shea placed 6th at Black Canyon 100k in February and will race Western States 100 in June. She competed on Team USA at the 2023 WMTRC 87km event in Austria, and will race Gorge Waterfalls 100k in April to try and qualify for the 2025 US team. Shea is a firm believer in the power of aid station pickles and has a knack for rationalizing any experience into a good one.

@shea_aq

Hawk , 25, currently resides in Provo, UT. He excels in Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) as well as trail running. He graduated from Utah Valley University where he ran cross country and track. Hawk placed 2nd in the 2024 USATF Mountain Running Championships 6th at the Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k. He will be racing Sunapee Scramble in June to try and earn a spot on Team USA in the Classic event at the WMTRC.

@hawk_call

Kyla lives in Bozeman, MT where she is finishing her masters degree in Earth Sciences at Montana State University while running track and cross country. She is a 4-time All-Big Sky Conference award winner, and the school record holder in the mile and 3k at Montana State.

@kyla_cm

Devin is a Utah State alum, where he ran 4:00 in the mile. In 2024 he placed 2nd in the Antelope Island 50k behind Adam Peterman. Devin works as a GIS Analyst and enjoys planning routes, finding trails, and making topographic maps of local running areas. Devin is a recipient of the All In Collective scholarship and coached by Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy

@devin.pancake

Jeret, 22, found his passion for the trails while attending Western Washington University, where he set the conference record in the steeplechase, placed 6th at Mt. Marathon, and spent the summers chasing local FKTs. He is currently competing for Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ where he hopes to find success on both the track and the trails. 

@_jeret

Sarah finished her final NCAA season at Colorado State University, where she completed an MS in Forest Sciences as well as a Graduate Certificate in Wildlife Conservation. She is a six-time Mountain West Conference Champion (Indoor 5k and 3k, 5k, 10k, and cross country), and was the Mountain West Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2023. She placed 9th at the 2023 NCAA Indoor National Championships and holds a 5k PR of 15:44. On the trails, Sarah has competed in three Valsir World Cup races, where she placed 9th, 12th, and 16th.

@sarah_carter_xc

Dani, a resident of Bozeman, Montana, ran Cross Country and Track and Field at Butler University. She is a two-time US Paralympian in nordic skiing and track and field. She is currently pursuing Nordic skiing and biathlon in the lead up to the 2026 Winter Paralympic games as well as trail running in the summer off-season. When she isn’t running or skiing, Dani is a disability access strategist and social media coordinator for Team USA.

@theonearmdan

Lara is a Sydney University and Boise State University Track/XC alumna. She resides in Gunnison, Colorado where she works as a digital marketing and innovation lead. Lara placed 27th in the Classic and 28th in the Vertical at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships; the best Australian finish ever. She is the 2023 Golden Trail National Series USA winner.

@lara_hamilton

Cade is a Western Colorado University alum, where he earned NCAA D2 All-American honors in Cross Country. After completing his NCAA career, Cade explored the world of cycling and triathlon. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado where he is earning an Outdoor Industry MBA. Cade is a RMAC Summit Award Winner and UCI Gravel World Champs Qualifier. Cade plans to race the Golden Trail World Series and qualify for the UCI Gravel World Champs in 2024.

@cadecmichael

Sadio is from Colorado Springs, Colorado and currently competes for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on the Cross Country and Track and Field teams. Throughout his running career, he was the national champion in the 2,000m steeplechase at the 2018 USATF Junior Olympic National Championships, competed in the 2019 USATF U20 Championships, and was a member of the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship team. Sadio plans to compete in upcoming summer trail races and take a hybrid approach to trail and track racing for the foreseeable future.

@the._.kidd14

Remi, 26, is a sub-ultra mountain runner from Quebec, Canada. After many years competing in ultra marathon races, Remi found his calling for mountain running at the 2022 US Mountain Running Championships at Loon Mountain Race, where he placed 5th. Since then, he has dedicated his training and racing to such events, competing in 20 mountain races all over Europe and in the United States. Remi is currently sponsored by Merrell and Coros.

@remi_leroux_

Kylee Van Horn is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in sports nutrition based in Carbondale, Colorado. She is the founder of FlyNutrition which provides sports dietitian services for clients throughout the world.

https://www.flynutrition.org/

Dylan Harris is a freelance creative based in Denver, CO. He specializes in commercial photography and film making within the world of endurance sports. He is the co-founder of SOD Studios which is an outdoor/sport focused production company that has worked with some of the biggest clients in the industry.

https://spiritofdylan.com/

Leah is an ultra runner and graphic designer based in Golden, Colorado.