Men’s Sprinter: Jason Shaver (JR):

Having attended high school at Coronado, Junior team Captain Jason Shaver is a Colorado Springs native. His motivation for track and field comes from a couple different places. "I am very proud to be a part of the UCCS track and field team," he explained. "It is an honor to wear the uniform and represent this institution each week on the track."

"Next, I really do love track. The adrenaline rush that I get before and during a race is like none other," he continued. "Lastly, running on the team gives me the opportunity to meet a lot of great people and go to a lot of great places. All of these things motivate me to continue to run track and give it my all."

Like Reynolds, Shaver was part of the indoor RMAC 4 by 400-meter championship team. "The biggest RMAC accomplishment I have been a part of was winning the 4 by 400-meter conference championship. It was such a big moment for the program and for me as well to be a part of such a strong, winning team."

While personally wanting to break 50 seconds in the 400-meter, Shaver also has high expectations for the team. "The goal is to run a fast 4 by 400, and hopefully we can get that outdoor conference 4 by 400 championship as well," he said. "I would also like the 4 by 400 meter school record to be lowered this outdoor season.  I would like to place 5th or 6th in our conference as a team. I feel like we have the potential."