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Catching up with Adam State runner Ro Paschal

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Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:59 PM
Sydney Gidabuday and Ro Paschal head for the finish line in the Mancos Cowboy Half-Marathon on Saturday. The teammates at Adams State University finished first and second with times of 1:25.09 and 1:25.10, respectively.

From 2012 until 2016, Ro Paschal excelled on the court, along the trails, and on the track as a member of Mancos High School’s basketball, cross-country and track teams.

As a result of his athletic accomplishments, Paschal caught the eye of several members of the Adams State University track team’s coaching staff and the Mancos native was eventually offered a spot on the school’s cross-country and track teams.

Although in some respects, the transition from a small Class 2A high school to a nationally recognized Division II college program provided difficult for Paschal, the hardworking runner enjoyed a successful freshman season, which included a fifth-place finish in the 1-mile run (4:30.37) at the ASU Early Grizzly Open on Dec. 3.

Paschal also finished 89th out of 176 runners at the Fort Hays Tiger Open cross-country race in October with a time of (26:18.70).

“I think right now, because I’m not as strong as the older guys, I like the mile the most because it’s a nice balance of speed and endurance,” Paschal said earlier this season.”

Currently in the Mancos area for the summer, Paschal is training several days a week and recently competed in the Cowboy Half-Marathon in Mancos, where he finished second with a time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and 10 seconds, to Adam State teammate Sydney Gidabuday’s 1:25.09.

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