2022-23: Appeared in seven races for the Ramblers … Opened the year with sixth place at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite with a 3k time of 8:33.50 … Took fourth place at the Blue Demon Alumni Classic with a 3k time of 8:30.85 … Placed in 39
th in the 3k at the Indiana Relays with a time of 8:27.83 … Took 16
th place at the GVSU Big Meet in the 5k with a time of 14:37.42 … Placed in 31
st at the Fighting Illini Challenge with a time of 15:42.71 in the 5k … Set a personal best in the 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 30:31.38 to place in 48
th … Wrapped up the season with a 10k time of 32:23.61 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships to place in 23
rd.
2021-22: Opened indoor season with a 3,000m run personal-best 8:26.85 to place third overall at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Clocked top indoor 5,000m run time of his career at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, crossing in 14:40.50 (10th) ... Also competed in the 5,000m run (23rd; 8:50.31) at the indoor league meet ... Posted 5,000m run personal best of 14:36.96 (14th) during the outdoor season at the Illini Classic.
2020-21: Made lone indoor appearance at the GVSU Big Meet, where he placed 31st (14:52.16) in the 5,000m run ... Opened outdoor season with an impressive 14:41.11 to place third in the same event at the Missouri Spring Opener ... Checked in 10th (30:31.73) in the 10,000m run at the prestigious Drake Relays ... Saw action in both the 5,000m run (24th; 15:35.56) and the 10,000m run (17th; 32:09.14) at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.
2019-20: Did not compete.
2018-19: Competed exclusively in the 3,000m run during the indoor season ... Ran season-best 9:00.20 to place 29th at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Opened the outdoor season by finishing 20th (6:39.16) in the 2,000m steeplechase at the Black & Gold Invitational ... Placed seventh (10:37.73) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Redbird Invitational.
High School: Four-year varsity lettterwinner ... Captured 3,200m run city title during his time at Bishop Chatard High School ... Member of Distance Medley Relays that placed eighth (2017) and fourth (2018) at the indoor state meet ... Recipient of the Higgins Award, which is presented to the Student-Athlete of the Year.
Kolbus' Collegiate Bests
| Event |
Time |
Meet |
Year |
| 3,000m (I) |
8:26.85 |
Notre Dame Invitational |
2022 |
| 5,000m (I) |
14:37.24 |
GVSU Big Meet |
2023 |
| 2,000m SC (O) |
6:39.16 |
Black & Gold Invitational |
2019 |
| 3,000m SC (O) |
10:37.73 |
Redbird Invitational |
2019 |
| 5,000m (O) |
14:36.38 |
Bryan Clay Invitational |
2023 |
| 10,000m (O) |
30:31.73 |
Drake Relays |
2021 |
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