Track and Field and Cross Country
Since the school's inception Colonial Forge's cross country and track teams have proven themselves as some of the best in the state winning multiple team district and regional titles and finishing in the top five in the state as a team five times, getting as high as second in 2003. The running program has produced multiple state champions and All-Americans along with flocks of all-district, all-region, and all-state athletes. In the summer of 2008, Colonial Forge Graduate Jerome Miller made the finals of the US Olympic Trials in the high jump. At the 2010 AAA cross country state championships the boys placed 2nd and the girls 3rd. This is the highest placing for both teams at the state level. Alums Sean Leyh and Sean Hill are the current cross country and track and field coaches. The boys 2010 outdoor track team won the Northwest Region title over Riverbend HS.
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