Adam Peterman

Photo by: Ken Moreland

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Missoula, Mont.
High School:
Hellgate

2017: Peterman completed his first full season since 2014, finishing on a high note. His season started at the Joe Piane Invitational with a 49^th place finish. He improved to 41^st at the pre-nationals before moving up to 12^th at the Pac-12 Championships. His finish was his highest and he earned All-Pac-12 Second Team accolades for the placing. At regionals, Peterman placed 47^th, before finishing 89^th at NCAAs.

2016: Peterman competed three times for the Buffs as a junior. He started off by recording a fifth place finish at the Colorado State Invitational and followed it up with an eighth place run at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Peterman finished his campaign at NCAA Pre-Nationals, placing 67th overall.

2015: Did not compete.

2014: Peterman made the varsity roster as a redshirt freshman. Although he didn’t score for the Buffs, he had a very successful season. Peterman started the year with a 17^th place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. He was 79^th at pre-nationals and moved up to 28^th at the Pac-12 Championships, helping the Buffs win their fourth straight team title. Peterman took 64^th at regionals and placed 202^nd at NCAAs as the Buffs won their second straight NCAA Championship.

2013: Redshirt. Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Peterman placed second to current CU teammate Zach Perrin at the 2012 Montana State High School Cross Country Championship. After the state championship, he placed second at the Nike Cross National Northwest Regional before running to a 23rd-place finish at the Foot Locker West Regional. Peterman placed third at the state cross country championship his junior and sophomore seasons. At the state track and field championship, Peterman won the 3,200-meter run with an all-class record of 9:12, which also doubles as the HHS record. He also earned a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 1,600 and 3,200 as a junior. In 2011, he took fourth in the 3,200 and fifth in the 1,600. Peterman earned a top-20 national cross country ranking in 2012.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 800-meters: 1:58; 1,600-meters: 4:17; 3,200-meters: 8:57.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Peterman is majoring in environmental studies and geology and owns a GPA greater than 3.70. He was selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team in 2014 and in 2016 and ‘17, he earned first team honors.

PERSONAL: Adam Walser Peterman was born on August 11, 1995 in Missoula, Mont. He is the son of Larry Peterman and Lisa Walser. He also has an older sister, Kila. Peterman enjoys mountain biking and has volunteered for Run Wild Missoula and the Missoula Marathon.