These Commitments Should Help Colorado Soon Enough

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* Kole Mathison is a blue-chip recruit committed to Colorado for the upcoming NLI period

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By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent

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When Newbury Park's Lex Young and Leo Young committed to Stanford last week, few could have been surprised by the attention those decisions netted. 

After all, they are the two best high school distance running recruits in the country right now.

However, there is one other PAC-12 team that landed two superstar talents of its own within the last few months: Colorado. 

That's because both Kole Mathison, the incoming Carmel (IN) High School senior, and Karrie Baloga (NY), the star-studded athlete from Cornwall (NY), are fully committed to sign with the Buffaloes in the fall. 

Here's why that's important. 

The Colorado men will likely have another strong cross country team this fall. The Buffaloes are loaded with veteran stars, many of whom are graduate transfers from other schools. However, after this year, the on...