Colgate University Athletics

Ray Appenheimer was one of the most decorated athletes in Colgate athletic history. He earned All-America status five times (twice in cross country, twice in indoor track and once in outdoor track) during his collegiate career with the Red Raiders. Appenheimer was the first Colgate athlete to win All-America status in cross country, while earning the honor in 1992 and 1993. He was two-time Patriot League cross country champion and placed third in the 1993 IC4A championship.

Appenheimer earned All-America status in indoor track after placing second in the 3,000-meter run in the 1993 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships and competing in the 1994 Championship in the 5,000-meter race. He was named Outstanding Male Performer at the 1993 and 1994 Patriot League Indoor Championships.

In outdoor track, Appenheimer won his All-America status in the 5,000-meter race when he finished second at the 1993 NCAA Championship. He became the first Colgate athlete to win at the Penn Relays in 21 years when he posted a school-record time of 29:13.2 to capture the 10,000-meter race. Later in the spring he went on to win the 5,000-meter race at the IC4A’s, smashing the track record in the process.

Appenheimer was the 1993 and 1994 Patriot League Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and in 1994 was named first team CoSIDA Academic All-America. In 2015, he was named to the Patriot League 25th anniversary team in cross country and track.