NIKE's Cole Sprout: How to Keep Going When the Path to Greatness Isn’t Straight

Blending Stanford smarts with relentless drive, Cole Sprout is emerging as one of America’s most exciting young pros. Cole was the NACAC U23 Champion in the 5,000m in 2023 while also coming in 8th at the USATF Championships in the 5,000m the same year. His PRs include a .41 in the 3,000m indoors in March of 2025; a .38 in the 5,000m indoors in 2022; a .42 in the 10,000m in 2022; a .53 mile in 2022; and a .27 1,500m i