Cole Rebora

Cole Rebora is a freestyle skier for the Crested Butte Academy Ski team. He currently attends CBA as a Sophomore and is sponsored by High Society Ski and Snowboarding. He is also nationally ranked in the Track and Field Throwers Association, an event category that includes the Javelin, Shotput, and the Hammer.

He is currently ranked #14 in the Country by The United States Athletic sking Association (USASA)

Coaches

Cole has three coaches, Will Main, Spencer Bane, and Mike Oxbig. They all competed in the Colorado Skiers circuit for Slopestyle Skiing. They are coaches for Crested Butte, and are widely respected amongst the ski-instructor community.

Head

It has been observed that Cole Rebora has an unusually misshapen head. He suffers from Cranial Disformexia, a chronic calcium deficiency in the skull which leads to lumpiness and enlargement of the head.

Personal Life

Cole lives in Glen Ellyn during the summer months, and in Crested Butte, Co during the winter. He lives with his mother, father, and little brother, and cat named olive.

Shotputting Championships

Career Highlights -- 2007 Big Ten shot put champion... won shot put (63-3 1/4) at 2006 USATF Junior National Championships... placed fourth in shot put (65-2) at 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China.

2007 -- Indoor - runner-up in shot put (60-2 1/2) at Big Ten Championships... that mark ranks fifth on Iowa's all-time bests list... won that event and provisionally qualified for NCAA Championships twice... Outdoor - Big Ten shot put champion (58-4 1/2)... qualified for NCAA regional in shot put with winning 60-1 1/4 at Iowa Musco Twilight IX... led team in that event... placed ninth in hammer throw (171-10) and sixth in javelin (150-11) at Musco Twilight IX... posted regional qualifying marks in shot put five times... placed sixth in special invite shot put (58-1 3/4) at Drake Relays... placed 11th in shot put (53-9) at NCAA regional... placed third in shot put (59-0) and fifth in hammer throw (168-9) at John Jacobs Invite... placed fifth in hammer (169-11) at Central College Invite... placed fifth in shot put (59-5 1/2) and 14th in hammer throw (145-1) at Willie Williams Classic... letterwinner.

2006 -- Indoor - placed sixth in shot put (55-9) at Big Ten Championships... threw collegiate best marks in shot put (57-10 1/2)... the shot put mark ranks eighth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... runner-up in shot put (55-11) at Panther Invite... Outdoor - qualified for NCAA Midwest Regional in shot put (58-1)... placed third in shot put at Iowa Musco Twilight VIII with a collegiate-best 58-1, which ranks seventh on Iowa's all-time bests list... placed third in shot put (57-3 3/4) at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in shot put (57-0 1/4) at Springtime Invite... won shot put (63-3 1/4) with 6 kilogram implement at USATF Junior National Championships... ranked in the top 10 in the world for age 19 and under in the shot put... represented United State at IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, in August... letterwinner.

High School -- won shot put (63-4) at 2005 New Balance indoor nationals and placed second (62-6) at 2005 Nike indoor national meet... placed third in shot (64-4) at 2005 Nike outdoor nationals... five-time shot put state champion, winning discus once... three-time all-league, all-county and all-section in indoor track, setting four meet records and country (64-4) and sectional (64-4) shot records... seven-time all-league, all-county and all-section outdoors, winning 2005 Penn Relays shot title (64-10) and setting sectional record (64-11)... set school records in shot put (64-11 3/4) and discus (172-3)... two-time team MVP and outstanding male performer... also lettered three years in football... track coach was Bob Favre.

Personal -- born September 29, 1987... son of Mark and Chris Rebora... elementary education major.

Rebora's Collegiate Bests Event Distance Meet Date Shot Put (O) 50-2 1/2(18.35 m) at Big Ten Championships 2/24/07 Hammer (O) 171-10 (52.38 m) Iowa Musco Twilight IX 4/21/07 Javelin (O) 150-11 (46.00 m) Iowa Musco Twilight IX 4/21/07