Chase Guthrie, Men's Track & Field
Nickname... CG
Hometown... Indianapolis, Indiana
High School... Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter High School (Class of 2024)
Events... Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100m, 200m, 4x100
Major... Theatre
Favorite food... Burgers
Favorite midnight snack... Honeybun
Favorite book... The Bible
Favorite TV show... Gurren Lagann
Favorite artist... Lil Tony
Favorite song... “Can’t Leave My Bible” – Lil Tony
Favorite vacation... Cruise
Favorite movie... Transformers
Favorite saying... “We evolve beyond the person we were a minute before…”
Favorite athlete... LeBron James
Favorite sport to watch... Basketball
Favorite class at VU... Costume Shop
Biggest pet peeve... Giving up
Dream car... 2026 CT5-V Blackwing (and others including Z06 Corvette, GT-R, GT500 Mustang, AMG, G-Wagon)
Car you actually drive... Dodge Dart
Dream job... YouTuber
Career plans... Pursue acting full-time
Hobbies... YouTube, video games, golf, creating videos, and making/listening to music
Season goals for myself... Qualify and place at nationals
Season goals for the team... Have more than five athletes on the podium at nationals
One thing I wish I was better at... Golf
A book or movie about my life would be titled... The 1000 Mile Road
Most memorable athletic moment... Going to indoor nationals with the team
Best advice I’ve ever been given... Calm down and think for a second
What motivates me... Showing others that if I can do it, so can they
I can’t imagine a week without... Music
My advice to kids... Never give up and keep moving forward
When people first meet me, they think... I’m pretty friendly
Superstitions... None — I just pray
Country I’d like to visit... Tokyo
Nobody knows how much I... Love sleeping
Since I’ve been at VU, I’ve learned... Time management and focus
Best athlete I’ve faced... Omar Cooper
Best thing about being an athlete at VU... The bond with my team
If I were coach for a day... Run everyone through the dirt
If I could break any record... Long jump world record
If I could attend any sporting event... Golf