Meet Cole DeRosa
Cole is a native of Dallas, Texas. Soon after graduating high school he joined the U.S. Army and has over 23 years in service. Cole is currently on Active Duty with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill, AFB, Tampa, Florida.
Cole began Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) in 2015, becoming an Elite athlete in the sport in 2016 with numerous podium finishes to date. In 2017, he qualified for and competed in Spartan’s Elite World Championship Race at Olympic Village/ Squaw Valley, North Lake Tahoe, CA, ending the year ranked 21st in Spartan’s World Elite Ranking as a masters athlete. In 2018, he competed in 32 OCR events in both the Elite and the Competitive Age Group (AG) Category. He had two Spartan Elite podiums and 19 Spartan AG podiums, including placing 3rd over all ages in the Spartan North American Championship race. Cole also qualified and competed in Spartan’s 2018 World Championship Race placing 10th in AG and 33rd over all ages. Cole ended his Spartan 2018 OCR season globally ranked 4th in his AG and the 11th ranked male out of all ages.