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Jaleel Awini: Colorado Upbringing

Jaleel Awini is a Colorado native and a former college football player for the CU Buffs and the Air Force Falcons. Jaleel Awini was born in Denver lived in the Montbello neighborhood for two years before moving to Southeast Aurora. He stayed in Aurora until he entered college in 2011 on a scholarship to the Air Force Academy. In 2014, he transferred to the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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Though Boulder is nearly an hour away from Aurora, Jaleel Awini made the drive regularly to visit his family between training and studying.