CSU or CU Boulder would be better than CU Denver because CU Denver doesn’t have the same support and the same resources.
Creighton is a good possibility. Case Western may be another one but further away. Both Med Schools favor their college’s own applicants (AFAIK, this isn’t official).
Depending on whether the student is after merit or need-based aid, Colorado College can be a good pick since its financial aid is very good; The one-course-at-a time can be a killer for science, with class and lab every day, but its very intensity can be a good preparation for strong premeds, there’s a LOT of support, you can focus on just orgo or whatever, and it means one “block” can be dedicated to a premed-related activity. But it IS super intense and you don’t have any class to distract you from orgo when you are really fed up with it.
What public med schools accept college graduates from the state even if they’re not from there?