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General Business major … Plans to redshirt during the 2018 cross country season … Versatile runner who’s had a good range of success in distances from 800 meters to 5,000 meters … A top-four finisher in the Oklahoma Class 3A high school meet in each of her four prep seasons … Younger sister of former OC runner Maci Rich … Has top times of 19:07.8 in 5,000-meter cross country, 20:32.78 in the 5,000 meters, 11:20.37 in the 3,000 meters , 5:49.58 in the mile, 5:09.57 in the 1,500 meters and 2:20.48 in the 800 meters …
2018-19: Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (both semesters) … Named to the Great American Conference Academic All-Conference List … Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Did not compete during cross country season … During indoor track season, competed in one meet … Ran a career-best mile time of 5:49.58 in Pittsburg State’s Rumble in the Jungle Invitational … During outdoor track season, competed in five meets … Recorded her career-best 1,500-meter time of 5:09.57 at the GAC Outdoor Championships in Shawnee, good for a 14th-place finish …
2017-18: Ran in three cross country meets … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (both semesters) … Named to the Great American Conference Academic All-Conference List (spring semester) … Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Best time of cross country season was 21:14.5 over 5,000 meters at the Missouri Southern Stampede … Did not compete during indoor track season … During outdoor season, ran in four meets … Ran a career-best 1,500-meter time of 5:21.44 in the East Texas Invitational in Commerce, Texas … At the Great American Conference Championships in Magnolia, Ark., finished 23rd in the 1,500 meters in 5:21.96 …
2016-17: Ran in six cross country meets … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (fall and spring semesters) … In collegiate debut, covered the 5,000 meters at the Central Oklahoma Land Run in 20:19.2 … Finished the 5K at the Missouri Southern Stampede in 19:31.9, then lowered her career- best time again at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open, finishing in 19:07.8 … Placed 36th at the Heartland Conference Championship in Mansfield, Texas, finishing the 6,000 meters in 24:29.5 and helping the Lady Eagles to a second-place team finish … At the 6K Division II South Central Region Championship in Denver, finished 132nd overall in 26:04.7 … During indoor track season, ran in two meets, in the 3,000 meters and the distance medley relay … Top 3,000 time was 11:20.37 in the Missouri Southern Open … During the outdoor track season, ran in three meets, competing in the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters … Best 1,500 time was 5:36.20 in Wichita State’s K.T. Woodman Classic … At the Great American Conference Championships in Searcy, Ark., finished the 5,000 meters in 20:32.78 …
Previous school: Attended Marlow High School … Named the All-Area cross country runner of the year by the
Duncan Banner following her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons of cross country … Named Chickasha-area female athlete of the year by VYPE Magazine in 2016 … Named to VYPE Magazine’s All-Southwest Oklahoma track and field team in 2016 … As senior, finished third in the Class 3A state cross country meet, covering the 3,200 meters in 12:21.66 … In the 3A state track meet, took second in the 800 meters in 2:20.48, second in the 1,600 meters in 5:27.80 and fourth in the 3,200 meters in 12:48.51 … In 3A cross country, finished fourth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and second as a junior before the third-place finish as a senior.
