Psychology major … Major contributor for Lady Eagles since arriving on campus … Has shown steady improvement throughout her career and enters the cross country season as OC’s No. 2 runner, one coming off a campaign during which she earned All-Heartland Conference honorable mention … One of only five OC cross country runners ever to earn All-America honors … In track and field, once held the school records in the outdoor 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, set during a stellar junior outdoor campaign in which she earned All-Great American Conference honors … Older sister of current OC runner Rylee Rich … Has top times of 18:04.66 in the 5,000 meters, 18:28.3 in 5,000-meter cross country, 10:25.77 in the 3,000 meters, 5:06.18 in the mile, 4:43.78 in the 1,500 meters and 2:22.12 in the 800 meters … 2016-17: Ran in six cross country meets … Earned All-Heartland Conference first-team honors … Named as an All-Academic runner by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for cross country … Posted top regular-season 5,000-meter XC time of 18:23.3 in the Fort Hays State Tiger Open … Finished 12th in the Heartland Conference Championship in Mansfield, Texas, covering the 6,000 meters in 23:01.8 and earning All-Heartland first-team honors in the process … Helped OC to a second-place team finish … At the Division II South Central Region Championship in Denver, finished 52nd in 24:02.5 on the 6,000-meter course … In indoor track, competed in two meets, mostly on relays … In her only solo race, ran the 3,000 meters in 10:39.69 at the Pittsburg State Invitational … Did not run during outdoor season due to injury … 2015-16: Ran in all six cross country meets … Received honorable mention on the All-Heartland Conference cross country list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (both semesters) …Named to the Great American Conference Academic All-Conference list for track and field … In cross country opener, placed 34th in Central Oklahoma Land Run with time of 20:21.58 … Placed 78th in Missouri Southern Stampede with time of 19:21.17 … Finished 16th in Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree in 20:20.8 … Helped OC to team title in 6,000-meter Midwestern State Invitational, finishing 12th in 24:33.9 … Earned honorable mention on the all-conference team by placing 14th in the 6,000-meter Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas, in 23:25.7, helping OC to a third-place team finish … In NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship in Canyon, Texas, placed 69th in 23:25.5 … In indoor track, set a personal-best mile time of 5:06.18 in Pittsburg State’s Indoor Gorilla Classic … Also set a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 10:25.77 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … Placed third in the 1,500 meters in the Oklahoma Baptist Indoor-Outdoor Invitational in 4:48.21 … In outdoor track, set her first school record in OC’s first meet of the season, running the 5,000 meters in 18:04.66 in the Southwestern (Kan.) Invitational to break the previous mark by more than six seconds … She finished third in that race … Also placed third in the 800 meters in the Friends University Invitational with a time of 2:28.50 … Earned All-Great American Conference honors in two events at the GAC Championships in Shawnee … Placed third and broke OC’s 1,500-meter record with a time of 4:43.78, earning herself All-GAC first-team honors … Received All-GAC second-team honors as part of a 4x400-meter relay team that included Heather Jones, Rich, Tara Lewis and Leisa VanVooren … That quartet finished sixth at the league meet in 4:16.94 … 2014-15: Ran in all seven cross country races for OC, earning NCCAA All-America honors … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Was OC’s top runner in five of the team’s seven races and was No. 2 runner in other two meets … In season-opening Central Oklahoma Land Run, finished 11th with a time of 20:48.3 on a muddy course … Led team for first time at the Missouri Southern Stampede, with a career-best time of 19:41.7, good for 31st place … Also ran a sub-20-minute race and led team in the next meet, the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, finishing in 19:50.2 for a 12th-place showing … Led team in Oklahoma Baptist Invitational, finishing eighth in 19:22.2, again a career-best … Was top OC runner in the 6,000-meter West Texas A&M Stampede, posting a time of 24:14 to finish 17th … At 6,000-meter Heartland Conference Championship in Wichita, Kan., was team’s No. 2 runner, placing 23rd in 24:06.2 … Again led the way for the Lady Eagles at the NCCAA Championship, finishing 16th overall (15th among NCCAA Division I runners) and earning All-America honors with a career-best time of 19:06.1 on a cold, snowy day in Houghton, N.Y. … During indoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the mile and the distance medley relay … At the national meet in Cedarville, Ohio, ran a career-best mile time of 5:20.81 to finish eighth and score a team point for OC … Ran final leg on DMR team that finished sixth at NCCAA meet with time of 12:44.54 … During outdoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters … At national meet in Rome, Ga., finished 16th in 4:48.31 … Ran career-best 1,500 time of 4:47.60 at the Kansas Relays … Won the 800 meters at the Cowley Tiger Invite with a career-best time of 2:24.51… Ran the second leg of a 4x400-meter relay team in the Cowley Tiger Invite as squad finished in 4:32.78 … 2013-14: Ran in all six cross country meets for OC … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List … In first college meet, finished 39th in the Central Oklahoma Land Run in 21:17.81 … Took 83rd in the Missouri Southern Stampede in career-best 20:18.74 … At Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, finished 52nd in 21:12.73 in wet conditions … Took 114th in the Chile Pepper Festival in 20:55.5 … Placed 48th in the Heartland Conference Championship in 23:58.7 … At NCCAA Championship, placed 150th in 21:44.40 … During indoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Indoor Championships in the mile, finishing ninth in a career-best 5:22.56 … Also competed in the 800 meters during the indoor season, posting a top time of 2:28.41 at the Oklahoma Baptist Indoor Invitational … During outdoor season, focused on 800-meter and 1,500-meter races … Qualified for the NCCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500, finishing second in her heat (behind teammate Layne Hammer) and 13th overall in season-best 4:50.57 … Best 800 time of 2:27.28 came at the Emporia State Relays … Previous school: Earned All-State cross country honors twice while running for Marlow High School … In Class 3A state meet, finished sixth as a freshman, fifth as a sophomore, 13th as a junior and 24th as a senior … In 3A state track meet, was third in the 800 and second in the 1,600 … Named area runner of the year by the Duncan Banner … At the 2012 USA Youth Championships in Arlington, Texas, took third in the 1,500 and fifth in the 800 … Also played basketball for the Outlaws.
