Saint Leo senior Colett Rampf continued her historic running career, smashing her own women’s 5K school record with her first-place time at the Queens University of Charlotte Royals Challenge 5K, on Sept. 29 at McAlpine Creek Park, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rampf crossed the finish line with a winning time of 17:05, nearly 27 seconds faster than the Saint Leo 5K record time she set at last season’s University of Florida Mountain Dew Invitational. The mark was 2 seconds faster than the second-place finisher, Emily Kearney from Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta.
Four Saint Leo women’s runners joined Rampf to finish among the top 25: junior Alyssa Bayliff (sixth overall; 17:52), junior Laura Tobin (16th overall; 18:20) and senior Lauren Csubak (22nd overall; 18:27).
Rampf’s strong performance, meanwhile, earned her U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Women’s National Athlete of the Week — the second of her career.
“Colett is a tremendous athlete, and earning another national athlete of the week honor exemplifies her dedication to the sport and our program,” Saint Leo head cross country coach Kent Reiber said, in a release. “I’m very proud of the work that she has put in so far, but her aspirations are much higher than national athlete of the week…”
The team’s next race is Oct. 13 for the University of South Florida Invitational on Oct. 13, at The Claw in Tampa.
