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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing

Kelsey Graff

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Montrose, Colo.
  • High School Montrose

Biography

Career Times

2024 OUTDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Competed in four meets … Clocked a season-best time of 4:54.85 in the 1500m at the Colorado Invitational … Recorded a season-best time of 18:28.07 in the 5,000m at the Chuck Haering Open Invitational … Finished 15th overall in the 10,000m at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a season and personal best time of 38:47.93.

2023-24 INDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Ran a PR time of 5:28.15 in the mile on February 16 at the Air Force Indoor Last Chance meet.

2023 XC: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Competed in three races… Ran a PR in the 5k with a time of 18:33.8 at the UCCS XC Rust-Buster on September 2nd, where she placed 14th.

2023 OUTDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Posted a season-best time of 4:53.81 in the 1500m at the Mines Mini Meet on April 21 … Placed 17th in the 5,000m at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a season and personal best time of 18:17.27 … Also competed in the 1500m at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, finishing 15th with a time of 4:54.60.

2022-23 INDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Competed in the mile on February 17 at the Air Force Collegiate Open (5:31.98).

2022 XC: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Competed in five meets… Set a PR in the 5K (18:44.5) at the Louisville Open on October 1st… Finished 5th in the 6k at the Durango Open on November 5th with a time of 23.43.2

2022 OUTDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Season best in 1500m (4:53.00) at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Open (fifth place) … PR in 5000m at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Open (Mar. 25-26) with a time of 18:41.24 (ninth place) … Competed in 800m, 1500m and 5000m.

2021-22 INDOOR: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… PR in mile on Feb. 18 at the Air Force Collegiate Open with a 5:29.00 (5th place)… Competed in 800m, 3000m and mile.

2021 XC: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … Ran in all six races for the Mountain Lions … Started the season with a 15th place finish at the UCCS Rust Buster with a 5k PR time (18:55.6) … Notched a 36th place finish at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 23 with a time of 23:35.0 … Two weeks later she ran her fastest 6k race, earning a 76th place finish in 23:02.1 at the NCAA South Central Regional meet … Capped off the season on Nov. 20 at the NCAA DII National Championship meet, running to a 183rd place finish in 23:15.0.

2021 OUTDOOR: PR in 1500m (4:47.65) on April 9-10 at the Maverick Multi and Open (12th place) … PR in 800m at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic on April 18 placing 5th with a 2:19.19 time … Competed in 1500m and 800m.

2020-21 INDOOR: PR in the mile on Jan. 23 at the CSU Pueblo vs. UCCS Dual with a 5:29.79 (4th place) … Season best in 800m on Feb. 26-28 at the RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championship with a 2:22.58 time (12th place) ... Competed in the 800m and mile.

2020 XC: Ran in all four meets for the Mountain Lions in her freshman season … Place 10th in her first collegiate race, crossing the finish line in a 5K PR time of 19:16.0 on Sept. 4 at the UCCS Rust Buster … Earned a 12th place finish at the UCCS XC Open two weeks later in 20:20.8 … Placed eighth on Oct. 9 at the WT Buffalo Stampede (19:17.5) … Closed the season with a 36th place finish and a 6K PR time of 23:11.4 at the RMAC championship meet on Oct. 24.              

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Montrose High School in 2020 ...400m PR time: 59.88 ... 5K PR time: 19:09.00 ... All-Southwestern Conference First Team .. 4-year letterwinner in XC and 3-year letterwinner in T&F ... Placed fourth at the 2019 state championship meet in the 4x200m relay, third in the 800m sprint medley, and second in the 4x400m relay ... Took seventh at the 2018 state meet in the 4x200m relay ... Finished 2nd at the 2017 state meet in the 4x400m relay ... Made the honor roll three years ... Won a divisional award for Foreign Language ... FCA student leader ... Student council member ... Junior class Vice President.

PERSONAL: Parents are Kent and Cherry Rycenga

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2021Redshirt Freshman

    5'5"
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    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    5'5"
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    2023Redshirt Junior

    5'5"
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