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2022 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

Layla Almasri

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • High School Pine Creek
  • Major Health Promotion (MSc)

Biography

Career Times

2022 XC: USTFCCCA All-America First Team, USTFCCCA All Region, All-RMAC First Team, RMAC All-Academic First Team, RMAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 7)… Competed in five meets… Finished 10th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 20:54.0 to earn All-America honors… Ran a PR time of 17:07.8 in the 5k at the Louisville Classic on October 1st… Placed first in the 5k at the 15th Annual UCCS Rust-Buster on September 3rd… Became the third runner in program history to earn multiple All-America distinctions.

2022 OUTDOOR: USTFCCCA Second Team All-American in 1500m … All-RMAC First Team in 5,000m … Second Team All-RMAC in 1500m … RMAC All-Academic First Team … PR in 5000m (16:31.42) at the Stanford Invitational on Apr. 1-2 (seventh place) … PR in 1500m (4:23.01) on Apr. 13-15 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Took first place in the 5000m (17:26.37) at the RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Competed in 800m, 1500m and 5000m.

2021-22 INDOOR: USTFCCCA First Team All-America in the mile and distance medley relay… USTFCCCA Second Team All-America in 3000m… All-RMAC First Team in the mile… All-RMAC Second Team in the 3000m… RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… National qualifier in 3000m, mile and distance medley relay… PR in mile (4:47.16) at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships (placed 8th)… PR in 3000m with a time of 9:38.11 at the 2022 Ichabod Invite (placed 1st)… Competed in 800m, 4x400m, 3000m, mile and distance medley relay.

2021 XC: All-American … USTFCCCA All-Academic ... All-South Central Region … All-RMAC First Team … RMAC All-Academic First Team … Ran in five meets … Finished 12th at the NCAA DII National Championship meet in 20:57.9 to earn All-America honors … Finished runner-up at the NCAA South Central Regional meet in Lubbock, Texas in a 6k PR time of 20:30.9, two weeks after a second-place finish at the RMAC Championships (21:36.4) … Recorded a 5k PR time of 17:09.8 at the Louisville Classic on Oct. 2.

2021 OUTDOOR: All-RMAC First Team in the 1500m (2nd place) and 5000m (2nd Place) … RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll … National Qualifier in the 1500m … Competed in the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m ... PR in the 5000m at Maverick Multi & Open on April 9-10 with a 17:33.04 finish … PR in the 1500m at the Maverick Multi & Open on April 9-10 finishing in 4:31.90 ... PR at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing/Open on Mar. 26-27 in the 800m finishing sixth with a 2:14.73 time.

2020-21 INDOOR: USTFCCCA Second Team All-America in the mile and Distance Medley Relay … Four-time USTFCCCA All-Region (800m, mile, 3000m, Distance Medley Relay) ... RMAC Female Track Athlete of the Year ... All-RMAC First Team in the mile (Event Winner) and Distance Medley Relay (Event Winner) … RMAC All-Academic First Team … National Qualifier in the mile and Distance Medley Relay … Competed in the 800m, mile, 3000m, and Distance Medley Relay ... PR in the mile at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships with a 4:53.97 finish … PR in the 3000m race on Jan. 23 at CSU Pueblo vs. UCCS Dual finishing in 10:07.53 … Helped run a season best Distance Medley Relay time of 11:45.70 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.

2020 XC: Academic All-RMAC First Team … All-RMAC First Team … Competed in four meets … Recorded back-to-back career bests in the 5K and 6K … Finished second at the WT Buffalo Stampede 5K race on Oct. 9 in 18:34.5 … Earned All-RMAC First Team honors on Oct. 24 with an eighth-place finish at the RMAC championship team, setting a new 6K PR time of 21:58.3.

2019-20 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-American (DMR, mile) ... USTFCCCA All-Region (Distance Medley Relay) ... All-RMAC Second Team (mile) ...  RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Competed in 6 meets for UCCS … Qualified for the NCAA DII Championships in the Mile and DMR … Recorded a career-best 10:37.65 in the 3000m at the Air Force Invitational on Jan. 18 … Helped her team place 1st in the DMR at the Mountain Lion Open on Feb. 7 with a combined time of 12:02.60, which was good enough for 1st place and earned them a provisional mark … That time was converted to 11:39.28, the 9th fastest time in DII … Ran a season best 2:20.30 in the 800m at the Mountain Lion Open … Ran a career-best 5:07.40 in the Mile at the RMAC Championship Meet, she finished with the 4th best time and another provisional mark … Her mile time at the RMAC Championships was converted to a 4:54.79, the 25th fastest time in DII.

2019 XC: USTFCCCA All-South Central Region Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... All-RMAC Second-Team ... Academic All-RMAC Honor Roll ... Competed in six meets, including all three post-season races …. Ended the season with a 6K PR at the NCAA DII Championship race with a time of 21:18.2, finishing 62nd overall … Posted a 19th place finish at the South Central Regional meet (22:27.0), and 17th overall at the conference championship meet (21:21.0) … Started the season at the 12th Annual UCCS Rust Buster, posting a 5K PR time of 18:13.7.

2019 OUTDOOR: All-RMAC Second Team (1500m)

2018 XC: RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll ... Competed in 4 meets for Mountain Lions … Recorded a career best 5K time of 19:03.8 on September 1st at the UCCS Rust Buster Invite … Finished 102nd at the RMAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:59.2.

2017-18 INDOOR: All-RMAC Second Team (DMR)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Redshirt Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2019Redshirt Sophomore

    5'5"
  • C

    2020Redshirt Junior

    5'5"
    C
  • C

    2021Redshirt Senior

    5'5"
    C
  • 2022Graduate Student

    5'5"