Career Summary
2020: Competed at five meets during the indoor season…Outdoor season was canceled due to COVID-19…Ran the mile three different times, including a season-best 6:29.19 at the NACC Indoor Championships (February 29)…Posted a time of 12:33.38 in the 3,000-meter run at the UW-Oshkosh Early Bird Invite (December 7, 2019).
2019: Competed at eight meets in distance events…Ran a PR time of 22:15.61 in the 5,000-meter run at the NACC Outdoor Championships (May 3-4)…Posted a PR of 6:15.75 in the mile at the Titan Challenge (February 16)…Placed eighth in the 3,000-meter run at the Good Friday Open (April 19).
2018: Competed in five meets... Set a personal best in the 5000m (22:32.21) in a 12th-place performance at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative meet... Also placed 13th in the 5000m (23:30.36) at NACC Outdoor Championships.
2017: Competed in eight meets... Mid-distance specialist ran the 800m, 1500m, mile, and 3K... Set a personal best in the 1500m (5:45.49) in a 17th-place finish at the University of Dubuque Invitational on April 21... Ran indoor mile personal record of 6:21.68 at the Pointer Invite on February 4... NACC Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Ran at Monticello... As a senior she was co-captain, earned First Team All-Conference as seventh-place finisher, raced at sectionals, and set a personal 5k best of 20:21.8... Earned Second Team All-Conference in ninth place as a junior, also won Coaches' Award and ran season-best 21:28.4 in 5k... Second Team All-Conference and Most Improved as a sophomore, personal 4k best of 17:55.7... First Team All-Conference and Coaches' Award as freshman, personal 4k best of 18:07.0... In all four track seasons, placed Top-8 in the 1600m and Top-7 in the 3200m at Regionals and finished 9th in the 1600m and 11th in the 3200m at the 2015 sectionals... Earned 2015 Most Valuable Runner award... Personal bests of 5:57.41 (1600m) and 13:19.69 (3200m).
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Danielle Risley... On the high honor roll all four years and finished third overall in her class... Involved in National Honor Society, Student Council, Spanish Club, Art Club, Choir, Band, Musical Club, Technology Department, Class Vice President, and Class Secretary... Volunteered at Sunday School TA, St. Mary's high school, Monticello blood drive, Santa's Helper, Food Pantry, Zwingli UCC Clean Up the Highway, and Summer Technology Help... Has travelled to Canada, Colorado, and Idaho to ski in the mountains, took a trip to Mexico, and has backpacked the Maroon Bells Four Pass Loop, the Sincline Trail in Canyonlands, the Grand Canyon, and Pictured Rocks National Lake-shore... Majoring in Nursing.
Why Edgewood College?: "I remember watching my father graduate from Edgewood, which started me down the path. I grew up asking about his experience here and remember hearing about how wonderful and helpful the professors were. Upon visiting the campus I felt right at home. It was a perfect fit for me."
