2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
CAREER STATS
2025-26 (Freshman)
- NCCAA Indoor All-American and 3,000 meter champion in 10:15.07
- Member of the distance medley relay team that placed 11th at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championship in 11:59.99
- Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the G-MAC Indoor Championship in a season-best 9:59.28
- Posted an indoor mile best of 5:01.80 at the Wittenberg Steemer Showcase
- Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the G-MAC Outdoor Championship in a season-best 17:18.49
- Won the outdoor 5,000 meters at the Yellow Jacket Open in 17:22.84
- Other outdoor season bests included 4:42.73 in the 1,500 meters and 10:29.81 in the 3,000 at the Cherry Blossom Invitational
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic Athlete in track & field
- Key cross country member for the nationally-ranked and G-MAC champion Lady Jackets
- Ran in all six meets and placed among the team’s top six finishers in each of the last three outings
- G-MAC Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year
- All-G-MAC First Team after placing eighth overall in 21:53.7 for the 6K
- Finished 37th in the Midwest Regional in 22:09.0 for runner-up squad
- Helped CU place seventh in the NCAA Division II Championship as team’s fifth runner in 21:52.7
- Fastest 6K of the season was 21:45.6 at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational placing 13th out of 250 competitors
- Ran the 5K in 18:11.3 at the Louisville Classic
High School
- Graduate of Legacy Christian Academy
- Four-year varsity letter winner in both cross country and track & field
- 2024 Ohio Division III Cross Country State Champion with a 5K course record winning time of 17:43.25
- Two-time All-Ohio in cross country
- Three-time Metro Buckeye Conference Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Three-time track state qualifier
- Named the Metro Buckeye Conference Track Athlete of the Year as a senior
- Two-time All-Ohio on the track and twice named All-MBC First Team
- Set school and conference records in the 1,600; 3,200; and 4 x 400 relay
- Established PRs in the 800 (2:18.10), 1,600 (5:04.75), and 3,200 (10:36.65)
- Valedictorian of graduating class
Personal
- Dean’s List business finance major
- Born May 7, 2007 in Xenia, OH
- Daughter of Trent Hamilton and Erin Richter
- Stepfather, Matt Richter, is the Yellow Jackets’ baseball head coach
- Has three older brothers, one older sister, two younger brothers, and a younger sister
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