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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Emily Baker, Ellie Moore, Lauren Risdal
Photo by: Bonnie Ryan
Lauren Risdal
Photo by: George Dannecker
Lauren Risdal
Photo by: George Dannecker
Lauren Risdal

Lauren Risdal

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Ames
  • Hometown:
    Ames, Iowa

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St. Thomas Career Performance List

2025

Competed in five meets during her freshman season... set a 6K personal record of 22:10.7 at the Summit League Championships, finishing 47th... placed 19th at the Bradley Pink Classic in 22:48.0... recorded a 5K time of 19:06.9 at the Joe Piane Invitational... opened the season with a 43rd-place finish at the Phoenix Open in 23:34.1... also competed at the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing 117th in 24:53.6.

High School
A letter winner in cross country and track & field at Ames High School under coaches Ravi Bhave, Cole Anderson, and Erica Douglas... placed eighth in the 3000m at the 2024 Iowa state meet... helped her team to a third-place finish at the 2021 state cross country meet... owns personal-best times of 10:17 in the 3000m, 4:51 in the 1500m, and 2:23 in the 800m... member of the National Honor Society... recipient of the Lamp of Knowledge Award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA... earned Iowa Alliance Conference Academic All-Conference recognition, made the Dean’s List at Des Moines Area Community College, and received the American Legion Certificate of Distinguished Academic Achievement.

Personal
Daughter of Jodi and Ryan Risdal... has two siblings: Olivia and Katherine... mother competed in cross country and track at the University of South Dakota and Iowa State... a mechanical engineering major.
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