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SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS

2016-17 Women's T&F Roster

Josie Riggs

  • Position Distance
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Highschool Lone Peak HS
  • Hometown Cedar Hills, Utah

Biography

2016 | Junior Outdoor 

  • Placed seventh in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:38.18 at the UC Riverside Spring Break Invitational
  • Placed fourth in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:40.46 at the UNLV Invitational 
  • Finished fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:22.69 at the UC Riverside meet

2016 | Junior Indoor 

  • Finished 11th at the Big Sky Championship with her mile time of 5:13.82 
  • First place finish at the NAU Invitational for her mile time of 5:12.79, a personal best
  • Runner-up at the NAU Tune-up with her 3000 time of 10:51.15
  • Placed third in the mile at the Mountain T's Invite with a time of 5:19.05

2015 | Freshman Outdoor 

  • Placed fifth at the UCR Spring Classic Invitational in the 3000 with a time of 10:47.58
  • Finished ninth in the 4x4 with a time of 4:16.42 at the UNLV Spring Invitational
  • Placed 20th in the 5000 at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a time of 18:39.18

2015 | Freshman Indoor 

  • Placed 14th with a mile time of 5:23.32 at the Big Sky Conference Championship
  • Placed sixth in the mile at the NAU Invitational with a time of 5:26.79
  • Finished tenth in the 800 with a time of 2:22.56 at the NAU Invitational

2014 | Freshman Outdoor 

  • Did not compete

2014 | Freshman Indoor 

  • Competed in two meets during the indoor season racing the mile and the 1000-meter

 2015 | Junior XC 

  • Placed 47th in the Big Sky Conference with a time of 19:50.3 in the 5K 
  • With a time of 15:16.7, finished 11th in the 4K at SUU's Color Country Invite 
  • Competed at Regionals in the 6K and placed 74th with a time of 22:51.26
  • Competed at the Pre-Nationals meet in Lousiville in the 6K with a time of 22:14.0

2014 | Sophomore XC 

  • Season bests of 15:50.1 in the 4K, 17:49.5 in the 5K, and 22:02.6 in the 6K

2013 | Freshman XC  

  • Competed in four meets during the 2013 season

Prep:

  • Prepped at Lone Peak HS, earning three varsity letters each in cross country and track & field
  • Finished second in the state in the 3,200-meters as a sophomore and sixth in the mile
  • Recorded personal best times of 11:22 in the 3,200-meters, 5:15 in the mile, 2:23 in the 800-meters
  • 1500m best: 4:47
  • 5K best: 17:49
  • Also competed in volleyball

Personal:

  • Parents are Lisa and Butch Brandow
  • Undecided on a major course of study
  • Graduated high school with a 3.9 GPA

Personal Bests as of 3/23/17: 

Mile: 4:54.35

600-meter: 1:39.47

800-meter: 2:16.17

1000-meter: 3:12.47

1500-meter: 4:38.18

3000-meter: 10:16.49

3200-meter: 11:22

4000-meter: 15:16.7

5000-meter: 17:18.50

6000-meter: 22:02.6

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    DISTANCE
    5'5"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    DISTANCE
    5'5"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    DISTANCE
    5'5"
  • 2015-16Junior

    DISTANCE
    5'5"
  • 2016-17Redshirt Senior

    Distance
    5'5"