University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2022-23
Cross Country
Was the Coyotes’ lead runner in the first two meets during the fall prior to a season-ending injury … placed fourth at the Augustana Twilight with a 5,000-meter time of 17:38.62 … clocked 21:12.5 for 6,000 meters at the Coaching Tree Invitational and finished 27th … named a Summit League Preseason Runner to Watch … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete due to injury.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Garnered all-Summit League honors in the 10,000 meters … placed second in the 10,000 meters in 35:58.83 and fourth in the 5,000 meters in 17:02.99 at the Summit League Championships … clocked a personal best of 35:16.30 for sixth place at the Mt. SAC Relays … moved to seventh in South Dakota program history in the 10,000 meters with the time … finished third in the 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays in 17:11.93 … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Cross Country
Earned all-Summit League second team honors … placed eighth at the Summit League Championships with a season-best clocking of 21:56.14 for 6,000 meters … raced in just three meets during the fall, finishing among the Coyotes’ scoring five at all three … was the Coyotes’ top finisher at the Augustana Twilight and the Summit League Championships … crossed the finish line in 85th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 22:05.87 … opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Augustana Twilight, clocking 18:15.90 for 5,000 meters … named the Summit Athlete of the Week (9/7) following the performance … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Limited to three meets during the indoor season … won the 5,000 meters at the USD Alumni Meet in 18:05.22.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the 10,000 meters … placed third in the 10,000 meters and fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … clocked a season-best 17:28.90 to finish runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Challenge … clocked 35:44.06 for fourth in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Cross Country
Fall cross country season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Raced at one meet during the season … won the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Quad Classic in 10:02.04.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a time of 36:45.83 … also finished 13th in the 5,000 meters at the league meet with a time of 18:02.51 … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Cross Country
Garnered all-Midwest Region honors with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional … became the third Coyote woman to earn all-region honors … earned all-Summit League first team honors … placed fourth at the Summit League Championships in 21:24.7 … led the Coyote women at all seven meets during the season … placed in the top-10 of each race … one of seven women to race in all seven meets … clocked a season-best and league-leading 5,000-meter time of 16:45.5 at the Chile Pepper Festival … the time is also the second-fastest in the Summit League all-time history … posted a season-best 6,000-meter time of 20:49.9 in winning the Bradley Pink Classic … it marked the third-fastest 6,000-meter time in the league this season … her time of 20:52.5 from the NCAA Midwest Regional was the fifth-fastest in the league this season … also won the Augustana Twilight in 16:47.1 for 5,000 meters … finished runner-up at both Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational and the NDSU Bison Open … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:53.60 at the Summit League Championships … broke the South Dakota school record for the indoor 5,000 meters with a clocking of 16:26.68 at the Iowa State Classic with a ninth-place finish in the competition … swept the mile and the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with times of 4:56.94 for the mile and 9:51.45 for the 3,000 meters … won the 3,000 meters at both the Jim Emmerich Invitational and the SDSU Holiday Invitational … finished runner-up in the 3,000 meters at the Adidas Classic with a personal best time of 9:41.49 seconds … moved to fourth on the Coyote top-10 list for the 3,000-meter run with the time of 9:41.49 … also finished runner-up in the mile at the Nebraska Tune-Up in 4:55.28 … moved to 10th on the Coyote top-10 list for the one mile run with the time of 4:55.28 … tallied nine top-10 finishes and four event wins during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19
Cross Country
Competed at four meets during the season for the Coyotes … recorded a season-best 6,000-meter time of 22:34.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic … clocked 23:25.6 at the Roy Griak Invitational … finished 37th at the Augustana Twilight, clocking 19:00.17 for 5,000 meters … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Clocked a season best of 10:10.47 for 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational, placing fourth in the race … finished third in the 5,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic in 17:37.60 … clocked 5:13.07 for the mile at the Hawkeye Invitational … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors with a third-place finish in the 10,000 meters by clocking 36:15.30 … also placed fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 16:49.83 … the 5,000-meter time of 16:49.83 ranks fifth in USD program history … finished runner-up in section “A” of the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays with a personal best of 35:28.18 … the time ranks eighth in USD record books … won the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Challenge … ran on the Coyotes’ sixth-fastest 4xMile Relay in program history at the Drake Relays with a clocking of 20:37.38 … also finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays in 16:59.74 … placed in the top-10 for all six races during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2017-18
Cross Country
NCAA medical hardship waiver ... competed in two of six meets for the Coyotes … clocked a season best of 25:35.3 at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational on Les Bolstad Golf Course … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Competed at one meet during the season … placed seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a time of 10:57.55 … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

Prep
A three-time all-state honoree ... holds six school records at O'Gorman High School ... holds personal bests of 2:25 for 800 meters, 5:20 for 1,600 meters and 11:22 for 3,200 meters ... placed fifth in the 3,200 meters at the 2015 South Dakota Class AA Track & Field Championships ... captured a pair of Metro Conference titles in the 3,200 meters from 2015 and at the 2016 cross country meet ... holds a best of 18:56 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Tom and Kris Ripperda ... graduated in May 2021 with bachelor's in medical biology ... enrolled in USD's doctorate of physical therapy program.