University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests
 
2025-26
Cross Country
Ran 22:45.7 at the Summit League Championships to place 56^th … opened the season with an 18:44.2 5k at the Platte River Rumble Gold … recorded a season’s best finish of 20^th at the Briar Cliff Invite with a time of 22:56.4 on the 6k course … ran a 6k best of 22:30.4 at the Bradley Pink Classic.
 
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at three meets … ran a mile time of 5:24.01 for fourth at the USD Alumni … ran a 3000-meter time of 10:32.16 for 26^th  at the Jim Emmerich.

Prep
Holds a personal best of 18:40 in the 5k distance in cross country and has personal bests of 5:07 in the 1,600, and 11:04 in the 3,200 meters… an academic all-conference and all-state honoree.
 
Personal
National Honors Society member… elementary education major… daughter of Luke and Cynthe Ford.