2016 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Julia Rizk
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Columbus Academy
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
2016 (XC) - Competed at the NCAA Championship in the 6k and finished in 230th place with a time of 22:10.6 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) to place 33rd overall with a time of 20:24.1 … Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 29th with a time of 21:05.6 … Ran at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (6k) and finished 67th with a time of 21:05.6 … Opened the season with a 23rd place finish (6k) at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 22:21.8.
2016 (Track) – A NCAA West Prelim qualifier in the 800m … Placed 32nd at the prelims with a time of 2:10.25 … Clocked a 2:09.11 to place 14th at the Pac-12 Championships … Ran a leg on the 4x400m relay that finished ninth … Ran a personal best 2:07.27 to finish second in the dual meet against rival USC … Placed fourth in the 1,500m with a personal best 4:34.64 at the Rafer/JJK Invitational … Opened the outdoor season with a 2:09.48 to place fourth at the Legends Invitational … Competed in three indoor meets … Ran a leg on the DMR at the MPSF Championships that finished sixth … Placed 12th in mile with a time of 4:52.24.
2015 (XC) - Ran at the Pac-12 Championship (6k) and finished with a time of 21:42 and placed 66th… Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championship (6k) finishing with a time of 21:58 and placed 71st… Finished in the top 25 in the Mustang Challenge (5k) placing 20th and finishing with a time of 18:22… Participated in the Washington Invitational (6k) finishing 35th and posting a time of 20:37… Also raced in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (6k) placing 225th and finishing with a time of 22:25.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio … Qualified for the Ohio state meet in the 400m and 800m as a senior … Was the runner-up in the 400m with a time of 57.45 and was 16th in the 800m … Has run a personal best 56.71 in the 400m … That time broke the Division III and Region 11 record … As a junior she won the OHSAA Division 3 State Championship in the 800m with a personal best time of 2:14.30 … Also finished third at the state meet in the 1,600m with a time of 5:05.87 … Helped the 4x800m relay team place second at the state meet … Won her league and region in both the 800m and 1,600m … Finished second at the 2013 state meet in the 1,600m with a personal best time of 4:59.95 … Team captain for both the track and cross country team … In cross country placed third at the state meet in 2013 … Finished third at the regional meet in 2013 … A MSL first-team selection in 2013 and 2014 … Was the MSL individual champion in 2014 … Was the MSL runner-up in 2013 and won the district title.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sam and Sharon Rizk … Has one sister named Lily … Lists her biggest athletic accomplishment as winning the 800m state title her junior season … Admires Lolo Jones … Enjoys reading and following politics … Was a four-time Academic All-Ohio selection ... Also earned two letters in soccer.
