Athlete: Katie Rainsberger
College: University of Oregon
Place: 4th (All-American)
Time: 19:51.1 (5:19.4 average mile)
Notes: No. 9 ranked Oregon pulled a huge upset by winning the team title by one point over Michigan. Katie Rainsberger led the squad by placing fourth, the highest-ever finish for a true freshman female Duck in program history.
High School: Air Academy, CO
Prep Accolades: Ran undefeated in senior cross country season and captured individual gold at 2015 Nike Cross Nationals. Placed 13th, sixth, sixth at NXN as a freshman, sophomore, junior. Set national high school record for outdoor 3K when she ran 9:00.62 to place seventh at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Poland this summer. 2016 New Balance Nationals Indoor mile champion in 4:36.61, a national senior class record. 4:12.62 PR for 1500m makes her the No. 6 performer in prep history.