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