University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Rikki Gonzales
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Rangeview
2016-17:
Indoor: Did not compete
Outdoor: She ran in six meets including the Big Sky Championships...Mainly a 1500m runner, She also ran a few other events throughout the season...Most notably, at home in the Tom Benich Invite she won the 1500m event with a time of 4:51.28...At the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, she ran finished in 14th place in the 1500m with a time of 4:36.24.
2015-16:
Indoor: Ran in six indoor events, including the Big Sky Indoor Championships... Placed 10th overall in the mile run at the Championships with a time of 5:12.60... Best time of the season in the mile came at the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame... She broke the tape in 5:04.54. Was also a part of the DMR team that placed first at the Nebraska Holiday Inn Invite with a time of 11:59.52.
Outdoor: Was a part of the 4x400 relay team and ran the 1,500m in six meets during the outdoor season... Best 1,500m time was at the Oregan Relays where she finished in 4:36.86... Placed first overall at the Air Force Twilight meet in the 1,500m and took 7th place the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the event.
2014-15:
Indoor: Competed in five events including the Big Sky Indoor Championships... Qualfied for the mile and the Distance Medley Relay team...Placed 15th in the mile run and 9th in the DMR at the Championships... Best mile time of 5:11.17 came at the Powder River Triangular...Â
Outdoor: Competed in seven events throughout the outdoor season including the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships... Ran the 1,500m and the 5k at the Championships, finishing 8th and 12th, respectively.
2013-14:
Indoor: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the mile run and 3,000 meters, placing sixth in the former, and she was also a member of the 4,000-meter distance medley relay team that placed second...Set the school record in the mile (4:57.75) Jan. 17 at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., where she placed first in the event.
Outdoor: Qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the 5,000 and 1,500 meters, placing eighth in the latter...Ran the 800 meters in 2:14.40 April 19 at the Beach Invitational, recording the sixth-best time in school history.
2012-2013:
Outdoor: Set UNC's top time ever in the outdoor 1500m (4:28.78) May 11 at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships in Portland, Ore...Ran the second-fastest outdoor 5000m at UNC (17:08.63) April 19 at the Beach Invitational in Norwalk, Calif...Also set school's second-fastest 3000m steeplechase time (11:33.15) April 12 at the Colorado Invitational in Boulder.
Indoor: Ran the sixth-fastest indoor 800m in UNC history (2:18.76) Feb. 9 at the Air Force Team Challenge...Also ran school's fastest indoor mile (5:00.17) and second-fastest 3000m (10:07.93) Jan. 18 and Jan. 19, respectively, at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invitational in Albuquerque...Posted UNC's best indoor 5000m time (17:25.09) Feb. 1 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb.
High School: All-state selection for three year years... Earned all-conference all four years as a prep... Three year team captain... East Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC) Freshman of the Year... EMAC Senior of the Year... Finished third in the state championships as a senior... Recipient of the 2012 High School Distance Runner Achievement Award... Four-year honor roll member... All Academic First Team... Chose Northern Colorado over Alabama, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, TCU and Wyoming.
Personal: Daughter of David and Cydnie...Has one younger brother (Max)...Father played football at Northern Colorado...Born on August 10 in Aurora, Colo...Plans to major in sport and exercise science.Â
