2025 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
- 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
2024 Outdoor: Did not compete.
2023-24 Indoor: Did not compete.
2023 Cross Country: Competed in four races. ... Finished 43rd on Sept. 30 at the Ted Castaneda Classic, running a personal-best 6K time of 26:39.10. ... At the Sept. 16 Roadrunners Invitational, ran 6K in 27:33.91 to finish 71st. ... Made her MSU Denver debut on Sept. 2 at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster, finishing 41st after running 5K in 20:37.04.
High School: Competed in four Class 4A State Cross Country Championships with a top finish of 42nd as a sophomore in 2021. Also placed 53rd in 2022, 49th in 2020 and 129th in 2019. ... Finished ninth in the Region 2 Cross Country Championships as a sophomore and junior, and also placed 23rd in 2022 and 45th in 2019. ... Had three top-10 cross country District 10 finishes -- second as a sophomore, seventh as a junior, and eighth as a senior, and also placed 33rd her freshman season. ... Had top-five finishes in the Polk County Cross Championships each of her final three seasons. ... Placed in the top 10 of seven of eight cross country races as a sophomore, five of eight as a junior, and two of five as a senior. ... Top times in track & field included 5:43.61 in the 1,600 and 12:00.86 in the 3,200. ... Competed as a senior at the Class 4A State Championships in the 4x800 relay. ... Finished in the top 12 at each of her last three Region 2 Championships in the 3,200 meters, including a ninth-place showing in 2023. ... Ran on the second-place 4x800 relay in the Region 2 Championships as a senior. ... At the District 5 Championships as a senior, finished second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 (matching her performance as a junior) while running on the first-place 4x800 relay. ... Placed third in both the 1,600 and 3,200 at the Polk County Championships as a senior after placing fifth in both events at the same meet as a junior. ... Two-time team captain. ... Coached by Dale Meskimen. ... Four-time Academic All-Polk County.
Personal: Full name is Payton Elizabeth Rusk. ... Birthday is Aug. 29. ... Daughter of Dain and Allison Rusk. ... Has a sister, Madison. ... Majoring in political science.
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