Northern Illinois University Athletics

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2019-20
Cross Country: Helped NIU to first-place finishes in the NIU Huskie Challenge and the Loyola Lakefront Invitational … Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:42.2 at the Under Armour Pre Nationals (Oct. 19) … Finished 17th at the NIU Huskie Challenge (Sept. 6) in a 6K time of 23:06.6 … Had a season-best 5K time of 18:51.70 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28). 
Indoor: Finished 12th in the mile at the MAC Championship (Feb. 29) with a time of 5:00.89 … Ran a season-best time of 4:54.34 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14) … Won the mile at the John Gartland Invitational (Jan. 25) in 5:01.05 … Ran a season-best time of 2:59.93 in the 1,000 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 11). 

2018-19
Cross Country: Helped NIU to a fourth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 23:50.1 … Had a season-best 6K time of 23:01.4 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 12) … Finished third at the NIU Huskie Challenge (Aug. 31) with a 4K time of 15:46.9 … Had a time of 19:31.6 to finish 51st in the 5K John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 15). 
Indoor: Finished 15th at the MAC Championships (Feb. 15) in the mile with a time of 5:06.10 … Ran a season-best time in the mile of 5:00.92 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 8) … Had a season-best time of 2:21.72 in the 800 meters at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) … Ran a season-best time in the 3,000 meters of 10:24.96 to finish fourth at the Gene Edmonds Invitational (Jan. 12). 
Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 1,500-meter run at the MAC Championships (May 9) with a time of 4:47.23 … Ran a season-best time of 4:33.49 in the 1,500 meters at the Drake Relays (April 25), finishing 12th … Finished fifth in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 20) with a time of 4:36.08 … Ran a season-best time of 2:16.87 in the 800 meters at the Bobcat Invitational (March 30) … Finished fifth in the 800-meter run at the Musco Twilight (April 13) with a time of 2:17.04. 

2017-18
Cross Country: Ran in five of the Huskies’ six competitions. Earned best finishes of the season at the UIC Flames/Flyer Opener (Sept. 2) and Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) taking 19th and 18th, respectively. Ran fastest 6k at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 13) in 23:17.7.
Indoor: Competed in the 800 meters and the mile … Ran a season-best time of 5:05.97 in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9) to finish 24th … Had a fourth-place finish in the mile at the Illinois Open (Jan. 13) in 5:10.85 … Placed fourth in the 800 meters at the Black & Gold Premier (Jan. 27) in 2:18.93.
Outdoor: Competed in the 800 meters at three meets and the 1,500 meters at four meets … Ran a season-best time of 2:18.78 in the 800 meters at the Huskie Classic (May 4) to finish seventh … Rank a season-best 4:37.90 in the 1,500 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 21) to finish eighth … Also posted top-10 finishes in the 1,500 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational (April 7), finishing eighth, and the UTA Invitational (March 24), finishing ninth.

2016-17
Cross Country: Did not compete. 
Indoor: Ricci competed in one meet at the Fred Wilt (1/28). She competed in the mile run and finished in 5th place at a time of 5:14.74.
Outdoor: Ricci competed in four meets for the Huskies during the outdoor season. She set a personal best score at the Redbird Invitational (4/8) in the 1,500-meter run. She ran at a time of 4:42.92 which place Ricci at 13th place.  She place 6th at the Horned Frog Invitational (4/15) in 1,500-meter run and ran a time of 4:49.17.

High School: Three-time All-Conference and All-Area selection… Earned All-State accolades for junior and senior seasons… As a senior, ran the mile in 5:05, 2:19 in the 800-meter relay, and as a junior, ran the 5,000-meter race in 19:20… Earned academic excellence award during senior year.
 
Personal: Born February 15, 1998 in Chicago… Daughter of Michael and Lucy Ricci… Majoring in family and individual development.