2026 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
FMU: Returning letterwinner at FMU....USTFCCCA Southeast All-Region Team 2025 for pole vault....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team 2025....Won the pole vault at the 2025 Conference Carolinas (outdoor) Championship Meet....Set the school record for the pole vault (3.70 meters) at the 2025 FMU Patriots Invitational Meet.....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2025....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring).
PERSONAL:
- Born in Milton, VT
- Graduate of Darlington High School, where she competed under the direction of coaches Sheri Lacy and Wayne Lacy
- 2-time state champion in the pole vault
- Nickname is Ri
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Veterinarian
- How you got your nickname: From my parents
- Favorite Athlete: Toss up between Alysha Newman and Nina Kennedy
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: the Avengers movie series
- Favorite Food: Chicken or mashed potatoes
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Canada
- Favorite Musical Artist: T-pain
- Favorite Thing About FMU: The smaller campus and not too many people
- Favorite Off-Field Activity: I love to paint anything and everything
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Small goal: get 13; Big goal: make it to nationals
- Why you first chose your sport: When i was little, my dad came home and asked if i wanted to try pole vault and I said yes and I guess I just have loved it ever since
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Not getting into my head and letting all the negative thoughts take over
- Interesting Notes: My mom was on the Canadian Olympic team for basketball; In high school, I was a 2-time state champion in pole vault; I was the very first person at DHS to win pole vault at the state championship; I went to Grand Valley State University in Michigan for 2 years
Historical Player Information
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2025Freshman
pole vault
5'10"
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2026Sophomore
pole vault
5'9"
