2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Colette Richter

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Mountain Lakes, N.J.
  • Highschool Mountain Lakes

Biography

Eligibility (Cross Country):Redshirt Junior
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Redshirt Junior/Redshirt Junior
 

Notables

• 2014 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country
 

2016-17 Season

2017 Indoor: Placed ninth in the 3000 meters in 10:30.82 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) ... finished fifth in the 3000 meter run at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14) with a time of 10:39.43

2016 Cross Country:At the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) finished seventh for Wisconsin and 187th overall in 22:42.2 (6k) ... placed ninth overall and fifth for UW at the Badger Classic (9/23) in 22:22 ... finished 21st overall and sixth for the Badgers at the Oz Memorial Invitational (9/9) in 23:47.6 (6k)
 

2015-16 Season

2016 Outdoor: Took second in the 3,000 meters in 10:11.92 at the Red and White Open (2/19) ... At the Armory Track Invitational (2/5), took seventh overall in the 5,000 meters in 17:17.45 ... Ran the 3000 meters in 10:11.79 to take second place at the Notre Dame dual (1/16)

2015 Cross Country: Placed 69th overall and seventh for UW in 22:01.8 (6k) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/13) ... Crossed the line in 21:12.2 (6k) to finish sixth for the Badgers and 42nd overall at the Big Ten Championship (11/1) ... Finished fourth for the Badgers and 186th overall in 21:47.0 (6k) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/16) ... Placed 87th overall and fifth for UW in 18:01.32 (5k) at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/3) ... Finished third for the Badgers and fifth overall in 15:19.2 (4k) at the Badger Opener (9/4)
 

2014-15 Season

2015 Outdoor: Redshirt season 

2015 Indoor:Finished fourth in the 3000 meters at the Red and White Open (2/20) in a time of 9:59.13 ... Placed 34th in the 5000 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) in a time of 17:03.23 ... Finished 14th in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:44.75 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (1/31) to help UW to a sixth place team finish ... Placed sixth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:06.59 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24)

2014 Cross Country: Finished 176th overall and fifth for UW at the NCAA Championship (11/22) in 21:44.4 (6k) to help the Badgers to a 10th place team finish ... Placed 40th overall and fifth for the Badgers at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/14) in 21:00 (6k) to help UW to a second place team finish and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship ... Finished 27th overall and fifth for UW at the Big Ten Championship (11/2) in 20:48.4 (6k) to help the Badgers to a second place team finish ... Placed 105th overall and fifth for the Badgers at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/17) in 21:13 (6k) to help UW to a fourth place team finish ... Finished 20th overall and fifth for the Badgers at the Greater Louisville Classic (10/4) in 17:32.34 (5k) to help UW to a first place team finish ... Placed 17th overall and sixth for the Badgers at the Big Ten Preview (9/20) in 21:56.05 (6k) ... Finished 10th overall and sixth for Wisconsin at the Badger Opener (9/5) in 14:24 (4k) ... Competed in the junior race at the USA Cross Country Championships (2/15) in Boulder, Colo., finishing 11th with a time of 23:28
 

2013-14 Season

2014 Outdoor: Placed 19th in the 5000 meters at the Big Ten championships (5/18) with a time of 17:09.82 ... finished fifth in the 1500 meters at the Tom Botts Invite (5/3) with a time of 4:51.00 ... placed 13th in the 5000 meters at the Drake Relays (4/23-27) with a time of 16:47.44 ... finished fifth in the 5000 meters at the Florida Relays (4/4-5) with a time of 16:55.43

2014 Indoor: Redshirt season 

2013 Cross Country: Redshirt season ... competed unattached and finished sixth overall with a time of 23:23 (6K) at the Warhawk Invitational (9/14) ... competed unattached and finished 16th for the Badgers and 42nd overall at the Badger Opener (9/6), finishing with a time of 15:15 (4K)
 

High School

State champion in the Group I region in cross country as a senior ... Group I state champion in cross country in the 1600 and 3200 meters as a junior ... Group I state champion in the 3200 meters as a sophomore ... four-time all-conference in cross country and track ... captain of cross country and track teams as a senior ... Varsity E-Race champion at the Manhattan Cross Country Invitational during junior and senior seasons ... conference champion in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters as a junior ... county champion in the indoor 3200 meters as a junior ... finished eighth at the New Balance Indoor Nationals two-mile race with a time of 10:38 ... holds school records for cross country in the 1600 meters, 3200 meters and 5k ... Nike Cross National Qualifier in 2013 ... Penn Relay Qualifier in 2013 for the 3000 meters ... finished with a 4.2 GPA ... member of the National Honor Society and the French National Honor Society
 

Personal

Daughter of Chris and Marsi Richter ... has an older sister Calley (20) and a younger brother Kevin (15) ... double majoring in environmental science and agronomy
 

Why Wisconsin?

"The atmosphere reminds me of home with the beautiful lakes and campus. I love how there are numerous places to run and how there is always something to do on State Street. Another major component to my decision was the fact that Wisconsin's environmental science program is one of the best in the nation."
 

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
3000 Meters 9:44.75 1-31-15 1500 Meters 4:51.00 5-3-14
5000 Meters 17:03.23 2-13-15 5000 Meters 16:47.44 4-24-14
Cross Country
4 Kilometers 14:24 9-5-14
5 Kilometers 17:32.34 10-4-14
6 Kilometers 20:48.4 11-2-14
 

Honors and Accolades

At the NCAA Championships
2014 - Cross Country
176th: 21:44.4 (6K)


At the Big Ten Championships
2015 - Cross Country
42nd: 21:12.2 (6K)

2014 - Cross Country
27th: 20:48.4 (6K)

2014 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 19th (17:09.82)

At the NCAA Regional (Cross Country)
2015 NCAA Great Lakes Regional
69th: 22:01.8 (6K)

2014 NCAA Great Lakes Regional 
40th: 21:00 (6K)

Personal Bests (High School)
1600 Meters: 4:59.00
3200 Meters: 10:26.00

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2014Redshirt Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'7"