Career Results
COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS (PRIOR TO 2024-25 SEASON):
- XC 5K: 19:51.3 (Missouri Southern Stampede - Fall 2022)
- T&F 800M: 2:29.75 (10th place at Little Rock Invitational - Spring 2023)
- T&F 1500M: 5:18.77 (GAC Championships - Spring 2022)
- T&F: MILE: 5:32.30 (Rhodes College Invitational - Spring 2024)
- T&F 5000M: 19:01.39 (19th place at SFA Carl Kight Invitational - Spring 2024)
- T&F JAVELIN: 30.35M (99' 7") *SCHOOL RECORD* (5th place at East Texas Invitational - Spring 2023)
2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets... Ran a season best 5k time of 21:06.6 at the Bob Gravett Invitational... Posted a top 30 finish at the UWF Argonaut Invitational... GAC Academic Honor Roll member... Named to the President's List for Fall 2024.
2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in nine meets for the Tigers... Competed in the Javelin Throw five times with four top 10 finishes, posting a season best 30.30m (99' 5") and a fourth-place finish at the Arkansas State Alumni Classic... Placed 10th in the Javelin at the 2024 Great American Conference Championships with a distance of 28.22m (92' 7")... Set a personal best in the 5000m with a time of 19:01.39 at the Stephen F. Austin Carl Kight Invitational... 2024 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete... Named to the Dean's List for spring 2024.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY: 2023 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete... Competed in four meets for the Tigers with one top 15 finish... Placed 14th in the University of the Ozarks Invitational with a season-best 5k time of 20:38.1.
2023 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five events across eight meets with seven top 10 finishes... Set the school record in the Javelin Throw with a distance of 30.35m to take fifth at the East Texas Invitational... Ran the 800M six times with her best performance coming at the Little Rock Invitational with a 10th place finish and a personal best time of 2:29.74... Spring 2023 Great American Conference All-Academic Team Selection... Earned Great American Conference Elite Scholar Athlete Honors.
2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets with two top 10 finishes... Set a personal best in the 5K at the Missouri Southern Stampede with a time of 19:51.3... Fall 2022 Great American Conference All-Academic Team Selection... Named to Dean's List for fall 2022.
2022 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets with a combined total of five top 10 finishes... Ran the 800M five times with her best performance of 2:30.00 at the Carl Kight Invitational... Ran the 1500M twice with her best time of 5:18.77 for a 17th place finish at the GAC Championships... Finished fourth place in the 3000M steeplechase at the Rhodes Invitational with a personal best time of 13:21.56.... Made the President's List.
2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five events with three top 20 finishes... All five races within the 20-21 minute mark... Best performance was 20:03.5 at the GAC Championships... Made the President's List.
AT MOUNTAIN HOME: 2017 5A East All Conference Cross Country, 2020 5A West All Conference Cross Country, 2020 5A West Cross Country Conference Champions (Team), 2020 5A Cross Country State Champions (Team), 2021 5A West All Conference Track, 2021 5A West All State Track
PERSONAL: Daughter of Richard and Shannon Payne... Has two siblings, Allison and Levi Payne... Majoring in chemistry and biology... Born April 16.
