After cementing her status as back-to-back Great Midwest Cross Country Runner of the Year, Curtis-Collins hasn’t skipped a beat as the Pioneers made their indoor season debut at the Youngstown State Invitational.
The distance phenom was the winner of the mile on Friday as she set a school record with an NCAA provisional time of 4:52.61.
Curtis-Collins was first in a field 20 competitors, including multiples from Walsh, Lake Erie, and incoming member Ashland. Her time nearly cracked the conference top 10 list, just a few seconds behind a 4:49.90 pace courtesy of Sarah Berger (Walsh).
It was her first competition since winning the women’s conference cross country championship 6K hosted by Tiffin on Oct. 24 with a time of 21:24.20.
This is her first conference weekly honor in the sport of indoor track and field.