Best-Ever Finish by URI Woman Athlete

Rhode Island junior Lotte Black finished fourth out of 12 runners in the 1500-meter final at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, in June.

Black was in 10th place with 400 meters to go; by finishing the last 200 meters of her race in 31 seconds, she finished in fourth place. Her final time of 4:13.02 broke her two-day-old school record by one hundredth of a second to cap off a record-breaking year. Her finish in fourth place is the best-ever finish by a Rhode Island woman athlete in any sport.

Black set nine program records this year and was named A-10 Track Performer of the Week four times this season. In addition, she was named First Team All- American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

—Michaela Benford