Joy Ripslinger - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Joy Ripslinger

R-So/R-So | 5-4 | Mid-Distance | Davenport, Iowa | Assumption HS

Freshman Outdoor (2019)
Completed in three meets… Ran a season-best 1:02.10 at the John McDonnell Invitational…

Freshman Indoor (2018)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season… Set personal-bests of 1:32.36 (600-meters), 2:07.31 (800-meters), and 57.50 (400-meters)… Recorded five top-five finishes throughout the season…

High School
20-time state medalist in track and cross country with nine state titles (seven individuals, two relays, six runner-ups, and five team state championships) … Earned seven Drake Relays titles … Holds the Iowa all-time record in the 800 (2:07.18), which earned a Milesplit US #8 ranking for 2017 … In her senior year, she became the first in Iowa prep history to capture individual titles in the 400, 800, 1500 (state meet record), and 3000 (state meet record) in the same state meet … 2017 US #1 & NBN Indoor National Champion in 1,600 Medley Relay (anchor) … 2017 NBN Indoor All-American in the 800 (fourth place) … 2017 USATF Juniors’ All-American (fifth place in the 800) … 2017 Iowa Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year … Represented the USA in Cuba at the Caribbean Scholastic Invitational in 2016.

Personal
Born on Sept. 26, 1998 … Daughter of Joe and Tracy Ripslinger … Has four sisters; Marie, Annie, Grace, and Rose … Majoring in business.