Tristin Van Ord knows what it feels like to have her own personal records broken right in front of her eyes and what it feels like to lose the top spot in the history books that she worked so hard for. She’s seen a name above her own. A name, and a faster time.
However, nowadays that name looks an awful lot like her own. That’s because she’s the one breaking her own records.
The App State senior distance runner out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is fast. She has a sub-five minute mile and has qualified for the first round of the NCAA Track and Field Championships every year while at App State.