PR Of The Week presented by TrackSmith: Addison Ritzenhein

The Niwot sophomore is becoming a name to remember after her performance at the 2024 Penn Relays.

May 1, 2024 by Gabriel Hernandez

PR Of The Week presented by TrackSmith: Addison Ritzenhein

It seems as things are lining up perfectly for the sophomore distance star hailing from Boulder, Colorado.

The newly-signed NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) athlete with On demolished her personal best in the 3,000m at the Penn Relays on Friday.

The Colorado distance star led from the gun and forced her competition to chase her down. But alas, she would go on to run a new U.S. No.1 mark of 9:17.81, not only winning the race but wiping out her previous personal best of 9:41.75 by nearly 24 seconds.

This also puts the reigning Nike Cross Nationals champion at No. 14 on the all-time list for the 3K outdoors and No. 3 for sophomores in history.

With performances such as the one we just witnessed at Penn, it's safe to say this sophomore standout is on the rise.

She also has plenty of time to keep adding her name to the top of the record books. She's our PR of the Week.

Place	Athlete	Grade	Team	Mark
1	Addison Ritzenhein	10	Niwot High School	9:17.81
2	Zariel Macchia	11	William Floyd	9:31.64
3	Logan St. John Kletter	12	Mount Lebanon	9:34.19
4	Olivia Alessandrini	12	Niwot High School	9:37.21
5	Caroline Barton	11	Carolina Day School	9:39.55
6	Caroline Tribett	11	Gainesville High School	9:42.74
7	Baylee Espinosa	10	Lewisburg Area	9:45.03
8	Liliah Gordon	11	Northern Burlington Reg. HS	9:45.66

Previous PRs of the Week

Week 5: Gracie Hyde

Week 4: Addison Dempsey

Week 3: Malachi Snow

Week 2: Drew Hunter

Week 1: Lavontae Bond

Addy Ritzenhein Breaks Down Her New NIL Deal

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