FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (August 5, 2022) – Northern Arizona University sprinter
Alyssa Colbert is a World Championships silver medalist, placing second with Team USA's 4x100-meter relay team at the U20 World Championships in Cali, Colombia.
The USA team finished with a final time of 43.28, following the Jamaican team by .69 seconds. Colbert, who was an alternate for the team, competed in the qualifying round and ran the anchor leg. In the qualifying round Team USA won its heat by more than a second, with a season-best time of 43.66.
Colbert will return as a sophomore in the spring for the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons. She is coming off a strong freshman campaign in which she won the Big Sky Freshman of the Year awards in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, as well as the Big Sky Women's Co-Most Valuable Athlete during indoor. Colbert set the school and conference records in both the indoor 60-meter dash and the outdoor 100-meter dash.
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