Valby unquestionably in the conversation for "US Greatest Female Collegiate Competitor." And despite being a big fan of Jane Hedengren, it is way too early to throw her into that conversation yet. She certainly has that trajectory, but nothing is a guarantee.
My personal Mt Rushmore, in no particular order, would be Favor, Huber, Skieresz, and Valby.
9 – Suzy Favor (Hamilton) (Wisconsin)
Indoor mile (1987)
Outdoor 1500 (1987)
Outdoor 1500 (1988)
Indoor mile (1989)
Outdoor 1500 (1989)
Indoor mile (1990)
Indoor 3000 (1990)
Outdoor 800 (1990)
Outdoor 1500 (1990)
**Never lost an NCAA final race (9 wins in 9 races)**
** Only 800m NCAA Champion to finish in the top-10 in Cross Country, 2nd in ’86, 21st in ’87, 5th in ’88, 2nd in ‘90**
**Only runner to win the same event four straight years (Outdoor 1500m)**
8 – Vicki Huber (Villanova)
Indoor 3000 (1987)
Outdoor 3000 (1987)
Indoor mile (1988)
Indoor 3000 (1988)
Outdoor 3000 (1988)
Indoor 3000 (1989)
Outdoor 3000 (1989)
Cross Country (1989)
**Placed 6th in Seoul Olympics during the summer between her junior and senior seasons**
**Won Cross Country title by 27 seconds, 2nd largest margin of victory ever**
**Collegiate record in 3000 lasted for 34 years**
7 – Amy Skieresz (Arizona)
Cross Country (1996)
Indoor 5000 (1997)
Outdoor 5000 (1997)
Outdoor 10000 (1997)
Indoor 5000 (1998)
Outdoor 5000 (1998)
Outdoor 10000 (1998)
**Three runner-up finishes in cross country – scored 7 points total in four races**
**Only competed 8 seasons (4x cross country, 2x indoor, 2x outdoor)**
** Only lost four races in her career, three of which were Runner-up finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships**
** Won both 10000m titles by over 60 seconds, largest margins of victory in NCAA history in any event including cross country
** Only runner to complete the outdoor 5K/10K double twice**
7 – Abbey D’Agostino (Cooper) (Dartmouth)
Outdoor 5000 (2012)
Cross Country (2013)
Indoor 3000 (2013)
Indoor 5000 (2013)
Outdoor 5000 (2013)
Indoor 3000 (2014)
Indoor 5000 (2014)
**Only runner to ever complete the indoor 3K/5K double twice**
6 – Karissa Schweizer (Missouri)
Cross Country (2016)
Indoor 5000 (2017)
Outdoor 5000 (2017)
Indoor 3000 (2018)
Indoor 5000 (2018)
Outdoor 5000 (2018)
6 – Parker Valby (Florida)
Outdoor 5000 (2023)
Cross Country (2023)
Indoor 5000 (2024)
Indoor 3000 (2024)
Outdoor 10000 (2024)
Outdoor 5000 (2024)
**Only runner to win six NCAA titles within a span of one year**
**First collegiate runner to break 15:00 in the 5000 (accomplished it four times)**
**Only collegiate runner to break 31:00 for 10000 (accomplished it twice)**
5 – Jen Rhines (Villanova)
Outdoor 5000 (1994)
Cross Country (1994)
Indoor 5000 (1995)
Outdoor 5000 (1995)
Outdoor 5000 (1996)
5 - Carrie Tollefson (Villanova)
Cross Country (1997)
Indoor 3000 (1999)
Outdoor 3000 (1999)
Outdoor 5000 (1999)
Indoor 3000 (2000)