Described as an explosive goal scorer, by the coaches … Reliable contributor throughout her career.
2016 Track & Field: Contributed towards the team score at the NCAC Outdoor Championships (May 7) … Part of the fifth-place 4x100 relay that clocked in at 50.08 … Also was a part of that relay at the All-Ohio Championships that just missed on scoring with a 10th-place finish (April 16) … Competed in the preliminary heats of the 100 meters at the outdoor conference meet and the 60 meters at the indoor meet … Placed 15th in the triple jump (29 feet, 10 inches) at the indoor meet (March 4-5).
2015 Soccer: Continued to be a substantial contributor on the offense end of the pitch with a trio of goals … Biggest highlight was the golden goal in a 1-0 win over Allegheny, allowing Wooster to challenge for the fourth spot in the NCAC Tournament on the final day of the regular season (Oct. 27) … Overall, entered 15 matches while logging five starts … Scored goals versus Marietta (Sept. 29) and Oberlin (Oct. 3).
2015 Track & Field: Just missed earning all-NCAC honors, helping the 4x100 relay to a fourth-place time of 50.20 (May 2) … Part of runner-up 4x100 relay at the Wooster Invitational (March 28) … Helped the 4x100 relay to fourth at the Bob Kahn Invitational (April 4) and the Kenyon Spring Invitational (April 18) … Saw limited action during the indoor season.
2014 Soccer: One of the team’s top reserve forwards, appearing in all 18 games with two starts … Finished the year with two goals and two assists … Accounted for one of two goals in 2-0 win at Oberlin (Oct. 22) and tallied an assist against Wittenberg (Oct. 25).
2014 Track & Field: Member of fourth-place 4x100 relay team at the NCAC Championships (May 3) … Helped 4x100 to runner-up honors in three different meets ... Time of 8.16 in the 60 meters preliminaries of the NCAC Championships set then-school record … Earned a pair of third-place finishes at the Kenyon Classic (Feb. 22) … Competed in the 60 meters and the triple jump.
2013 Soccer: Burst onto the scene with a team-leading 11 points (5 goals, 1 assist) during her debut season, despite not starting a game … Recorded a goal and an assist in her first game against Mount St. Joseph (Aug. 30) … Scored insurance goal in 2-0 win over defending conference champions DePauw (Oct. 5).
Prior to Wooster: Helped lead powerful Walsh Jesuit High School to a 71-3-6 overall record during her four years with the girls soccer team … Won state titles as a sophomore and senior … Scored 28 goals, including 15 as a senior … Twice voted all-league … Also a standout track athlete, winning an individual championship at districts in the 100 meters as a sophomore.
Personal: Born on Jan. 11, 1995 … Daughter of Glenn and Mitzi Payne … Majoring in sociology with a minor in studio art.
