Osceola's Aimee Rice-Strand To Attend North Dakota State University
Osceola senior sprinter Aimee Rice-Strand has officially committed [below] to North Dakota State University ( NDSU ) and will run for the Bisons.
The NDSU Bisons are members of the Summit League Conference and compete in Division 1. They have dominated the conference winning the last 12 indoor and outdoor conference titles in a row.
Aimee currently holds four school records at Osceola High. 100m and 200m dash, 400m relay and 800m relay.
In 2013, she scored 26 points and helped Osceola finish 3rd overall in team points, the highest in school history.
She has been a member of the Wisconsin All-State team 5 times.
Rice-Strand accepted a track and field scholarship with NDSU over the University of Minnesota, Drake University and South Alabama.
High School: Osceola
Division: 2
Plans 2013-14: North Dakota State University
Events: Dash and sprint relays
Left and right: WIAA 2013
Abpve: Finals of the 200m dash WIAA 2013
Above photo by Tyler Ahlstrand
2011 Middle Border Conference Meet: 2nd Place in the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 400m dash.
2012 Middle Border Conference Meet: Champion in the 100m dash, 2nd place in 200m dash, 3rd place in 400m dash.
2013 Middle Border Conference Meet: Champion in 100m dash and 200m dash.
2011 WIAA State Meet Championships: Silver Medal in the 800m Relay - anchor leg, 7th place 200m dash.
2012 WIAA State Meet Championships: Gold Medal in the 4x1 relay [D2 record] – anchor leg, Silver Medals in the 100m dash and 200m dash.
2013 WIAA State Meet Championships: Gold Medal winner in the 200m dash, Silver Medals in the 100m dash and 400m Relay - anchor leg.
Left: Aimee Rice Strand won the 200m dash at the 2013 WIAA State Meet.
Right: Head Girls Coach Amanda Meyer and Aimee Rice-Strand.
Photos provided by Tyler Ahlstrand
Aimee's four top fans are her sisters Jana, Ella, April, and Avery
Osceola 2012 4x1 relay runners pictured
above clockwise from top left: Rachael Mickelson, Alexa Stokes, Aimee Rice Strand, and Sydney Rossow. The Osceola winning time of 49.28 set a D2 record erasing the old record of 49.35 set by the Brown Deer 4x1 in 2008.
Note: [Brookfield Academy set a new D2 record of 49.25 at the 2013 WIAA State Meet].
Right: Rachael Mickelson hands off to anchor Aimee Rice-Strand at the 2012 State Meet.