Colleen is from St Louis, MO. She graduated from Florida State University in 2015 with a bachelors in dietetics. While at FSU, Colleen earned 9 All-American titles and was the 2015 NCAA National Champion in the 3k steeplechase. A 2016 Olympian in track and field, Colleen finished 8th in Rio. In 2019 Colleen was the Indoor Mile National Champion. In the summer of 2020 Colleen was part of the Bowerman Track Club team of women who set the World Record in the 4x1500m relay. Colleen currently splits her time between Los Angeles, CA and Flagstaff, AZ. Outside of running, Colleen is passionate about food and nutrition, empowering young girls and women, and social and environmental justice issues.