Hall of Fame
Melissa (Missy) Buttry Rock ’05
Rock, a four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams, is the College’s most decorated runner. She was a three-time national champion in cross country (the first woman to win three national titles in cross country in any NCAA division), five-time indoor national champion, and five-time outdoor national champion. Rock earned 18 All-American honors, 30 All-Conference accolades, and was a 29-time Iowa Conference individual champion in cross country and track combined. She still holds the cross country school record for best time and owns school records for three indoor and four outdoor track events. She finished eighth in the 5000m run at the 2004 Olympic Trials and ran on the World Cross Country Team in 2004 and 2005. Having retired from professional running—she had a contract with Reebok—she now lives in Prior Lake, Minn., with her husband, Andrew, and their children, Athulya, Tina, Isaiah, and Josiah.
