Lauren Greiwe '23, Health Administration, is the first student-athlete in USI school history to claim a NCAA Division I conference title.
During her senior year, she finished the six-kilometer cross country race during the Ohio Valley Cross Country Championship on October 29, 2022, nearly 20 seconds faster than the second-place finisher, and the USI Women’s Cross Country team finished second overall.
Greiwe was also named the Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year.
“I just want to thank all my teammates, coaches and family for believing in me and supporting me. I could not be where I am today without them,” she said. “It is truly a blessing to be able to represent Southern Indiana in our first ever OVC conference.”
During her time at USI, she was also a member of USI's Women's Track & Field team, capturing first place in her race at the Bellarmine Open January 20, 2023, to help pace USI to a third-place team finish.
Greiwe says her part-time job as a patient care technician at Deaconess Orthopedic and Neuroscience Hospital helped her choose her career path.
“I realized I wanted a career in the health field but am terrified of needles. I deal with patients every day hands-on, and I wanted to take a step back from the hands-on side of health care,” she said. “That’s why I chose Health Administration.”
Greiwe, a graduate of East Central High School in St. Leon, Indiana, started running in the fifth grade.
After she crossed the finish line at graduation in December 2023 with her Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (BSHA) degree from USI, enrolled at the University of Cincinnati for a fifth year of eligibility for cross country and track, where she earned a minor in medicine. She currently works as a medical assistant for University of Cincinnati Health, about 20 minutes from her hometown.
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