Ball State University Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Rosie Gonzalez
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Antioch Community HS
- Hometown:
- Antioch, Ill.
Rosie Gonzalez TFFRS Results and Statistics
Before Ball State: Four-year varsity letter winner at Antioch Community High School … earned all-state honors as a senior … captured 10 conference titles from her sophomore through senior years … earned all-conference honors 15 times … served as team captain from her sophomore year (2023) through her senior year (2025) … named to the IHSA "Elite 15" cross country team as a senior … first girl in school history to run under 11 minutes in the 3,200 meters … part of the first girls 4x800 relay team to break 10 minutes … helped lead the team to conference championships her sophomore and junior years … for cross country has a 3-mile time of 17:29 … named Illinois Running News’ "Most Improved Female" in 2025 … honored as Antioch Community High School Athlete of the Year in 2025.
Personal: Daughter of Luiz Gonzalez … has six siblings, two brothers and four sisters … earned high honors all four years of high school … enjoys expressing herself through her hair, frequently changing her hair color … plans to pursue lab work and research in cell life and cancer after college … favorite musician is Elton John … favorite actress is Cynthia Erivo.
Before Ball State: Four-year varsity letter winner at Antioch Community High School … earned all-state honors as a senior … captured 10 conference titles from her sophomore through senior years … earned all-conference honors 15 times … served as team captain from her sophomore year (2023) through her senior year (2025) … named to the IHSA "Elite 15" cross country team as a senior … first girl in school history to run under 11 minutes in the 3,200 meters … part of the first girls 4x800 relay team to break 10 minutes … helped lead the team to conference championships her sophomore and junior years … for cross country has a 3-mile time of 17:29 … named Illinois Running News’ "Most Improved Female" in 2025 … honored as Antioch Community High School Athlete of the Year in 2025.
Personal: Daughter of Luiz Gonzalez … has six siblings, two brothers and four sisters … earned high honors all four years of high school … enjoys expressing herself through her hair, frequently changing her hair color … plans to pursue lab work and research in cell life and cancer after college … favorite musician is Elton John … favorite actress is Cynthia Erivo.
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