Hall of Fame
Highlights: Six-time All-American, five-time PSAC MVP, 15-time PSAC champion, SRU and PSAC record holder in seven different events.
Andi Barrett, formerly Andi Rose, enjoyed one of the most successful careers in SRU track and field program history with the majority of that success coming in the hurdles. She earned a total of six All-America honors during her career, while winning or sharing PSAC titles in 15 different events. At the time of her graduation in 2007, she owned seven SRU and PSAC all-time records as an individual or member of a relay. She still owns four SRU records to this day (outdoor 100-meter hurdles and 4x100m relay, indoor 55-meter and 60-meter hurdles).
Barrett won six total PSAC titles in hurdle races outdoors alone, winning three 100-meter hurdle and three 400-meter titles. She also won three outdoor titles as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team and picked up two titles as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team. She was named the PSAC track MVP twice and was named the overall MVP following the 2017 PSAC Championships. She was also named the PSAC MVP indoors that year after winning her second 60-meter hurdle and 4x400m relay titles.
She earned three indoor All-America honors in the 60-meter hurdles and three outdoor All-America honors with two coming in the 100-meter hurdles and a third coming in the 400-meter hurdles. In addition to her excellence on the track, Barrett was a four-time All-Academic honoree by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, was a four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and was named to the PSAC Winter Top 10 once.
Barrett currently resides in Franklin, Pennsylvania with her husband Benjamin, a fellow SRU alumnus, and their two children, Carter and Chase. She works at the Cranberry Area School District teaching health and physical education to female students in grades 7-12. She also serves as the head girls cross country coach.
