Bio

Eimear Black '14
Cross Country / Track & Field
Hall of Fame Class of 2013

 A standout member of the Bryant University cross country and track & field teams, Eimear Black ‘14 set five school records during her track & field career and graduated as the holder of the Bryant Cross Country course record, which she set during her junior season.  A native of Glengormley, Ireland, Black captured the 10,000 meter championship at the Northeast Conference Outdoor Track & Field meet with a school record time 35 minutes, 56.94 seconds – winning the event by over a minute.

She would go on to place second in the 5,000 meters (17:28.45).  During her junior cross country season, Black was named the Northeast Conference Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year after taking home first-place at the conference meet with a time of 17:34 and earned All-NEC honors for the second year in a row. 

During her junior outdoor season, Black set school records in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meters and earned a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NEICAAA’s with a school record time of 9:49.69. Black would repeat as the champion of the NEC Cross Country Championships as a senior, winning the event by over a minute, and went on to earn All-Region honors with a 21st place finish.