Bio

As a junior: Cross Country - Put together one of the best seasons for a runner in program history ... Named the Northeast Conference Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year after taking first place at the NEC Championships with a time of 17:34.9, nearly 13 seconds faster than the next finisher ... Also earned All-NEC honors for the second-consecutive season ... Her time set a Bryant University course record ... Finished in the top five in five of the six meets she competed in ... Finished fifth at the New England Championships (17:21.67) ... Took 35th at the NCAA Regionals (20:52.6) ... Won the CCSU Mini-Meet (10:03.97) ... Finished second in the Nassaney Invitational (18:05.5) and the UAlbany Invite (17:53) ... Earned NEC Athlete of the Week honors three times. Indoor Track & Field - Won the 3000 at the Torpey Invitational with a time of 10:09.68 ... Finished third in the 5000 at the NEC championships with a school-record time of 17:11.68 ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 3000 at the NEICAAAs with a school-record time of 9:49.69. Outdoor Track & Field - Set school records in the 3000, 5000 and 10000 during the year ... Won the 5000 at the Brown Invitational with a school-record time of 16:59.55 ... Finished second in the 1500 (4:39.35) at the Holy Cross Invitational ... Won the 3000 at the Stonehill Invitational with a school-record time of 9:46.72 ... Finished second in the 5000 (17:03.36) and the 10000 (36:23.68) at the NEC championships ... Her time in the 10000 was a new school record.

As a sophomore: Cross Country - Competed in six of the seven meets on the season ... Earned All-NEC honors with a second-place finish at the Northeast Conference Championships ... Finished the race in a time of 18:47.40 ... Recorded a time of 10:11, finishing third, at the CCSU Mini-Meet ... Ran to a fourth-place finish at the Brown University Invitational ... Finished third at the Ted Owen Invitational with a season-best time of 18:10 ... Claimed sevevnth-place at the Monmouth Invitational ... Named to the prestigious NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Indoor Track & Field - Finished first in the mile run at the Harvard Invitational with a time of 5:14.20 ... Recorded a season-best time in the mile run at the Terrier Invite with a time of 5:06.10 ... Finished fifth at the NEC Championships with a season-best time of 10:00.40 ... Member of the distance medley relay team that finished third at the NEC Championships with a school-record time of 12:16.21. Outdoor Track & Field - Finished ninth in the 1500 with a season-best time of 4:53.60 at the Holy Cross Invitational ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 5000 with a season-best time of 17:53.78 at the NEC Championships.

As a freshman: Cross Country - Competed in the CCSU Invitational where she finished 30th overall with a time of 19:24 on the 8k course ... Ran in the 2010 Codfish Bowl where she finished 14th overall with a time of 20:15 on the 5k course ... Competed in the Northeast Conference Championships where she finished 56th overall with a time of 19:59. Indoor Track & Field - Captured sixth-place in the 1,000m run at the Alden Invitational ... Finished ninth with a time of 5:19 in the one mile run at the Greater Boston Invitational ... Claimed third-place in the 3,000m run at the Tufts Stampede ... Finished 17th in the mile run at the NEC Championship. Outdoor Track & Field - Earned a fourth-place finish in the 800m run at the Bryant Quad ... Ran a season-best 2:22.46 in the 800m run, finishing 10th, at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational.

Before Bryant: A 2010 graduate of Dominican College Fortwilliam in Glengormley, Ireland ... Won the 2008 Irish Schools Championship in the 1500-meter event for track and field ... Member of the swim team as a junior and senior and competed in gymnastics and netball as a freshman and sophomore ... Also played a year of tennis.

Personal: Born on October 29, 1991, Eimear Ethna Marie Black is the daughter of Sheelagh Black Nee Collins and Dermot Black ... She has one brother, Christopher, and two sisters, Sarah and Catherine.