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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Collegeville, Pa.
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- High School:
- Villa Maria Academy
Bio
As a junior (2021)
Outdoor - Earned her first-career medal, finishing third in the 5000 at the NEC Championships ... Posted personal-best times in both the 5000 (17:45.46) and 10,000 (38:20.45) at the Championships ... Finished fourth in the 10k ... Finished 12th in the 3000 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships ... Also set personal bests in the 800 (2:27.28) and 1500 (4:49.75) ... Won the 1500 at the Merrimack Invite ... Part of 4x800 relay team that finished first in tri-meet with AIC and Brown ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
As a Sophomore: Led the Bulldogs as one of the team's top distance runners during the 2020 indoor season.
Indoor – Competed in six meets for the Black & Gold during the 2020 indoor season … Set a pair of personal-bests at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational in the 800m with a time of 2:29.39, and in the mile with a time of 5:20.88 … Finishing among the top five at the 2020 NEC Indoor Track and Field Championship with personal-bests in the 3000m (10:15.47) and the 5000m (18:06.71) … Ranks fifth all-time in Bryant’s Top-10 Record Book in the 3000m and sixth all-time for the 5000m … Named to both the winter and spring NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for earning a GPA of 3.75 or higher.
As a freshman: Had a successful rookie campaign as a long-distance runner in 2018-19.
Indoor – Competed in the mile, 3000m, and 5000m, as well as the 4x800 and DMR … Helped the 4x800 team to a second-place finish at the Bates Invitational with a time of 10:53.11 … Set personal-bests with top times of 5:37.88 in the mile, 10:53.67 in the 3000m, and 18:52.64 in the 5000m … Earned two NEC Indoor All-Rookie Team honors in both the 3000m and the 5000m.
Outdoor – Competed in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, and 10,000m … Posted top times of 2:32.97 in the 800m, 5:07.92 in the 1500m, 11:07.25 in the 3000m, 18:34.95 in the 5000m, and 41:41.55 in the 10,000m ... Named to the Commissioner and NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bryant: A varsity letter winner in indoor/outdoor track and cross country ... Helped her track team became league champions ... Also helped her cross country team place second in PIAA District 1 ... Named AACA league honorable mention ... Earned distinguished honors as a freshman and sophomore and then first honors junior and senior year ... Was a National Merit Commended Student ... Member of Mock Trial, National Honor Society, math and Latin Honor Society, and was an altar server.
Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Kathy Ayres ... Has one brother, Christopher ... Uncle, Jeff Aponik played soccer at Moravian College.
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