Bio

As a senior: Wrapped up one of the greatest cross country careers in Bryant history in the fall of 2013 … Placed first in three of the five races she competed … Won the NEC championship meet for the second-straight year ... Finished the race with a time of 17:46, over a minute faster than the next competitor ... Earned NEC Athlete of the Year honors and First Team All-NEC honors ... Followed that with an outstanding performance at the NCAA Northeast Regional, finishing 21st in a field of 254 runners with a time of 20:53.6, earning All-Northeast Region honors ... Named an NEC Fall Scholar Athlete award winning for the second-straight season ... Won the Father Bede Invitational with a time of 18:34 ... Finished second at the New England championships with a season-best time of 17:27 ... Won the CCSU Mini-Meet with a time of 9:47.

As a junior: 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 ... Named a Northeast Conference Fall Scholar Athlete ... 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.

As a sophomore: 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.

As a freshman: Competed in three meets as a rookie ... Finished 30th in the CCSU Invitational in a time of 19:24 ... Ran in the 2010 Codfish Bowl to a 14th-place finish overall with a time of 20:15 ... Competed in the Northeast Conference Championships, finishing 56th overall with a time of 19:59 ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll and the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

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.

Career Bests

Top Time (3K): 10:11, CCSU Mini-Meet (Oct. 21, 2011)
Top Time (5K): 18:10, Ted Owen Invitational (Sept. 24, 2011)
Top Finish: 2nd, NEC Championships (Oct. 29, 2011)