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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Collegeville, Pa.
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- High School:
- Villa Maria Academy
Bio
As a junior (2021)
Competed in both meets during the shortened 2021 season as one of Bryant’s top runners … Finished 11th overall out of 45 runners at the Bryant Invitational with a time of 19:18.3 … Earned All-NEC honors for finishing in the top-14 at the NEC Championship (12th place) with a PR of 18:44.5.
As a sophomore (2019)
Competed in all seven races and was the top female finisher for the Black and Gold in every meet but one … Set a personal-best in the 5K at the NEC Championship with a time of 18:36.6 finishing 13th overall which placed her on the All-NEC squad … Also set a new PR in the 3K at the CCSU Mini Meet with a time of 10:50.9 … NEC Fall Commissioner and Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2018)
Competed in all seven races during the 2018 season ... Quickly became a top runner for the Bulldogs finishing amongst the top two Bryant runners in all but one race ... Her first top finish came at the CCSU Mini-Meet where she finished 67th overall in the 3K with a time of 11:29.6 ... Was the top female Bryant finisher at the NEC Championship finishing in 48th place with a time of 20:42.6 ... Top female finisher for the Black and Gold at the NCAA Northeast Regionals finishing 218th with a time of 26:28.0.
Before Bryant: A varsity letterwinner 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.
News Mentions
Cross Country Competes at NCAA Regionals
LOWELL, MA- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams competed over the weekend at the NCAA Northeast Regionals, hosted by...
November 15, 2021
Cross Country Teams Finish Top-Five at NEC's
NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams placed fourth and fifth, respectively, at the NEC Championships,...
October 30, 2021
XC Heads to NEC Championships This Weekend
NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Connecticut on Saturday to compete at the NEC Champions...
October 28, 2021
Bittrich, Ayres Pace Cross Country Teams at CCSU
NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant cross country teams competed at the Central Connecticut State Mini-Meet on Friday, their last tune-up before the NEC...
October 23, 2021
Bittrich, Freeman Lead XC at Fall Foliage Invite
ST. ALBAN’S, VT- The Bryant cross country teams competed at the Vermont Fall Foliage Invite on Saturday. The men came third and the women...
October 17, 2021
Men's XC Has Best Ever Result at New England Meet
BOSTON, MA- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams placed 13th and 20th at the NEICAAA New England Championships on...
October 11, 2021
Cross Country Teams Finish Top Five in Connecticut
NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Bryant cross country teams both placed in the top five in the Central Connecticut Ted Owens Invitational on Saturday, with...
September 25, 2021
Bryant Men Finish 5th, Women 7th in Nassaney Race
SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant men’s and women’s cross country teams finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in the 20th Shawn...
September 11, 2021
Women’s Cross Country picked fifth in NEC preseason poll
SOMERSET, N.J.: The Bryant University women’s cross country team has been ranked fifth in the NEC preseason poll. The results were announced...
August 16, 2021