Amherst College Athletics

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INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES

• ODAC All-Academic Team (2017-18)
• 2017 ODAC Runner of the Year
• 2017 All-South/Southeast Region Team
• 2017 ODAC Individual Champion
• 2017 All-ODAC First Team
• 2016 All-South/Southeast Region Team
• 2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
• 2016 All-ODAC First Team
• 2015 All-South/Southeast Region Team
• 2017 ODAC Player of the Week - Week 7
• 2017 ODAC Player of the Week - Week 5
• 2016 ODAC Player of the Week - Week 7
• 2016 ODAC Player of the Week - Week 5
• 2016 ODAC Player of the Week - Week 1

Senior (2017-18): Competed in five meets as a senior after missing time due to injury… Won the ODAC Championship with a time of 22:01.3… Finished eighth in the NCAA Division III South/Southeast Regional with a school record time of 21:53.4… Finished 130th in the NCAA Championships with a time of 22:25.9, the second-best finish by a Marlin in the championship in school history… Placed second at the Don Cathcart Invitational on September 30 with a time of 21:55.3.

Junior (2016-17): Participated in five meets on the year… Earned a victory at the Eagle Cross Country Challenge, running the 4K course in 15:30.0… Captured a win at the Don Cathcart Invitational, breaking the tape of the 6K trail in 22:56.8… Never finished lower than seventh in any of her meets on the year… Earned All-ODAC honors with a 23:39.2 mark at the ODAC Championships on October 29… Set a school record with a time of 22:21.2 in the NCAA Division III Championship, playing 160th out of 280 runners.

Sophomore (2015-16): Improved her showing in each of three cross country meets in the fall... Placed 22nd in the South/Southeast Regional, the best finish by a Marlin, running a time of 23:22.8 for all-region honors.

Freshman (2014-15): Competed in the indoor and outdoor track seasons… Set her best in the mile at the Vince Brown Invitational in the indoor season… Bested her previous 800M showing with a great performance at the Duke Twilight to end the season.