Led by the 4x400m Relay team, the Emory University Women's Track & Field team came in 28th place with eight points at the 2016 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA.
The 4x400m Relay comprised of sophomores Julia Leventhal, Erica Goldman and freshmen Dilys Osei and Ariana Newhouse registered a second place finish in the event with a time of 3:52.33, becoming just the second ever Emory relay team to earn indoor All-America honors. Their season place showing also marked the highest by at indoor nationals in Emory history (individual or relay).
Also representing the Eagles at the 2016 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships was senior Julie Williamson who was making her second career appearance at nationals. The Chatham, NJ native recorded a time of 2:14.18 in the 800m Run to finish ninth in the event.
Earlier in the season, Emory posted its second straight third-place finish at the University Athletic Association Championships held at the Armory in New York, NY. The Eagles scored 102 points at the meet behind 11 All-UAA finishes and one event championship.
Senior Alexandra Aiello netted the Eagles' lone event title, winning the triple jump with a mark of 11.07m. Aiello added a second place showing in the long jump (5.34m) and a fifth place finish in the 60m Dash (8.03) en route to being named the 10th-ever Most Outstanding Indoor Performer in Emory history.
In addition to Aiello, Osei was named the UAA Rookie of the Year after earning three All-UAA honors at the meet. Osei was second in the 200m Dash at 25.48, third in the 60m Hurdles (9.12) and was part of the third place 4x400m Relay team which set a new school record with a time of 3:51.35. She is just the third Eagles ever to be named the UAA Rookie of the Year.
Aiello and Osei were two of nine Emory athletes to collected All-UAA kudos at the meet with seniors Aileen Rivell (3rd, 3000m Run), Williamson (3rd in both the 800m Run and 4x400m Relay), sophomores Kora Dreffs (2nd, Shot Put), Goldman (2nd in 400m Dash and 3rd in 4x400m Relay), Leventhal (3rd, 100m Dash) and freshmen Dani Bland (2nd, 60m Dash) and Newhouse (3rd, 4x400m Relay) earning top-3 showings at the meet.
The Eagles also left their mark on the USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region list with Head Coach John Curtin being named the regional Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career and a Division III-leading total of 22 members of the team earning all-region status in 14 different events. Osei led the team with three All-Region certificates earning kudos in the 60m Hurdles, 200m Dash and 4x400m Relay events.
Throughout the season, four different Emory records fell during competition. Williamson in the 800m Run (2:12.10) and Osei, Williamson, Newhouse and Goldman in the 4x400m Relay (3:51.35) at the UAA Championships, Rivell in the 3000m Run at the Tufts Last Chance National Qualifier (9:59.35) and sophomore Radhika Shah in the 600m Run at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1:41.82).
The Eagles posted three top-three finishes at other scored meets during the season with a pair of first place showings at the Emory Crossplex and Tiger Indoor Invitationals while finishing second at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational. Emory also placed 16th to begin the season at the BSC Panther Icebreaker in December.
Williamson added academic honors to go along with her athletic achievements as she was named an Academic All-American for the second consecutive as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Williamson as well as Aiello represented the Eagles on the CoSIDA Academic All-District team for their academic and athletic performances.
The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2015-16 season:
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All-America (Top-8 Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships) |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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NCAA Division III Championship Participant |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
4x400m Relay (2nd) |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ / Chatham |
800m Run (9th) |
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South/Southeast Regional Coach of the Year (USTFCCCA) |
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John Curtin |
29th season |
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USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region (Top 5 in Respective Event) |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
Long Jump |
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Dani Bland |
Mountville, PA (Hempfield) |
60m Dash, 200m Dash |
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Omaha, NE (Westside) |
5000m Run |
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Kora Dreffs |
Ann Arbor, MI (Father Gabriel Richard) |
Shot Put |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
400m Dash, 4x400m Relay |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
60m Dash, 4x400m Relay |
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Malverne, NY (Kellenberg Memorial) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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Knoxville, TN (Farragut) |
3000m Run |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
400m Dash, 4x400m Relay |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
200m Dash, 60m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay |
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Knoxville, TN (Bearden) |
5000m Run |
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Aileen Rivell |
Colts Neck, NJ (Howell) |
3000m Run, 5000m Run |
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Basking Ridge, NJ (Ridge) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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Atlanta, GA (Marist) |
Pole Vault |
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St. Louis, MO (Visitation Academy) |
High Jump |
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Westfield, NJ (Westfield) |
Mile Run |
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Pepper Pike, OH (Orange) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
800m Run, Mile Run |
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Chapel Hill, NC (Chapel Hill) |
Distance Medley Relay |
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University Athletic Association Most Outstanding Field Performer |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
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University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
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UAA Champion |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
Triple Jump |
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All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships) |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
Triple Jump (1st), Long Jump (2nd) |
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Dani Bland |
Mountville, PA (Hempfield) |
60m Dash (2nd) |
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Kora Dreffs |
Ann Arbor, MI (Father Gabriel Richard) |
Shot Put (2nd) |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
400m Dash (2nd), 4x400m Relay (3rd) |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
100m Dash (3rd) |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
4x400m Relay (3rd) |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
200m Dash (2nd), 60m Hurdles (3rd), 4x400m Relay (3rd) |
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Aileen Rivell |
Colts Neck, NJ (Howell) |
3000m Run (3rd) |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
800m Run (3rd), 4x400m Relay (3rd) |
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CoSIDA Academic All-America |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
Second Team |
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CoSIDA Academic All-District |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
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UAA Athletes of the Week |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
Jan. 18th |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
Feb. 8th |
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Aileen Rivell |
Colts Neck, NJ (Howell) |
March 7th |
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The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2015-16 season:
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55m Dash |
Dani Bland |
7.37 |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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60m Dash |
Julia Leventhal |
7.85 |
UAA Championships |
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200m Dash |
Dilys Osei |
25.48 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Dash |
Erica Goldman |
57.47 |
UAA Championships |
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600m Dash |
Radhika Shah |
1:41.82* |
Bob Pollock Invitational |
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800m Run |
Julie Williamson |
2:12.10* |
UAA Championships |
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3000m Run |
Aileen Rivell |
9:59.35* |
Tufts Last Chance Qualifier |
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5000m Run |
Aileen Rivell |
17:33.66 |
UAA Championships |
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Mile Run |
Julie Williamson |
5:10.14 |
BSC Panther Icebreaker |
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55m Hurdles |
Dilys Osei |
8.74 |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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60m Hurdles |
Dilys Osei |
9.11 |
UAA Championships |
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High Jump |
Jordan Small |
1.60m |
Tiger Indoor Invitational |
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Pole Vault |
Anne Marie Simoneaux |
3.25m |
BSC Panther Icebreaker |
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Long Jump |
Alexandra Aiello |
5.34m |
UAA Championships |
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Triple Jump |
Alexandra Aiello |
11.07m |
UAA Championships |
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Shot Put |
Kora Dreffs |
11.96m |
UAA Championships |
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Weight Throw |
11.13m |
Emory Crossplex Invitational |
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4x400m Relay |
Dilys Osei, Julie Williamson, Ariana Newhouse, Erica Goldman |
3:51.35* |
UAA Championships |
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DMR |
Hanna Saadegh-Vaziri, Elizabeth Magno, Alexa Young, Clare Ubersax |
12:24.88 |
UAA Championships |
* - Denotes Emory Record