Building off their success of the indoor season, the 4x400m Relay team helped the Emory University Women's Track & Field team to a 51st place finish at the 2016 NCAA Division III Championships at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA, marking the fourth time the Eagles have scored at the meet in the last five seasons.
The quartet of sophomores Julia Leventhal, Erica Goldman and freshmen Dilys Osei and Ariana Newhouse earned a fourth place finish in the event at nationals with a school-record time of 3:45.92. They are just the second 4x400m Relay team to collect All-America honors in Emory history, joining the 2012 team of Debora Adjibaba, Lauren Attiah, Alix Dyer, and Kaele Leonard who placed third.
Senior Julie Williamson followed up her ninth place showing in the 800m at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships to finished 13th in the outdoor event with a time of 2:11.94. It was the second time she qualified for the outdoor championships in her career and the first time since her freshman season where she was part of the 4x400m Relay team.
After back-to-back third place showings at the University Athletic Association Championships in 2014 and 2015, the Eagles finished in second place at the 2016 Championships at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, being edged out by the host school by a score of 221-173. Emory tallied three event championships and 14 All-UAA, 12 individual and two relays, finishes at the meet with Newhouse taking home UAA Rookie of the Year honors.
Newhouse medaled in two events at the meet including a UAA championship in the 400m Dash, breaking the school record with a time of 55.71. She added a second place showing in the 200m Dash with a time of 25.65.
Also winning event titles for the Eagles were senior Alexandra Aiello in the long jump and freshman Dani Bland in the 100m Dash. Aiello registered a mark 5.31m in the event while Bland bested three other Eagles including third-place finisher Leventhal in the event with a time of 12.21.
Tallying All-UAA honors at the meet to go along with Aiello, Bland and Newhouse were seniors Khadijah Sayyid (3rd, 200m Dash), Williamson (3rd, 800m Run), junior Alexa Young (2nd, 4x800m Relay), sophomores Goldman (2nd, 400m Dash), Leventhal (2nd, 4x100m Relay and 3rd in 100m Dash), Gabrielle Stravach (2nd, 4x800m Relay and 3rd in 1500m Run), freshmen Kayla O'Shea (2nd, 4x800m Relay), Osei (2nd in both 100m Hurdles and 4x100m Relay), Clare Ubersax (2nd, 4x800m Relay) and Paris Wagner (3rd, Discus).
The Eagles, as was the case during the indoor season, were well represented on the USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region list with Head Coach John Curtin being named the regional Coach of the Year with 13 athletes earning All-Region honors across 14 different events. Osei led the team with four All-Region certificates earning kudos in the 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, 4x100m and 4x400m Relay events.
In addition to the 4x400m Relay team and Newhouse setting school records in 2016, three other top marks fell during competition. Williamson posted the four fastest 800m Run times in consecutive times on the track in May with her setting the new top mark of 2:10.71 at the Gregory Invitational. A week prior, Stravach broke the 1500m Run record with a time of 4:36.42 at the Dr. Keeler Invitational and at the Emory Invitational in March, the Distance Medley Relay team of Williamson, Stravach, Ubersax and junior Elizabeth recorded a time 12:16.46 to take control of the top spot on the Emory all-time list.
In the four scored meets prior to the UAA and NCAA Division III Championships, the Eagles posted first finishes in all of them, winning the Emory Invitational, Emory Classic, Berry Field Day Invitational and the Mount Laurel Invitational.
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 2016 season:
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All-America (Top-8 Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships) |
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Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
4x400m Relay (4th) |
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Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
4x400m Relay (4th) |
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Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
4x400m Relay (4th) |
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Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
4x400m Relay (4th) |
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NCAA Division III Championship Participant |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
4x400m Relay (4th), 400m Dash (22nd) |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
4x400m Relay (4th) |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
4x400m Relay (4th), 400m Dash (21st) |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
4x400m Relay (4th) |
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Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
800m Run (13th) |
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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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Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
4x100m Relay |
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Mountville, PA (Hempfield) |
100m Dash, 200m Dash, 4x100m Relay |
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Omaha, NE (Westside) |
10000m Run |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
400m Dash, 4x400m Relay |
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West Simsbury, CT (Simsbury) |
3000m Steeplechase |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay |
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Kohler, WI (Kohler Senior) |
High Jump |
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Knoxville, TN (Farragut) |
5000m Run |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
4x400m Relay, 400m Dash |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay |
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Colts Neck, NJ (Howell) |
5000m Run, 10000m Run |
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Westfield, NJ (Westfield) |
1500m Run |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
800m Run |
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University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
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UAA Champion |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
Long Jump |
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Dani Bland |
Mountville, PA (Hempfield) |
100m Dash |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
400m Dash |
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All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships) |
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Alexandra Aiello |
Mentor, OH (Mentor) |
Long Jump (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd), Triple Jump (3rd), |
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Dani Bland |
Mountville, PA (Hempfield) |
100m Dash (1st), 4x100m Relay (2nd) |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
400m Dash (2nd) |
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Ariana Newhouse |
Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian) |
400m Dash (1st), 200m Dash (2nd) |
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Julia Leventhal |
Carversville, PA (Central Bucks East) |
4x100m Relay (2nd), 100m Dash (3rd) |
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Marietta, GA (Lassiter) |
4x800m Relay (2nd) |
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Dilys Osei |
Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy) |
100m Hurdles (2nd), 4x100m Relay (2nd) |
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Longmont, CO (Peak to Peak) |
200m Dash (3rd) |
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Gabrielle Stravach |
Westfield, NJ (Westfield) |
4x800m Relay (2nd), 1500m Run (3rd) |
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Pepper Pike, OH (Orange) |
4x800m Relay (2nd) |
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Traverse City, MI (Traverse City West) |
Discus (3rd) |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
800m Run (3rd) |
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Chapel Hill, NC (Chapel Hill) |
4x800m Relay (2nd) |
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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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Dani Bland |
Mountville, PA (Hempfield) |
March 21st |
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Erica Goldman |
Lloyd Harbor, NY (St. Anthony's) |
March 28th |
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Julie Williamson |
Chatham, NJ (Chatham) |
May 23rd |
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The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2016 season:
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100m Dash |
Dani Bland |
12.16 |
Emory Invitational |
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200m Dash |
Dani Bland |
25.15 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Dash |
Ariana Newhouse |
55.71* |
UAA Championships |
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800m Run |
Julie Williamson |
2:10.71* |
Gregory Invitational |
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1500m Run |
Gabrielle Stravach |
4:36.42* |
Dr. Keeler Invitational |
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3000m Run |
11:00.23 |
Mountain Laurel Invitational |
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5000m Run |
Aileen Rivell |
17:37.20 |
Emory Invitational |
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10000m Run |
Aileen Rivell |
38:32.55 |
Emory Classic |
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100m Hurdles |
Dilys Osei |
14.86 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Hurdles |
Dilys Osei |
1:05.02 |
UAA Championships |
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3000m Steeplechase |
Abigail Hotaling |
11:26.72 |
VertKlasse Meeting |
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High Jump |
Valerie Linck |
1.60m |
Mount Laurel Invitational |
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Pole Vault |
3.06m |
UAA Championships |
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Long Jump |
Alexandra Aiello |
5.31m |
UAA Championships |
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Triple Jump |
Alexandra Aiello |
10.89m |
UAA Championships |
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Shot Put |
Valerie Linck |
11.44m |
VertKlasse Meeting |
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Discus |
Paris Wagner |
36.02m |
UAA Championships |
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Hammer |
34.26m |
Emory Classic |
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Javelin |
Valerie Linck |
31.10m |
UAA Championships |
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4x100m Relay |
Dilys Osei, Julia Leventhal, Alexandra Aiello, Dani Bland |
47.83 |
Mount Laurel Invitational |
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4x400m Relay |
Dilys Osei, Julia Leventhal, Ariana Newhouse, Erica Goldman |
3:45.92* |
NCAA Championships |
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4x800m Relay |
Kayla O'Shea, Gabrielle Stravach, Alexa Young, Clare Ubersax |
9:15.56 |
UAA Championships |
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DMR |
Julie Williamson, Elizabeth Magno, Gabrielle Stravach, Clare Ubersax |
12:16.46* |
Emory Invitational |
* - Indicates Emory record