2018-19 Women's Indoor Track & Field Season Recap

2018-19 Women's Indoor Track & Field Season Recap

The Emory University women's track and field team extended their streak of scoring at the NCAA Indoor Championships to four straight campaigns as the Eagles saw three athletes clinch berths to nations during the 2018-19 indoor season.

Seniors Dani Bland, Dilys Osei and Kayla O'Shea represented the Eagles on the national stage in Boston, MA with Bland notching a pair of All-America honors. Bland recorded fifth and sixth place finishes in the 200m and 60m dashes as she helped the Eagles finish tied for 35th at the meet with seven points.

Osei and O'Shea both made their first career individual event appearances at indoor nationals with Osei finishing 10th in the 60m hurdles with a personal best time of 8.90 and O'Shea clocking in at 16th in the mile, recording a time of 5:09.80.

At the UAA Championships, the Eagles registered their fifth straight third place effort as a unit, totaling two event titles and eight All-UAA finishes across the two-day meet at Brandeis University.

Osei and Bland highlighted the squad with individual event championships with Osei edging out Bland in the 200m dash and Bland capturing her second consecutive indoor 60m dash conference title.

Adding All-UAA performances for the Eagles were sophomore Rebekah Bondi in the 60m dash, freshman Hannah Lansberry in the 400m dash, Osei in the 60m hurdles, senior Paris Wagner in the weight throw and junior Greta Wilker in the shot put.

Emory also continued its recent run of All-Region excellence as 17 athletes combined for 27 USTFCCCA All-Region honors, the most by a single program in the South/Southeast region. Bland, Osei and O'Shea each received a team-high three All-Region selections.

Rounding out the seasonal honors for the Eagles were Bland and classmate Ariana Newhouse as the duo collected Academic All-District honors as presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In addition, both student-athletes were chosen as Academic All-American by the organization, becoming the 12th and 13th members in program history to receive the award.

 

The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2018-19 season:

All-America (Top-8 Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships)

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

200m Dash (5th), 60m Dash (6th)

 

NCAA Division III Championship Participant

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

200m Dash (5th), 60m Dash (6th)

Dilys Osei

Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy)

60m Hurdles (10th)

Kayla O'Shea

Marietta, GA (Lassiter)

Mile Run (16th)

 

USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region (Top 5 in Respective Event)

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

200m Dash, 60m Dash, 4x400m Relay

Rebekah Bondi

Collegeville, PA (Perkiomen Valley)

Pentathlon, Long Jump

Andi Breitowich

LaPorte, IN (La Lumiere School)

Pole Vault

Angela Cao

Edison, NJ (JP Stevens)

800m Run, DMR

Amy Hunter

Harvard, MA (The Bromfield School)

Triple Jump

Hannah Lansberry

Andover, MA (Andover)

400m Dash, 4x400m Relay

Nyla Lindo

Plantation, FL (Pinecrest School)

Long Jump, Triple Jump

Susannah Martin

Westport, CT (Staples)

5000m Run

Carrie McIntyre

Houston, TX (AWTY International School)

DMR, 3000m Run

Ariana Newhouse

Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian)

400m Dash

Kayla O'Shea

Marietta, GA (Lassiter)

800m Run, DMR, Mile

Dilys Osei

Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy)

60m Hurdles, 200m Dash, 4x400m Relay

Michelle Rosenblum

Katonah, NY (Somers)

4x400m Relay

Isabel Saridakis

Richfield, OH (Walsh Jesuit)

Pole Vault

Jordan Small

St. Louis, MO (Visitation Academy)

High Jump

Paris Wagner

Traverse City, MI (Traverse City West)

Weight Throw

Greta Wilker

Belding, MI (Belding)

Shot Put

 

UAA Champion

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

60m Dash

Dilys Osei

Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy)

200m Dash

 

All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships)

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

60m Dash (1st), 200m Dash (2nd)

Rebekah Bondi

Collegeville, PA (Perkiomen Valley)

60m Dash (2nd)

Belle Brown

Arlington, VA (Washington-Lee)

DMR (3rd)

Angela Cao

Edison, NJ (JP Stevens)

DMR (3rd)

Hannah Lansberry

Andover, MA (Andover)

400m Dash (2nd)

Carrie McIntyre

Houston, TX (AWTY International School)

DMR (3rd)

Kayla O'Shea

Marietta, GA (Lassiter)

DMR (3rd)

Dilys Osei

Monroe, GA (George Walton Academy)

200m Dash (1st), 60m Hurdles (2nd)

Paris Wagner

Traverse City, MI (Traverse City West)

Weight Throw (2nd)

Greta Wilker

Belding, MI (Belding)

Shot Put (3rd)

 

CoSIDA Academic All-District Team

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

Ariana Newhouse

Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian)

 

CoSIDA Academic All-America

Ariana Newhouse

Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian)

First Team

Dani Bland

Mountville, PA (Hempfield)

Second Team

 

UAA Athletes of the Week 

Ariana Newhouse

Indianapolis, IN (Perry Meridian)

Dec. 3rd

Rebekah Bondi

Collegeville, PA (Perkiomen Valley)

Jan. 22nd

               

 

The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2018-19 season:

55m Dash

Michelle Rosenblum

7.57

Tiger Indoor Invitational

60m Dash

Dani Bland

7.67

NCAA DIII Championships

200m Dash

Dani Bland

25.05

NCAA DIII Championships

400m Dash

Ariana Newhouse

58.86

BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker

800m Run

Angela Cao

2:17.95

Emory Crossplex Invitational

1000m Run

Olivia Hoekendijk

3:14.89*

Samford Bulldog Open

3000m Run

Carrie McIntyre

10:18.50

UAA Championships

5000m Run

Susannah Martin

18:02.25

UAA Championships

Mile Run

Kayla O'Shea

5:07.54

UAA Championships

55m Hurdles

Rebekah Bondi

8.95

Sewanee Indoor Invitational

60m Hurdles

Dilys Osei

8.90

NCAA DIII Championships

High Jump

Jordan Small

1.60m

Tiger Indoor Invitational/KMS Invitational

Pole Vault

Isabel Saridakis

3.63m*

UAA Championships

Long Jump

Rebekah Bondi

5.31m

Emory Crossplex Invitational

Triple Jump

Nyla Lindo

11.27m

Samford Bulldog Open

Shot Put

Greta Wilker

12.24m

UAA Championships

Weight Throw

Paris Wagner

16.20m*

UAA Championships

Pentathlon

Rebekah Bondi

2731

Caroline Challenge

4x400m Relay

Dilys Osei, Dani Bland, Michelle Rosenblum, Hannah Lansberry

4:02.13

Samford Bulldog Open

DMR

Kayla O'Shea, Belle Brown, Angela Cao, Carrie McIntyre

12:17.73

UAA Championships

* - Denotes Emory Record