05/13/2012 Women's Track And Field Is Golden In The 4x800 Meter RelayCourtney Neves, Meghan Leahy, Claire Pettit, and Katie Powers combine for a championship performance at the 2012 Outdoor New England Championships at MIT on Saturday. 04/14/2012 Thrower's Records Highlight Successful Home OpenerThe Minutewomen place second out of 15 teams with a total of 103.64 points on senior day. 04/08/2012 Collaborative Effort Leads To First Place Finish In Outdoor OpenerSix New England Championship qualifiers, five first place finishes and 33 top eight performances propel the Minutewomen to a first place finish with 175.50 points in their 2012 outdoor season opener at the AIC Invitational. 02/20/2012 130 Named To A-10 Commissioner's Fall Honor RollA league-record 1,348 student-athletes recognized for achieving 3.5 GPA's or higher. 02/20/2012 130 Named To A-10 Commissioner's Fall Honor RollA league-record 1,348 student-athletes recognized for achieving 3.5 GPA's or higher. 2010-11 (Sophomore): Outdoor Track: Led the team in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.70, which also qualified her for New Englands...Also led the team in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.30, also a NEC qualifying time...Finished in 13th place at New Englands in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.71...Finished in 18th place at New Englands in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.56. Indoor Track: Had the fastest time on the season for UMass in the 200 meter run with a time of 26.19, which came at the Valentine Invitational...Ran in the 55 meter dash, her best time coming at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games (7.53)...Also ran the 60 meter dash, her best time in this event coming at the Giegengack Invitational (8.08), this time also being the best on the team for the season. 2009-10 (Freshman): Outdoor Track: Grabbed fourth place overall in the 100 meter dash (12.57) at the New England Championships (5/8)...Posted her top time of the year in the 100 meter dash (12.50) during the preliminary round of the New England Championships...At the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/2), placed 16th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.62..Helped the 4X100 meter relay to an eighth place finish (48.38) at the A-10s...Set a New England Championship qualifying mark in the 100 meter dash by crossing at 12.57 and placing third at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/24)...Competed in the 200 meter dash at the Larry Ellis Invite, crossing at 26.43...Indoor Track: Was the team's top 55 meter dash athlete... Placed 12th in the 55 meter dash at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/19) with a time of 7.45... Also posted a time of 27.25 in the 200 meters at the meet... At the BU Quad-Meet (1/14), set best time of the season in the 55 meter dash (7.42) and placed fourth. Before UMass: A 2009 graduate of Sandwich High School where she was a three-time Atlantic Coast League all-star for both indoor and outdoor track ... Three-year letterwinner for the Blue Knights ... Received the James H. Sibson award for outstanding senior female athlete ... Team captain as a senior in 2009 ... Owns school records in the 55 meter, 100 meter, long jump, 4 x 200 meter relay and 4 x 400 meter relay ... Was also a standout field hockey player, lettering three-years and receiving an ACL all-star selection as a senior. Personal: Emma Rose Riedel ... Born Dec.14, 1990, in Frankfurt, Germany ... Daughter of John Riedel and Mary Kelly ... Has one sister and one brother, Rebecca and Jackson ... Majoring in English. |
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