2018 Merrimack College Women's Cross Country Roster

Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz

Tia Foglietta

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lynn, Mass.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) St. Mary's
  • Major Biology

Biography

2018-19

Cross Country

  • USTFCCCA All-East Region selection
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team honoree
  • Competed in all eight events as a senior
  • Placed 78th at the NCAA Championship with a time of 24:12.1 (12/1)
  • Had four top-10 finishes and three top-five finishes
  • Finished 11th or better in all but one event
  • Placed second at both Codfish Bowl (9/22) and Kirsh Cup (10/22)
  • Ran a personal best 18:41.4 at Kirsh Cup (10/22)
  • Finished eight out of 144 runners at NE10 Championship (11/4)
  • Placed 11th at the NCAA East Regional (11/17)

2017-18

Cross Country

  • Was a regular in the lineup, appearing in all six races
  • Was a top-50 finisher at the NE10 Championship, finishing in 23:35.53
  • Also placed 57th at the NCAA East Regional Championship (25:06.6)
  • Had a season-best 14th-place finish at the Bowdoin Invite (20:17.7)

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed at four meets as a junior
  • Recorded a new personal-best in the 3000m (11:11.68) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
  • Posted a new personal-best in the 5000m (19:38.49) at the 2018 NE10 Indoor Championship
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in five meets during the outdoor season
  • Set a personal-record in the 10K (40:22.09) and placed fifth at the NE10 Outdoor Championships (5/4-5/5)
  • Had a fifth place finish in the 5K at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21)
  • Had a personal-best in the 1500m (5:1911) race at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (4/7)
  • Also set a personal record in the 5K at the Black & Gold Invitational at Bryant (3/31)

2016-17

Cross Country 

  • Competed in six meets as a sophomore.
  • Ran her season best time of 20:08 at the New England Championship Meet (10/8) 
  • Competed in Regionals finishing 52nd overall, 3rd for Merrimack. (11/5)
Indoor Track & Field
  • Placed 5th in the 5000 meter race at the USM III meet
  • Placed 5th in the 5000 meter race at the Gordon Kelly Invitational
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in four events

2015-16

Cross Country

  • Ran in one race as a freshman, placing 64th at the Shacklette Invitational (9/5).

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed in three meets as a freshman

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Competed in three meets as a freshman

Before Merrimack: Three-year member of track & field and cross country teams at St. Mary's ... Qualified for states in all three years ... Placed 7th at states as junior ... Boston Globe All Star ... Also recruited by Regis College, Assumption, Stonehill and UMass Dartmouth.

Personal: Born March 26, 1997 ... Daughter of Christopher and Caroline ... Has two siblings: Billie and Ava ... Biology major at Merrimack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior