2019-20 Merrimack College Women's Track & Field Roster

Ariel Vaillancourt

  • Class Senior
  • Event Distance
  • Hometown Auburn, N.H.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Pinkerton Academy
  • Major Health Science

Biography

2019-20 (Indoor)

  • Did not compete during the indoor season

2018-19

Cross Country

  • Competed in five events as a junior
  • Placed a season-best 60th at Shacklette (9/1)
  • Ran a season-best time of 22:07.06 at UMass Dartmouth (9/15)
Indoor Track and Field
  • Ran in two meets for the Warriors during the indoor season, competing in the 3,000 meter and the mile
  • Set a personal record in the mile at the Bowdoin Invite (1/19) with a time of 6:22.35
Outdoor Track and Field
  • Ran in seven meets during the outdoor season, competing in the 1,500 and 5,000 meter
  • Had three top twenty results, including a season-best sixth place finish at the Merrimack Invitational (4/18)
  • Competed in the NE10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing 24th in the 5,000 meter

2017-18

Cross Country

  • Saw action in three races
  • Had a 77th-place finish at the NE10 Championship (24:50.57)
  • Earned a season-best 33rd-place finish at the Shacklette Invitational (21:05)

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed at six meets as a sophomore
  • Recorded two personal-bests at the 2018 NE10 Indoor Championship (2/17-2/18), in the 3000m (10:59.81) and in the 5000m (19:12.41), which she placed 14th and 12th respectively
  • Her highest finish of the season was fifth place in the 5000m (20:08.25) at the USM Open III (1/27)
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in four events during the outdoor season
  • Placed 12th in the 10K at the NE10 Outdoor Championships
  • Placed fifth in the 10K (42:35.47), a season's  best at the Coach Pollard Invitational (4/13-4-14)

2016-17

Cross Country

  • Competed in six meets as a freshman.
  • Ran her season best time of 20:00 at the New England Championship Meet (10/8)
  • Competed in Regionals finishing 83rd overall, 6th for Merrimack. (11/5)
Indoor Track & Field
  • Did not compete in any events
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Did not compete in any events
Before Merrimack: Posted a third-place individual finish at the Division 1 Championships as a sophomore and junior ... Broke two school records as a sophomore ... Three-time New Hampshire All-Division selection ... New Hampshire All-State Team selection as a sophomore and junior ... Finished fourth at the Division 1 Championships as a senior ... Led team to a Division 1 Championship, a second-place finish at the Meet of Champions, and a fourth-place finish at New England's as a senior

Personal: Born April 24, 1998 ... Daughter of Jason and Lenore ... Has two siblings, Jordan and Garrett ... Health Science major at Merrimack

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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