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2016-17 Track and Field Roster

Amber Peirsol

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Windsor, Calif.
  • Highschool Windsor

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS:
America East All-Conference (Indoor 2016)
• All-ECAC (Indoor 2014)
• All-New England (Indoor 2016; Outdoor 2014)
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014)

SENIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2016): Placed second in the 800 meters at the UNH Pre-Confernce Meet with a time of 2:13 ... Finished second in the 3000 with a time of 10:06 at the Albany Spring Classic ... Won the 1500 meters at the Dartmouth Invitational with a time of 4:32 ... Finished first at the Silfen Invitational in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:36 ... Won the 5000 meters with a time of 17:42 at the Black and Gold Invitational.

SENIOR INDOOR SEASON (2016): Finished third in both the mile (5:00) and as a member of the Distance Medley Relay team at the America East Championships ... Also helped Vermont to a second place finish in the 4x800 meter relay at the America East Championships ... Placed first on the 4x800 meter relay team at the New England Championships ... Ran a new career best in the 1000 meters at the Valentine Invitational of 2:52 ... Won the mile in a career indoor best time of 4:51 at th BU Scarlet and White Invitational ... Won the 1000 meters in the tri-meet against New Hampshire and Maine with a time of 2:55.

JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2016): Did not compete.

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2015): Ran a career-best mile time at the America East Championships in 4:58.26 earning fifth overall ... Finished in first place against Hartford in the 3000-meter in 10:31.02 ... Claimed second in the 1000-meter at New Hampshire by running a personal-best time of 2:59.18 ... Totaled five top-five finishes over the course of the season.

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2014): Placed 12th in the 1500-meter at the America East Championships with a time of 4:52.19 ... Also took second overall with the 4x800 relay team in 9:09.65 ... Ran a career-best 1500 time of 4:40.79 at the New England Championships for 13th ... Also registered seventh with the 4x800 relay team for All-New England honors ... Member of the 4x800 team that took 12th at the ECAC Championships in 9:02.45 ... Placed third in the 1500 and third in the 4x400 relay at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational.

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2014): Finished fourth in the one mile at the America East Championships with a time of 5:04.86 ... Also placed fourth overall with the 4x800 relay team at the New England Championships in 9:03.75 ... Finished 16th in the mile at New England's with a personal record time of 5:04.33 ... Earned All-ECAC honors with the 4x800 team after a seventh place finish in 9:01.16 ... Ran a personal record time of 3:02.25 in the 1000-meter for third place at the Dartmouth Indoor Classic ... Finished second in the 800 and 1000 in Vermont's two home meets.

FRESHMAN OUTDOOR SEASON (2013): Finished 10th in the 1500-meter at the America East Championships with a time of 4:49.78 ... Took 14th with the 4x800 relay team at the ECAC Championships with a time of 9:23.47 ... Ran a career-best 800-meter time of 2:18.38 at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet for 13th ... Posted fourth place in the 800 at the Vermont Invitational in 2:21.72.

FRESHMAN INDOOR SEASON (2013): Finished seventh in the one mile at the America East Championships with a time of 5:15.34 ... Also finished fifth with the distance medley relay team ... Ran a mile time of 5:16.36 at the New England Championships and finished 10th with the DMR team ... Posted a season-best mile time of 5:04.53 at the Armory Collegiate Invitational ... Won the 800 and placed second in the mile in her track debut vs. Hartford.

BEFORE VERMONT: Came to UVM from Windsor High School in Windsor, Calif. ... Ran four years of cross country and four years of track & field ... Also a member of the swimming team from 2009-2010 ... Named Cross Country MVP and Track & Field Distance MVP all four years ... Owns school records in the 1600m and 3200 in track & field ... Was an AP Scholar.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tom and Bonnie Peirsol ... Her father attended Pacific and her mother attended Arizona State ... Has a younger sister Michelle ... Born in Santa Rosa, Calif. ... Lists the San Francisco Giants as her favorite sports team ... Majoring in nursing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior

    Mid-Distance
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    2016-17Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance
    C