2011-12 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2012 OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in five events ... Registered a season-best time of 12.96 seconds in the 100-meter dash to finish to 15th at the UNH Wildcat Invitational ... Also ran in the 200-meter with a time of 27.77 ... Finished in 13.08 to place fourth in the 100 at the Catamount Invitational
... Was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team which finished sixth at the George Davis Invitational with a time of 51.39.
2012 INDOOR SEASON: Competed in six events ... Placed 21st in the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.40 seconds at the 2012 America East Indoor Championships ... Recorded a season-best time (8.33) in the race at the Dartmouth Indoor Classic to finish seventh overall ... Ran her best 55-meter time in the preliminary heat against Hartford at home with a mark of 7.69 and placed sixth overall.
BEFORE VERMONT: Came to UVM from South Burlington High School in South Burlington, Vt. ... Four-year letterwinner for the outdoor track & field team and three-year letterwinner for the indoor team ... Team won the Vermont Division I Indoor and Outdoor State Championship as a senior ... Also a member of the state champion field hockey team as a senior.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Andrew Arena and Karen Arena-Leene ... Father graduated from Central Michigan University and was a four-year member of the football team ... Step father Tom Leene attended UVM ... Step brothers Patrick and Shawn Leene both attend UVM ... Lists Usain Bolt as her biggest influence as an athlete ... Born in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Majoring in elementary education.
