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2020 Women's Track and Field Roster

Aliza Richard

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Burrillville, R.I.
  • High School Burrillville HS

Biography

AS A TRACK AND FIELD FRESHMAN (2020)
Competed in three meets of her rookie campaign before cancellations stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic cut the year short…Notched a season-best 800m at the NSU Sharks Invitational (2/22) on a second-place 2:33.48 finish…Followed up at the UT Track Classic (2/28) with a 1500m season best of 5:12.53…Joined Christina Adams, Megan Fleming and Sophia Leto in breaking the program’s 4x800m relay record from 2011 with a meet-winning 10:11.74 at the Bobcat/Shark Relays (3/10).

AS A CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2019)
Competed in the first three meets of the season before an injury cut her freshman campaign short…Produced a season-best 5k time of 21:07.50 at the Florida Tech Invitational (9/7) in Melbourne, finishing 19th.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Came to the Sharks from Burrillville, Rhode Island and Burrillville High School, where she played four years of soccer and. two years of basketball…Competed in outdoor track for three years and indoor for a single season under coach Samantha Stanton…Pre-Nursing major…Daughter of Devin and Stacey Richard…Has served as a volunteer firefighter at Harrisville Fire Department and a volunteer figure skating instructor.