Bio

2012 graduate of Lynnfield High School … very good student majoring in economics-finance … owns Bentley school record in steeplechase … Before Bentley: as a senior at Lynnfield, was captain of cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams … cross country team MVP as a freshman and sophomore … two-time recipient of Coaches’ Award in indoor track …  Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 20 … daughter of Jim and Kim Albanese … has one sister, Hannah (17) … National Honor Society … has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.

CROSS COUNTRY

2013: Was one of Bentley’s top seven in each of the five races she ran … was seventh Falcon across the finish line (25:43.4) and 97th overall at the NCAA Division II East Regional … 237th overall at the NCAA Division II Championships with her time of 25:20.3 sixth best on the team … at the New Englands, was fifth among Bentley runners and 219th overall with a 20:30 … 2012: ran in all six events and was among the team’s top seven in each … Bentley’s top finisher in the Shacklette Invitational, placing 20th overall with a time of 21:28.7 in her collegiate debut … 79th in Northeast-10 Championships (21:17.3) … 105th in NCAA Division II East Regional (25:00.9) … 209th in New Englands … was fifth among Falcons in New Englands and NE-10’s, and seventh in the regional.

TRACK

School Record: Broke the school record in the steeplechase twice in 2014, running 11:49.05 in the Tufts Snowflake Classic and 11:44.03 in the Northeast-10 Championships … Bentley Rankings: 8th in indoor distance medley (13:23.76) … Indoor Bests: 3:24.73 1000 (2013 Dartmouth Indoor Classic), 5:29.04 mile (2014 BU Valentine’s), 11:05.73 3,000 (2014 Tufts Cupid Challenge) … Outdoor Bests: 5:01.42 1,500 (2014 Stonehill Skyhawk), 20:39.16 5,000 (2013 Tufts Snowflake), 11:44.03 steeplechase (2014 Northeast-10 Championships) … 2013-14: finished third in the steeplechase at the Northeast-10 Championships, her time of 11:44.03 a school record … previously broke school record in the Tufts Snowflake Classic (11:49.05) … 28th in steeple at New Englands (12:11.45) … at the indoor NE-10’s, was eighth in mile (5:32.06) and tenth in distance medley (13:23.76) … 2012-13: eighth in steeplechase at NE-10 Championships (12:53.69) … runner-up in steeplechase at Skyhawk Invitational at Stonehill (13:00.43) … at indoor NE-10’s, was eighth in distance medley (13:53.14) and 13th in mile (5:48.01).

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