Bio

Junior from Belmont, Mass. ... 2019 graduate of Belmont High School who is majoring in accountancy … minor in sports business management ... Before Bentley: lettered in cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, basketball and lacrosse at Belmont ... two-year team MVP and Middlesex League All-Star, achieving both in 2016 and 2018 ... 2-18 cross country team captain ... Belmont Boosters Female Athlete of the Month in November 2018 ... runner-up at 2018 Middlesex League indoor championships in the 5,000 (19:16) ... 2019 Middlesex League indoor champion in the two mile ... was undefeated in the two mile as a senior ... Middlesex League All-Star indoors and out in 2019 ... Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 20 ... daughter of Kate and Steve Christo ... has one sister, Meredith (18) ... father played basketball at Fitchburg State ...National Honor Society ... 2019 Becca Pizzi scholarship award ... Indoor and Outdoor Track Award of Excellence in 2019 ... Worship Leader at St. Joseph’s Parish in a program called Tiny Disciples ... Belmont Youth Basketball Association Coach ... involved in Boys & Girls Club and Lazarus House Ministries in Lawrence.

CROSS COUNTRY

2020: Bentley did not compete in any meets … 2019: Had a strong freshman year that saw her finish among Bentley’s top four in the five races she ran ... was the second Bentley runner to finish at the Northeast-10 Championships, placing 44th overall in 26:18.1 ... at the NCAA Division II East Regional, was third among Falcon runners and 83rd overall in 25:19.6 ... 132nd overall at the New Englands (20:48).

TRACK

2020-21: In her second race of the year, placed eighth in the 1500 at the Northeast-10 outdoor championships, with a PR of 5:04.96 … 2019-20: Competed in two non-championship meets during the indoor season ... posted times of 5:34.41 in the mile at Brandeis and 11:00.36 in the Emmanuel Indoor Opener.

TFRRS Profile/Career History