Eilis Kierans

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-4
High School:
Triton HS
Hometown:
Newbury, Mass.

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2006-07 (Sophomore): Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Fall and Spring Honor Rolls ... Outdoor Track: At the A-10 Championships (5/5), placed 16th in the 10,000 meters with her season-best time of 39:08.54 ... posted her top time in the 5,000 meters (18:44.25) at the UConn Select Meet (4/21) ... Cross Country: finished 57th overall at the ECAC Championship (11/18/06) in 19:20.1 ... at the NCAA Regional (11/11) placed 107th with a time of 23:58.10 ... finished 38th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/28) in 19:27.45 ... finished 53rd overall at the Albany Invitational (10/14) with a time of 19:09.6 ... finished 115th at the New England Championships (10/7) with a time of 19:24 ... finished 95th at the Meet of Champions (9/30) in 24:21.30 ... finished 13th overall vs Boston College/Maine (9/23) in 19:38.00.

Before UMass: Studied at the New School University ... spent the last year abroad in Italy ... will have three seasons of eligibility remaining at UMass. Personal: Eilis M. Kierans ... born July 3, 1985 ... daughter of John Kierans ... has three sisters: Sinbhan, Aisling, and Cuisle ... Cuisle is a current member off the UMass cross country and track teams ... majoring in English.