Ariel Christie

Class:
Senior
High School:
Amherst Regional
Hometown:
Amherst, Mass.

As a senior in 2019-20: Indoor: Finished fourth with UMass’ 4x800 meter relay at the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/1) in 9:11.56 … Combined to run 3, minutes 47.20 seconds the second-fastest 4x400m time in program history, which was good for sixth at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14) … Took eighth in 800m (2:22.81) at the Sorlein Invitational (1/18) … Part of the 4x400 meter relay squad that took fifth of 20 squads in 3 minutes, 54.27 seconds at the at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7).

As a junior in 2018-19: Outdoor: Set a personal best of 1:06.32 in the 400 hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (05/04-05) … Claimed second in the 400 hurdles at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (04/27) … Took top 10 finishes in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay at the UConn Northeast Challenge (04/13) … Part of the 4x400m relay that claimed third at the Black and Gold Invitational (03/29-30). Indoor: in the 500m at the New England Indoor Championship (02/01-02) … Part of the 4x400m relay team that combined for a fifth place finish of 3:52.55 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25) … Finished the 800m in 2:25.66 which was good for eighth at the Sorlein Invitational (1/19 ) … Landed fifth in the 500m with a time of 1:25.15 at the Alden Invitational (12/01).

As a sophomore in 2017-18: Outdoor: Ran the 400 meter hurdles at the A-10 Championships (05/05) ... Finished fifth in the 400 meter hurdles at the UMass Pre-Conference meet (04/28) ... Competed at the Ocean State Invitational (04/14) in the 400 meter hurdles ... Placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Competed at theA-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/17-18) ... Competed at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (02/09) in the 500 meter ... Ran the 500 meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (01/26) ... Competed in the 500 meter to earn sixth place at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Competed in the 4x400 yard and the 500 meter at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Ran the 4x400 and the 800 meter at the Dartmouth Relays (01/07).

As a Freshman in 2016-2017: Indoor: Competed in two events, running the 500m, 4x4, and 4x440 yard … Ran the 500m and 4x440 yard at the Beantown Challenge (1/14) … Competed in the Joe Donahue Games (1/20), running the 500m and 4x400m …Outdoor: Competed in three events, running the 4x4 and 400m hurdles … At the UMass Track and Field Meet (4/7), competed in the 400m hurdles … Also ran the 400m hurdles at the UMass Minuteman Track and Field Invitational (4/15) … Raced in the 4x400m and 400m hurdles at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29).

Before UMass: Ran track and field and cross-country all four years as a student at Amherst Regional High School in Amherst Mass. and earned letters each year … Lead team to Western Mass. Division I championship in indoor track (2013, 2014) and in cross country (2013) … Was named to the MassLive first team for three consecutive years (2013-2015) … Was chosen as a Super Seven pick in 2014… Was a School Sponsored class athlete in 2016 … Set school records for the 400m Hurdles (66:60), the 4x100m relay (50.03), and the 55m Hurdles (9:47).

Personal: Born Ariel Christie in Hartford Conn. … Daughter of Sean and Anastasia Christie … Sister of Will … Coaches at youth cross country and track meets in summers … Plans to go to grad school after UMass … Intends to major in Psychology.