Courtney Neves

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-3
High School:
New Bedford
Hometown:
New Bedford, Mass.

Massachusetts Outdoor Top Five All-Time Records
4x800 Meter Relay	2012	9:00.01	Second
4x800 Meter Relay	2013	9:00.15	Third
4x800 Meter Relay	2014	9:00.22	Fourth
4x800 Meter Relay	2014	9:00.67	Fifth
Massachusetts Indoor Top Five All-Time Records
4x800 Meter Relay	2014	8:50.56	UMass Record

As a senior in 2015: Outdoor: Finished first in the 4x800-meter relay at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 8-minutes, 56.42-seconds (5/7)…Competed in the 800-meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2:18.95)(5/2)… Finished fifth in the 800-meter run during the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (2:19.18)(4/25)…Took second in the 4x400-meter relay (4:06.77)(4/11)…Finished second in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3-minutes, 56.94-seconds at the UMass Women's Minuteman Track Meet (4/3)…Also finished second in the 800-meter run in 2-minutes, 18.73-seconds (4/3). Indoor:Finished ninth in the distance medley relay at ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:57.20 (3/6)…Ran in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9-minutes, 09.58-seconds (3/6)…Competed in the 4x800-meter relay finishing seventh at the New England Indoor Championships (9:14.89)(2/27)...Finished fifth in the 4x800-meter relay in 9:16.40 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/21)...Ran the 800-meter run at the Coaches Tribute (2:29.67)(2/7)...Also finished seventh in the 4x400-meter relay (4:09.72)(2/7)...Competed in the 800-meter run at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (2:22.69)(1/30)...Ran in the 4x400-meter relay in 3-minutes, 56.85-seconds (1/30)... Competed in the 800-meter run at the Joe Donahue Games (2:23.30)(1/23)...Placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay at Yale Invitational in 4-minutes, 01.45-seconds (1/10).

As a junior in 2014: Outdoor: Competed in the 4x800m relay...Placed first at the Atlantic 10 Championships and finished with a season-best time of 9-minutes, 0.22-seconds, qualifying for ECAC and setting the fourth all-time record at UMass (5/4)...New England Champions in the 4x800m relay setting the fifth all-time record at UMass running a time of 9-minutes, 0.67-seconds (5/10)...Also competed in the 800m at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet and placed fourth with a time of 2-minutes, 14.13-seconds (4/26)...Placed fourth at the Holy Cross Invitational and qualified for NEC (4/19)(2:15.91)...Placed fourth overall at the UConn Invitational (4/5)(2:19.26)...In the 4x400m relay...Placed first at the Holy Cross Invitational with a time of 3-minutes, 57.51-seconds (4/19) and the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/46)(3:59.54)...Placed fourth overall at the Minuteman Invitational finishing in 3-minutes, 59.94- seconds (4/12).Indoor: Helped set a UMass record in the 4x800 relay, finishing first in the preliminaries at the ECAC Championship (3/9) (8:50.56) ... Took home bronze at the Sorlien Invitational (1/18) (9:45.72) ... Placed fourth in the 4x800 finals at the ECAC Championship (3/9) (8:55.20), fifth at the New England Championship (3/1) (9:07.37), and sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (9:21.24) ... Set a personal-best in the 800m at the Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/7), posting a time of 2:16.13 ... Took home bronze at the Sorlien Invitational (1/18) (2:23.68) ... Placed seventh at the Yale Invitational (1/11) with a time of 2:21.85 ... Also competed at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (2:20.55) and the Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) (2:24.27) ... Competed in the distance medley relay three times, helping UMass to a sixth-place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/23) (12:03.95) ... Finished eighth at the New England Championship (3/1) (11:55.64) ... Also took part in the event at ECAC Championship (3/9) (12:17.23) ... Helped set a team-best 3:52.89 mark in the 4x400 relay at the Hemery Valentine Invitational ... Took home sixth in the event at the Northeastern Indoor Games (1/24) (4:09.67) ... Was part of a 4x400 relay team that competed at the Harvard Invitational (2/1) (4:39.43).

As a sophomore in 2013:Outdoor: Ran the third leg of the New England Champion 4x800 meter relay team with a time of 9-minutes, 0.15-seconds (5/11) ... Ran a season best time of 2-minutes, 14.39-seconds in the 800 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) ... Ran the first leg of the fourth place 4x400 meter relay team at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet with a time of 4-mintes, 2.40-seconds. (4/27) ... Anchored the team's second place finish in the 4400 meter relay crossing the finish line at 4-minutes, 8.42-seconds at the AIC Invitational (4/6). Indoor: Medical redshirt.

As a freshman in 2012: Outdoor: Claimed her first collegiate New England Championship gold medal in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 9:00.01, the second best time in the event in UMass history (5/11) ... Placed fourth in the 4x800 meter relay at the A-10 Championships while claiming the fourth best time in UMass history of 9:01.95 (5/5) ... Placed second in the 800 meter run at the Pre-Conference Meet, completing the event in 2:17.88 and finishing third in the 4x400 meter relay (4/28) ... Ran a 2:15.34 for a third place finish at the Holy Cross Invitational in the 800 meter run (4/21) ... Finished fifth, crossing the finish line at 2:15.27 in the 800 meter run and placed third in the 4x400 meter relay in the UMass Invitational (4/14) ... Placed third in the 4x400 meter relay and sixth in the 800 meter run at the AIC Invitational (4/7). Indoor: Finished ninth at the ECAC Championships with a time of 9:26.31 in the 4x800 meter relay (3/3) ... Finished seventh in the distance medley relay at the New England Championships (2/26) ... Placed ninth in the 4x400 meter relay at the Charles Torpey Tribute (2/4).

Before UMass: A 2011 graduate of New Bedford High School ... A two year letter winner under coach Jeremy Tilton ... Named cross country Athlete of the Year by the South Coast Today as a junior ... Tabbed to the Cross Country Super Team by the South Coast Today as a senior ... Holds school records in the 600, 800, and 1000 meters ... Also played soccer for the Whalers.

Personal: Courtney Rachael Neves ... Born April 11, 1993 in New Bedford, Mass. ... Daughter to Joseph and Kathleen Neves ... Sister to Rachel ... Majoring in Biology.

Career Best Outdoor Times/Marks
800 Meter Run	2:14.13 (4/26/14)
4x400 Meter Relay	3:57.51 (4/19/14)
4x800 Meter Relay	9:00.01 (5/12/12)
Career Best Indoor Times/Marks
800 Meter Run	2:16.13 (2/7/14)
4x400 Meter Relay	3:52.89 (2/7/14)
4x800 Meter Relay	8:50.56 (3/9/14)
Distance Medley Relay	12:10.85 (2/24/12)