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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Grace Brennan

Addy Ciecierski

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cleveland Heights, Ohio
  • High School Beaumont

Biography

TFRRS PROFILE

A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24)


AS A SENIOR (2024-25)
Indoor Track & Field
  • Competed in four meets
  • Finished 13th in the 3000m at the A-10 Indoor Championships
  • Achieved a new personal record in the mile (5:09.08) at Ashland
  • Finished in the 3000m at SPIRE
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
Track & Field
  • Ran in three indoor and five outdoor meets primarily in the 3000m and 5000m
  • Finished 26th at A-10 Indoor Championships with 10:32.82 in the 3000m
  • Ran 5000m at A-10 Outdoor Championships, finished 28th with an 18:12.70
  • Won 3000m at YSU Indoor Invitational ... Runner-up at Kent State indoor meet (3000m) the following week
Cross Country
  • Ran in six meets
  • 33rd at A-10 Championship (22:17.3 - 6K) and 119th at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (22:08.6 - 6K) ... NCAA time was a PR on 6k course
  • Finished 7th at season-opening meet hosted by Saint Francis with 19:46.6 on 3.11M course
  • PR'd on 5k course with 18:29.5 at Notre Dame in 27th place

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Track & Field

  • Competed in 12 meets 
  • 23rd in A-10 Outdoor Championships (18:45.67 - 5000) 
  • 17th in A-10 Indoor Championships (10:17.14 - 3000) 
  • 1st in Robert Morris Mid Week PR Bonanza (4:51.99 - 1500) 
  • 3rd in SPIRE Collegiate Indoor Games (10:06.07 - 3000) 
  • 2nd in Akron Invitational (10:17.27 - 3000) 
  • 2nd in Akron-Dual (10:47.48 - 3000) 

Cross Country

  • Competed in six meets 
  • 99th in NCAA Division 1 Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (22:42.7 - 6K) 
  • 70th in A-10 Cross Country Championships (18:51.9 - 5K) 
  • Canisius Alumni Classic (18:31.0 - 5K) 
  • 11th in Father Bede invitational (19:45.1 - 3.11M) 

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Track & Field

  • Competed in 11 meets 
  • 24th in A-10 Outdoor Championships (18:45.93 - 5000) 
  • 16th in A-10 Indoor Championships (18:17.67 - 5000) 
  • 4th in SFU Red Flash Open (10:38.69 - 3000) 
  • 5th in Bison Outdoor Classic (38:50.14 - 10,000) 
  • 2nd in YSU Mid-Major Invitational (17:58.69 - 5000) 

Cross Country

  • Ran in five meets
  • 84th out of 120 at A-10 Championships (19:51.1 - 5K) 

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)

  • Ran in three cross country meets during Spring 2021 COVID season
  • Finished 48th at A-10 Championships (18:49.2 - 5K)
  • Sixth place at both Carnegie Mellon and Robert Morris meets

BEFORE DUQUESNE

  • Competed at Beaumont for Head Coaches Jim Emery and Jim McGever 
  • Two-time district champ in cross country; Regional runner-up in cross country as a senior; Regional cross country team champions senior year 
  • Qualified for cross country states each year and placed as a freshman (11th place), sophomore (12th place), and junior (20th place) 
  • Four-time qualifier in track and field for the 4x800 meter relay. Placed within the top 5 in the 4x800 at states each year 
  • District and Regional qualifier in the 3200 in track each year 
  • Earned a first team award each track and cross country season 
  • Earned MVP senior cross country season 

PERSONAL

  • Born on June 24th, 2002, in Erie, Pennsylvania  
  • Daughter of Karen and Tony Ciecierski  
  • Third youngest of four... has two sisters and a brother named Emily, Morgann, and Anthony

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Senior

  • 2024Senior

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