Sylvia
5-8 • 5th • Ajax, Ontario, Canada
2021 – At Mississippi State • Ran track & field 2020 – At Mississippi State Cross Country • Was State’s top finisher and set a new personal best in each race ... • Paced the Bulldogs at the SEC Preview (9/19), crossing the line eighth overall with a personal-best time of 17:28.6 in the 5K ... • Placed ninth at the FSU Invite (10/2), completing the 5K in a personal-best time of 17:13.6 • Earned 19th place at the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16), covering the 6K course in 20:51.87 • Ran a personal best at the SEC Championship (10/30), crossing the line 23rd in 20:48.9 2019 – At Mississippi State Cross Country • Was the first Bulldog to cross the line in the Commodore Classic (9/14) 6K, finishing 35th with a time of 22:18.9 ... • Placed 15th in the Louisville Classic (10/5) 5K, setting a new personal-best time of 17:32.7 • Was the Bulldogs’ highest finisher in the UAB Blazer Classic (10/18) 6K, crossing the line seventh in 21:09.68 • For the fourth time in 2019, was the first Bulldog to cross the line at the SEC Championship (11/1), finishing 43rd with a time of 21:21.6 • Set a new personal-best in the NCAA South Region Championship (11/15) 6K, finishing in 21:05.9 2018 – At Mississippi State • Did not compete 2017 - At Buffalo Cross Country • Finished third at the Harry Lang Invitational to open the season • Placed ninth in the 6K at the UB Stampede Invite (9/15) • Finished the Paul Short Gold (9/29) 6K in 21:38.2 • Took 28th in the 6K at the Penn State National Open (10/13), running a personal-best 21:08.5 • Clocked in at 21:48.2 in the 6K at the MAC Championships (10/28), finishing 24th • Finished 54th at the Northeast Region Championships (11/10), running the 6K in 22:53.0 2016 – At Buffalo • Ran track & field High School • Two-year captain at J. Clarke Richardson Colligate under head coaches Craig Burrell and Karen Briard • Named the cross country team MVP in each of her final three seasons • Named the Female Athlete of the Year in 2016 after winning the LOSAA and OFSAA Central Region steeplechase titles • Holds the 1500m steeplechase record for the LOSAA Region • Was an OFSAA medalist in the same event • Ran for her club team the Durham Dragons who were the provincial champions her freshman year • Dragons won the 2016 National Bronze Medal in cross country • Set her club’s record for the 1500m steeplechase • Twice ran for Team Ontario • Was a member of the athletic council, graduated with honors and was an Ontario Scholar recipient • Three-year member of Durham Dragons Track Club • Played Field Hockey Personal • Daughter of Clive and Lynda Russell • Has two sisters • Birthday is July 19 • Majored in psychology
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