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Emily Pierontoni

  • position Distance
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Woolwich Township, N.J.
  • High school Kingsway HS
  • position Distance
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Woolwich Township, N.J.
  • High school Kingsway HS

Emily Pierontoni Bio

Career Honors and Recognition

2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in six meets during the indoor season, running the 800m, 1000m, mile and was a pacer once in the 3K this season … Opened the season at the Gamecock Opener, running a personal best time in the 1000m with a time of 3:00.38 to finish fourth overall … Ran the mile in four different meets this season, with her best finish coming in sixth at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 5:01.09 … Ran a new PR in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invite when she clocked 4:57.32 … Also ran the mile at the SEC Championship, finishing 17th in the preliminary round after turning in a time of 5:03.99 … Ran one indoor 800m during the season at the USC Indoor Open, finishing fourth overall with a new personal best time of 2:12.60.

Cross Country
Did not compete due to an injury.

2022-23
Indoor
Competed in eight meets during the indoor campaign, running the 800m, mile and the distance medley relay … Opened the season at the Gamecock Opener, finishing fifth in the mile run with a time of 5:06.58, while also helping Carolina win the DMR with a time of 12:10.64 as the leadoff leg … Set a new indoor Mile PR at the Columbia Challenge, running 4:59.53 to finish 15th overall … Best finish in the mile came at the USC Indoor Open, recording a third-place finish with a mark of 5:05.15 … Also ran the mile at the SEC Indoor Championship … Also ran one 800m race during the season, turning in a personal-best time of 2:17.34 at the Tiger Paw Invite.

Outdoor
Ran in two meets during the outdoor season, competing in the 1500m and one 4x800m relay … Opened the season with a seventh-place finish in the Weems Baskin Relays, running 4:45.98 … Was also the second leg of the 4x800m relay that won the Weems Baskin Relays, running 9:18.26 … Set a new outdoor 1500m personal best at the USC Open, finishing fifth overall with a time of 4:35.49.

Cross Country
Competed in five meets during the season, three 5K events and a pair of 6K races … Made her season debut at the Winthrop Invitational, finishing 16th overall … Set her new 5K personal record at the Royals Challenge, running 19:26.2 … Registered a 6K PR at the 2022 SEC Cross Country Championship with a mark of 23:42.82.

2021-22
Indoor
Competed in four indoor meets during the season, running the Mile in each of the events … Set a new PR in the Mile at the UofSC Indoor Open on Feb. 18 with a time of 5:20.17, resulting in 15th in the field.

Outdoor
Appeared in three outdoor meets, running the 1,500-meter race in each meet … Took home the top slot in the 1,500m at the Gamecock Invitational on April 16 with a time of 4:50.71 … Set a new PR in the 1,500m at the UofSC Open on April 23 with a time of 4:45.07, securing 11th overall.

Cross Country
Competed in two events during the fall, running the 5K in both meets … Set a season-best in the 5K at the Eye Opener on Sept. 3 with a time of 20:45.5, finishing 34th overall … Best finish of the season was 28th at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 21:15.01.

2020-21
Indoor
Ran four times for Carolina … Took 7th at the Gamecock Opener in the Mile … Improved her time in each of her first three meets … Ran a season-best time of 5:25.23 in the Mile at the South Carolina Invitational … Earned 18th at the Carolina Challenge … Took 13th at the USC Indoor Open.

Outdoor
Did not compete.

Cross Country
Did not compete.

Personal Records
Indoor

800m 2:12.60 (2/17/24)
1000m 3:00.38 (1/13/24)
Mile 4:57.32 (2/9/24)

Outdoor

1500m 4:35.49 (4/22/23)

Cross Country

5K 19:26.2 (10/7/22)
6K 23:42.82 (10/28/22)