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 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2022)
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.
Outdoor
Ran in three meets during the outdoor season, competing in the 800m, 1500m and one 4x400m relay … Opened the season at the Weems Baskin Invitational with a fifth place finish in the 1500m after running 4:43.00 … The following week, she ran a season-best 1500m time of 4:37.05 at the Florida Relays … Ran a new PR in the 800m at the USC Outdoor Open, running 2:20.62 … Was also the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay at the USC Outdoor Open, finishing third with a time of 3:46.88.
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
800m | 2:20.62 (4/20/24) |
1500m | 4:35.49 (4/22/23) |
Cross Country
5K | 19:26.2 (10/7/22) |
6K | 23:42.82 (10/28/22) |