COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 200m – 26.04, 400m – 56.88, 500m – 1:17.76, 600m – 1:28.80, 800m - 2:04.96
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 2 in school history in the indoor 600m (1:28.80)
No. 2 in school history in the indoor DMR (10:56.26)
No. 2 in school history in the outdoor 4x800m relay (8:24.49)
No. 10 in school history in the outdoor 800m (2:05.18)
AWARDS:
1x First Team All-American (’24 indoor DMR)
1x Second Team All-American (‘21 indoor 800m)
1x Big Ten Champion (‘21 indoor 800m)
1x Big Ten Freshman of the Year (’21 indoor)
2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
4x Academic All-Big Ten (Sp. ’24, F ’23, Sp. ‘23, F ‘22)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Sp. ’24)
NOTES: Won the Indoor Big Ten 800m Title in her true freshman season.
2024 Outdoor
Season: Qualified to the NCAA East Region Prelims in the 800m…Scored a point for the Nittany Lions at the Big Ten Championships in the 4x400m…Ran the tenth-fastest outdoor 800m time in school history at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational.
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/5-6): Finished fifth overall in the 800m with a season-best 2:05.18, the tenth-fastest time in program history…Also was a part of the second-place 4x400 team that finished in 3:42.64. Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Won the 4x400 with a 3:39.21. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Clocked an 8:43.12 in the 4x800m, the seventh-fastest mark in school history. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Finished eighth in the conference in the 4x400m relay with a season-best 3:39.18…Ran a 2:08.96 in the 800m prelims. NCAA East Region Prelims (5/22-25): Concluded her Penn State career with an 800m appearance in the NCAA preliminary meet.
2024 Indoor
Season: Earned First Team All-America honors on the women’s DMR team that placed eighth in the country…Posted two scoring events at the Big Ten Championships…Ran the No. 2 600-meter time in school history.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Won both the 600m (1:29.27) and 4x400m relay (3:41.10) in her season opener. Penn State National Open (1/26-27): Was a part of the first sub-11:00 DMR team in school history…The group stopped the clock in 10:56.26 to finish second in the meet…Ran a 2:09.09 in the 800m. David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10): Finished 33rd in the 800m with a season-best 2:07.48. Penn State Tune-Up (2/16): Won the 600m with the second-fastest time in school history, a 1:28.80 effort. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Finished fifth in the 600m final with a 1:29.96…Added a sixth place result in the 4x400m…With two scoring outings, helped the women’s squad finish second in the team standings. NCAA Indoor Championships (3/7-9): Finished eighth in the nation in the DMR with a 10:57.65, earning First Team All-America honors.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Ran the 400 for the first time in her collegiate career…Finished eighth in the Big Ten in the 4x400 relay.
Hurricane Colleigate Invitational (3/25): Ran a 56.88 over 400 meters in her first outdoor meet of the season. Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Clocked a 2:08.47 in the 800 for a second-place finish. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/5): Posted a season-best mark in the 800, going 2:07.25 to win the event. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished 15th in the conference in the 800…Earned a podium finish in the 4x400, going 3:42.35 for eighth place in the conference.
2023 Indoor
Season: Made her debut in the 500m distance with a 1:17.76…Set a PR with a 26.04 in the 200m…Finished seventh in the Big Ten in the 600m.
Sykes & Sabock Invitational (2/4): Posted a 1:17.76 in her first career 500m race, finishing third overall. Penn State Tune Up (2/17): Ran a 26.04 PR to finish fourth in the 200m. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Advanced to the finals in the 600m, finishing seventh overall with a 1:30.43.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Won the Penn Relays Championship of America in the 4x800m relay, setting the Penn State program record in the event…Clocked one sub-2:06 800m.
Duke Invitational (4/7-9): Ran a 2:05.95 in the 800m to finish second in the event. Penn Relays (4/28-30): Set the program record in the 4x800m event, winning the Championship of America with an 8:24.49.
2022 Indoor
Season: Set a PR in the 800m at the Music City Challenge (2/11-12) and finished seventh in the Big Ten in the event.
Music City Challenge (2/11-12): Set new personal best with 2:04.96 800m run. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Placed seventh in 800m with time of 2:07.40.
2021 Outdoor
Maryland B1G Invite: Placed third in the 800m run in her only race of the outdoor season.
2021 Indoor
Season: Big Ten 800m Champion…Earned Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships…Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.
Penn State Tri (2/6): Won the 600m with the fourth-fastest time in Penn State history at 1:29.51 and won the 4x400 relay. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-27/21): Won the 800m title with a personal best time of 2:05.59…Finished eighth in the 4x400, with her team recording a 3:47.06. NCAA Indoor Championships (3/11-13/21): Claimed Second Team All-America honors with a 12th place finish in the 800m run, clocking a 2:07.95.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 400m - 54.33, 600m - 1:30.36, 800m - 2:05.15, Mile - 4:55.85, XC 5k - 18:26
Selected New Jersey Gatorade Athlete of the Year three times (2017-2019)...Earned five All-America honors...Won 10 state titles at Governor Livingston High School......Named New Jeresey Meet of Champions winner seven times...Was a member of Mu Alpah Theta Honors Society, Spanish Honor Society and Athletic Honor Society...Named a National Merit Scholar...Raised over $3,000 for the annual CROP Walk toward addressing world hunger.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jewel Douglas and Horace Vanriele...Has one sister, Arlene Douglas...Father, Horace, ran track at Northeastern University...Graduated from Penn State in 2024 with a degree in accounting...Born in New Jersey.