2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Reilly Siebert

  • Class Sophomore
  • Year of Eligibility Sophomore
  • Hometown Syosset, N.Y.
  • Highschool Syosset

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Two-time BIG EAST champion in the relays and a five-time All-BIG EAST performer overall ... Hard worker who has gained a good amount of experience and made consistent progress at the collegiate level ... Top individual event is the 800 meters, in which she is capable of being a consistent BIG EAST scorer ... Also a key contributor during cross country season ... Came to Villanova after competing well at the national level during her scholastic career ... Has a bright future in the Wildcats program as she continues to gain experience.
 
PERSONAL BESTS
800 Meters 2:09.86 High School
1000 Meters 2:49.08 Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1.12.2019)
1500 Meters 4:27.69 High School
Mile 4:45.12 Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1.26.2019)
3000 Meters 9:42.00 Husky Classic (2.8.2019)
3 Miles (XC) 16:53.3 Main Line Invitational (9.14.2018)
6000 Meters (XC) 20:47.5 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9.28.2018)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2019 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg - 2:16.92)
2019 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion 4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg)
BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay (1200)
All-BIG EAST 800 Meters
All-BIG EAST 4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg)
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1200)
2018 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
 

NCAA RESULTS

2018 CROSS COUNTRY (MADISON, WIS. | THOMAS ZIMMER CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 17 6000 Meters 21:56.7 199th
 

BIG EAST RESULTS

2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 10 800 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 2:12.48 8th
May 11 800 Meters (Final) 2:17.42 7th
May 11 4x800 Meter Relay (2nd Leg - 2:16.92) 8:53.67 2nd
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
February 22 800 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 2:11.94 2nd
February 22 Distance Medley Relay (1200) 11:37.53 1st
February 23 800 Meters (Final) 2:10.58 3rd
February 23 4x800 Meter Relay (3rd Leg) 8:52.97 1st
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEW CHURCH)
Date Distance Time Place
October 27 6000 Meters 21:28.3 13th
 

CROSS COUNTRY

2019: Main Line Invitational (9/20): Competed at the first meet of the season and came in sixth overall with a time of 17:23.8 on the three-mile course at Haverford.

2018: Mid-Atlantic All-Region performer ... Second team All-BIG EAST selection ... Ran in all six of the team's meets during the season and was one of the Wildcats scoring runners in each of her first two starts; Main Line Invitational (9/14): Made her collegiate debut with a fifth place overall finish ... Covered the three-mile course at Haverford College in 16:53.3 and was part of a Villanova sweep of the top seven spots in the race; Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (9/28): Came in 51st overall with a time of 20:47.5 ... Was the Wildcats fourth finisher in a meet that featured 15 nationally-ranked teams, including seven of the top 10 teams in the most recent national poll entering the meet; Princeton Invitational (10/12): Recorded a 14th place individual finish and posted a time of 21:39.3 over 6000 meters on the course at West Windsor Fields; BIG EAST Championships (10/27): Tallied a 13th place finish and earned second team All-BIG EAST honors at her first collegiate conference meet ... Posted a time of 21:28.3 on the 6000 meter course at Northview Church ... Was the seventh runner in the Wildcats lineup and was part of a historically dominant team performance ... Villanova won its record 16th conference title by placing six runners in the top eight finishing spots, as well as nine runners in the top 20 ... Villanova had the largest margin of victory (52 points) in the team standings in the 37-year history of the meet; NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/9): Garnered Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors for finishing among the top 25 runners ... Tallied a 24th place overall finish and registered a time of 21:46.0 on the 6000 meter course at Penn State ... One of six all-region performers from the Wildcats, who easily won the team title at the regional meet and claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships; NCAA Championships (11/17): Posted a time of 21:56.7 over 6000 meters in her first career NCAA meet ... Came in 199th overall.
 

INDOOR

2019: Was one of the team's top performers at the BIG EAST Championships, running on two conference champion relays and earning All-BIG EAST honors individually in the 800 meters ... Competed at five meets during the season and recorded personal best times in the 1000 meters, the Mile and the 3000 meters; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Came in fifth in the 1000 meters with a personal best time of 2:49.08 in the first meet of the season ... Also led off the distance medley relay for a lineup that wound up finishing first with a winning time of 11:25.22; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/26): Recorded a personal best time of 4:45.12 in the Mile and notched a fourth place finish at the meet; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Came in fourth in the 800 meters in 2:10.19 at the Wildcats home meet ... Also ran the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay as part of a team that came in second with a time of 3:52.78; Husky Classic (2/8): Ran the 3000 meters and established a personal best time of 9:42.00 at the high-level meet in Washington; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-2/23): Was a pivotal part of the Wildcats winning their record 16th BIG EAST title and fourth in the last six seasons ... Ran legs of the conference champion distance medley relay and 4x800 meter relay, in addition to earning All-BIG EAST honors individually in the 800 meters ... Finished third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:10.58 ... Ranked second overall after a time of 2:11.94 in the preliminary heats, before cutting that time down by more than a second in the final ... Led off the distance medley relay on the first day of the meet, with Villanova winning the relay in 11:37.53 ... Ran the third leg of the 4x800 meter relay which the Wildcats won in 8:52.97.

OUTDOOR

2019: Competed at six meets and was an All-BIG EAST performer as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x800 meter relay ... Also scored individually in the 800 meters at the conference meet ... Ran in the 800 meters, the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters during the outdoor season; Penn Challenge (3/23): Came in fourth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:32.97 at the outdoor season opener; Florida Relays (3/29): Posted a time of 2:13.94 in the 800 meters; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Came in third in the 1500 meters with a season-best time of 4:29.03; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/20): Competed in the elite section of the 1500 meters and recorded a time of 4:33.48; Penn Relays (4/25): Ran in the 3000 meters on distance night at the Penn Relays and tallied a 16th place finish with a time of 9:56.96; BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Placed seventh individually in the 800 meters and ran the second leg of the 4x800 meter relay as part of a team that came in second and earned All-BIG EAST honors ... Ranked eighth in the preliminary heats of the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.48 before moving up to finish seventh in the final in 2:17.42 ... Posted a split of 2:16.92 on her leg of the 4x800 meter relay ... Contributed towards the Wildcats winning the team title and completing their second straight BIG EAST "triple crown" with championships in cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field. 
 

BEFORE VILLANOVA

Syosset High School: Earned a total of 15 varsity letters during her scholastic career, including 10 in track & field and five in cross country … A two-time All-American, six-time all-state performer and 12-time all-county honoree … Achieved Honor Roll status academically each year.
 
Personal: Born 6/28/00 in Syosset, N.Y. … One of three daughters of John and Michelle Siebert … Has two sisters, Kelly (23) and Molly (18) … Older sister, Kelly, played college lacrosse at Amherst … Hobbies include reading, cooking and baking, and spending time with family and friends … Chose to attend Villanova as a result of the coaching staff’s dedication to excellence in competition and in the team’s academics … Also noted the school’s positive culture as a factor in deciding to enroll … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and has yet to declare a major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore