2024-25 Track and Field Roster
Biography
2024-25:
Outdoor Track & Field:
- Started outdoor season by competing in the Hammer Throw (23.89m) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- Took 18th in the Hammer Throw (26.80m) at the Coast Guard Invitational
- Competed in the Hammer Throw (28.16m) and Shot Put (8.74m) at the Carla Coffey Invitational
- Finished third in the Shot Put (8.99m) and 10th in the Hammer Throw (26.37m) versus Mount Holyoke and Smith
- Came in 15th in the Shot Put (8.72m) and 20th in the Hammer Throw (29.04m) at the NEWMAC Championships
Indoor Track & Field:
- Made collegiate debut throwing for 9.00m in the Shot Put at the Massasoit Classic
- Threw 8.77m in the Shot Put at the Lynn Ruddy Invitational
- Put up an 8.85m to take fifth in the Shot Put at the Peter de Villiers Cup
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Littleton High School, graduated in 2024
- Joined the track team and started throwing during sophomore year after injuring left wrist during a basketball game
- Medaled at every league and district meet she ever competed in
- Captain of the indoor and outdoor track teams during senior year
- Four-time league All-Star
- Two-time league Academic Achievement Award
Personal:
- Born in Cambridge, Mass.
- Has a younger brother
- Grew up and currently lives on a small sheep farm in Ashby, Mass.
- Has two dogs, Sasha and Endo
- Joined the track team because the coach asked when she was going to start throwing everyday as she was leaving basketball practice sophomore yearÂ
- Mother, Sarah (Parrott) Berlinger '99, attended Wellesley, was a member of club cycling and the team was US Collegiate National Champions in the team time trial in 1999
Why Wellesley:
- Chose to attend Wellesley because it was the place that seemed to treat the humanities as a real career path and the campus architecture was also a huge bonus