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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Maggie Allen
Tavana Mercado

Abby Valley

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Princeton, Mass.
  • High School Wachusett Regional
  • Major Aerospace Engineering

Biography

• 2023 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Bronze Scholar
• 2022 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2020 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
 
2022: CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in five meets...posted a 17th-place finish at the Saint Leo Invitational (Sept. 24)...ran a career-best 6K time of 25:43.4 at the NCAA II South Region Championship (Nov. 5)…Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. INDOOR: Competed in five meets…ran a career-best 5:14.83 in the Mile at the Florida University Invitational (Feb. 9-10). OUTDOOR: Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Bronze Scholar…turned in personal-best performances in the 800m (2:20.73) and 1500m (4:48.80) races at the Peach Belt Conference Track & Field Championships (April 20-21)…posted a career-best 5000m time of 18:46.82 at the UNF East Coast Relays (April 28-29).

2021-22: CROSS COUNTRY: Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...ran in four meets...ran 26:38.0 at the Pre-National Invite (Oct. 2)...posted a time of 20:24.1 in the 5K at the UAH Invitational (Oct. 9). INDOOR: Competed in three meets… ran the fastest mile of her career with a time of 5:31.62 at the Samford Bulldog Open (Feb.12). OUTDOOR: Competed in nine meets… had a career-best 2:26.13 in the 800m at the Black & Gold Invite (March 18-19)...ran a PR 5:09.84 in the 1500 at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 1-2)… set PRs of 1:14.30 in the 400m hurdles and 13:25.32 in the 3000 Steeplechase at the Peach Belt Outdoor Conference Championships (April 22-23).
 
2020-21: Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in all three meets for the Eagles…fastest 6K races was at the SSC Pre-Conference Meet (Feb. 13) where she crossed in 27:05.2). OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets…ran career-best 5:15.08 in the 1500m at the Embry-Riddle Invite (April 17)…had a PR of 1:17.92 in the 400m hurdles at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (April 30 – May 1).
 
Prep: 2020 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School...member of the 2016 Central Massachusetts Division I Cross Country Championship team...member of the three-time MIAA Central/West Division I Champion squad (2017-19)...National Honor Society member...President of the Math Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born in Worcester, Massachusetts...daughter of Patricia and Charles Valley...majoring in Aerospace Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Distance
    5'3"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Distance
    5'3"