July 11, 2008

Stephanie Reilly Appointed Head Coach of Cross Country / Track & Field Program

July 11, 2008                                                                                                                         

STEPHANIE REILLY APPOINTED HEAD CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD COACH

SMITHFIELD, RI - Bryant University is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Reilly to the permanent position of head men's and women's cross country / track & field coach.  Reilly served as the interim coach for the past year following the resignation of Trish Hillery.

In her first year at Bryant, Reilly guided the men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships with the women finishing in ninth.  Senior Nicole Radzik captured the conference individual championship and would later finish first at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships. 

During the indoor season, Bryant's men's and women's indoor track & field squads placed fourth at the NE-10 meet and would both finish fourth in the conference outdoor championships.

Reilly previously served as an assistant coach with the Bryant Cross Country and Track & Field teams this past year.  A 2001 graduate of Providence College, she was a member of two New England Championship teams in 1998 and 1999 and one BIG EAST Conference Championship team in 1997.  Named indoor track team captain in 2000 and outdoor captain in 2001, she was an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 3000 meters in 1998.

A native of Ireland, Reilly was a three-time Irish national champion in the 800 meters, 1500m and 3,000m  in high school and represented the Irish national team at the European Junior Championships. In 2004, she received her masters degree in Guidance and Counseling from Providence College.

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