2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
Ponthier, Sierra
Sierra Ponthier
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Environmental Studies
- High School:
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Hometown:
- Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
Bio
2017 (Senior):
Placed seventh at the Charlotte Preview Meet, traversing the 5k course in 18:51.5 (Sept. 1) … Recorded a sixth place finish at the Queen City Invite with a 5k run of 17:45 (Oct. 13) … Covered the 5k at the Adidas XC Challenge in 17:55.6 (Sept. 15) … Traversed the 5k course at the Greater Louisville Classic in 18:01.2 (Sept. 30) … Stopped the clock in 22:11.3 after 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet (Nov. 10) … Registered a time of 19:02.2 over the 5k course at Atlantic 10 Conference Championship (Oct. 28).
2016 (Junior):
Placed 19th overall at the Charlotte Preview Meet with a time of 19:17.2 (Sept. 2) … Ran a season-best 18:05.8 and placed 20th at the Royals XC Challenge (Oct. 7) … Completed the Commodore Classic in 19:01.3 (Sept. 17) … Recorded a 43rd place result at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a time of 18:23.5 (Oct. 29).
2015 (Sophomore):
Placed 10th overall at the Richmond Invite after posting a 11:41.7 time in the two mile race (Sept. 5) … Ran the 5K race at the Commodore Classic in Nashville in 18:32.2 (Sept. 19) … Placed 93rd overall and posted a 22:54.6 time in the 6K at the Charlotte Invitational (Sept. 25).
2014 (Freshman):
Finished 11th at the Eye Opener with a 5K time of 19:28.72 as Davidson took a first-place finish (Sept. 5) … Posted a time of 19:22.40 to finish 123rd out of 260 runners at the Commodore Classic where Davidson finished 12th out of 17 teams (Sept. 13) … Finished 15th at the Charlotte Invite with a time of 22:57.2 on the 6K course as Davidson posted a third-place finish (Sept. 26) … Came in 21st at the Royals XC Challenge to help Davidson to a second-place finish with a time of 18:45.1 (Oct. 11) ... Covered the 5K course in 19:11.5 to take 51st individually as Davidson finish fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Nov. 1).
Before Davidson: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track … Helped lead her squad to a California State Championship in 2011 and a second-place finish in 2010 … Contributed to three team CIF Championships (2010, 2011 and 2013) … A member of the distance-medley relay that set a school record in 2011 (12:11.66) … Earned the Outstanding Freshman award in 2010 and the Outstanding Sophomore honor in 2012 … Was the Coach Award recipient in 2012 and 2013 … Valedictorian of her graduating class … Named an AP Scholar with Distinction … Was a CSF Gold Seal Bearer … Recipient of the Chinese Language Award … Awarded the 2013 Boston College Junior Book Award.
Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Chuck Ponthier … Father Chuck was an All-American swimmer at Southern Methodist University … Has one brother, Matthew … Majoring in Environmental Studies.
Placed seventh at the Charlotte Preview Meet, traversing the 5k course in 18:51.5 (Sept. 1) … Recorded a sixth place finish at the Queen City Invite with a 5k run of 17:45 (Oct. 13) … Covered the 5k at the Adidas XC Challenge in 17:55.6 (Sept. 15) … Traversed the 5k course at the Greater Louisville Classic in 18:01.2 (Sept. 30) … Stopped the clock in 22:11.3 after 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet (Nov. 10) … Registered a time of 19:02.2 over the 5k course at Atlantic 10 Conference Championship (Oct. 28).
2016 (Junior):
Placed 19th overall at the Charlotte Preview Meet with a time of 19:17.2 (Sept. 2) … Ran a season-best 18:05.8 and placed 20th at the Royals XC Challenge (Oct. 7) … Completed the Commodore Classic in 19:01.3 (Sept. 17) … Recorded a 43rd place result at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a time of 18:23.5 (Oct. 29).
2015 (Sophomore):
Placed 10th overall at the Richmond Invite after posting a 11:41.7 time in the two mile race (Sept. 5) … Ran the 5K race at the Commodore Classic in Nashville in 18:32.2 (Sept. 19) … Placed 93rd overall and posted a 22:54.6 time in the 6K at the Charlotte Invitational (Sept. 25).
2014 (Freshman):
Finished 11th at the Eye Opener with a 5K time of 19:28.72 as Davidson took a first-place finish (Sept. 5) … Posted a time of 19:22.40 to finish 123rd out of 260 runners at the Commodore Classic where Davidson finished 12th out of 17 teams (Sept. 13) … Finished 15th at the Charlotte Invite with a time of 22:57.2 on the 6K course as Davidson posted a third-place finish (Sept. 26) … Came in 21st at the Royals XC Challenge to help Davidson to a second-place finish with a time of 18:45.1 (Oct. 11) ... Covered the 5K course in 19:11.5 to take 51st individually as Davidson finish fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Nov. 1).
Before Davidson: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track … Helped lead her squad to a California State Championship in 2011 and a second-place finish in 2010 … Contributed to three team CIF Championships (2010, 2011 and 2013) … A member of the distance-medley relay that set a school record in 2011 (12:11.66) … Earned the Outstanding Freshman award in 2010 and the Outstanding Sophomore honor in 2012 … Was the Coach Award recipient in 2012 and 2013 … Valedictorian of her graduating class … Named an AP Scholar with Distinction … Was a CSF Gold Seal Bearer … Recipient of the Chinese Language Award … Awarded the 2013 Boston College Junior Book Award.
Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Chuck Ponthier … Father Chuck was an All-American swimmer at Southern Methodist University … Has one brother, Matthew … Majoring in Environmental Studies.
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