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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Sophie DeFreitas

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Lincoln-Sudbury High School
  • Hometown Sudbury, Mass.

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
600m 1:38.60
1000m 3:05.35
1500m 4:52.55
Mile 5:15
5K (XC) 18.43


2021-22:
OUTDOOR

  • Finished 13th in the 800 meters (2:25.96) at the Minuteman Invite (4/3)
  • Finished fifth as a part of 4x400m relay (4:10.02) at the Ocean State Invite (4/9)
  • Won the 4x400m relay (4:05.22) and finished 11th in the 1,500 meter with a time of 4:58.23 at the Jay Carisella Invite (4/22)
  • Recorded a personal-best time of 4:52.55 in the 1,500 meters at the UMass Outdoor Invite (4/30)


INDOOR

  • Ran an 800 meter time of 2:30.02 at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
  • Ran a time of 3:09.67 in the 1,000 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28)
  • Competed in the 1,000 meters, finishing with a time of 3:06.97 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/11)


CROSS COUNTRY

  • Did not compete this season


2020-21:

  • Did not compete in 2020-21 season
     

2019-2020:
INDOOR
  • Finished 21st in the mile with a time of 5:26.94 at the Beantown Challenge (1/10-11)
  • Finished 15th in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:23.63 at the BU Multi Meet (1/18)


Before NU: Started running as a sophomore and became a three-year letter winner in cross country and indoor/outdoor track at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School ... Captain all three seasons senior year... MetroWest Daily News All-Star... Boston Globe All-Star... Boston Globe All-Scholastic... 7th place at MA All-State Cross-Country Championship (2017)... 1st place in 2-mile at Division 2 State Championship (2018)... Placed seventh in the 4xmile relay at the New Balance Indoor Nationals (2019).

Personal: Sophia Jean DeFreitas was born in Framingham, Mass. ... Parents are Rob and Sarah DeFreitas ... Has two sisters, Katie and Kayla ... Business Administration major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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