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University of Rhode Island

2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

Mike Scott

Linsey Arends

  • Class Junior
  • High School Woodstock Academy
  • Hometown Brooklyn, Conn.

Biography

Personal Bests & TFFRS Results
2024-25 (Junior)
  • Indoor
    • Fifth in the Mile at the Early Bird Invite (5:08.68)
    • 13th in the 3000m at the Flagship Invitational (10:16.52)
    • 19th in the Mile at the Riverhawk Invitational (5:07.05)
    • 30th in the 1000m at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (2:57.99)
    • 18th in the Mile (5:11.15) and 12th in the DMR (12:12.12) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship
    • Seventh in the 3000m at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship (10:14.41)
  • Outdoor
    • Seventh in the 5000m at the Black & Gold Invitational (17:43.40)
    • Second in the 1500m (4:46.23) and the 4x800m (9:31.63) at the Ocean State Cup
    • 11th in the 3000m at the Friar Invitational (10:22.66)
    • Seventh in the 5000m at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (17:58.68)
    • 17th in the 5000m at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship (18:02.62)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
  • Indoor
    • Made her indoor debut at the Suffolk Relays, finishing fifth in the 1000M with a time of 3:05.56 (Dec. 2)
    • Also competed in the 4x400, which finished in 4:14.75
    • Helped the 4x800 relay team win both the URI Coaches Invitational (9:43.55; Feb. 10) and the NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championship (9:20.70; March 1)
  • Outdoor
    • Ran a collegiate best of 2:17.08 in the 800M at the Holy Cross Invitational (April 20)
    • Placed eighth as part of the 4x800 at the Atlantic 10 Championship, finishing in 9:12.79 (May 4)
    • Finished 11th overall in the 800M (2:17.23) at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship (May 10)
2022-23 (Freshman)
  • Indoor
    • Did not compete
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in the 800M at both the Black & Gold Invitational (2:29.75; March 31) and the UMass Flagship Opener (2:28.79; April 8)
    • Ran the 1500 at the UConn Northeast Challenege (5:10.52)
Before Rhode Island
  • Attended Woodstock Academy
  • Member of the cross country and track and field team all four years
  • Captained both the cross country and track team for two years
  • Her senior year, was the Eastern Conn. Conference Girls Varsity Cross Country Champion, 1600M Champion, 4x800M Relay Champion, and 4x400M Relay Champion
  • Named Outstanding Senior Athlete
  • Earned Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State First Team Girls Cross Country Division MM her sophomore and senior year
  • Connecticut High School Coaches Association - Conn. Association of Schools - Scholar Athlete
  • Named to the Eastern Conn. Conference All-Star Team Award for Cross Country
  • Was the Eastern Conn. Conference Girls’ Athlete of the Week
  • Earned the Coaches Award  for Varsity Cross Country
  • Named Eastern Conn. Conference All-Star for indoor track & field
  • Earned Eastern Conn. Conference Sportsmanship Award for indoor track & field sophomore year
  • Named to the All-East Coast Indoor Track & Field Team
  • Rhode Island Track Coaches Association
  • Coaches Award Varsity Indoor Track & Field senior year
  • Eastern Conn. Conference Division 1 All-Stars
  • Eastern Conn. Conference All-Star Award Track & Field
  • Eastern Conn. Conference Scholar-Athlete Track & Field
  • Coaches Award Varsity Track & Field
  • 8+ Season Athletic Achievement Award
  • A member of multiple extracurricular activities, including:
    • National Honor Society Secretary
    • National English Honor Society Robert Holland Chapter President
    • Linda Stedman Chapter of the RHO KAPPA National Social Studies Honor Society
    • National Science Honor Society
    • National Chinese Honor Society President
    • Scholar-Athlete Honor Society
    • Brooklyn Family Fun Day Volunteer
    • Team Up to Clean Up Woodstock
    • Covenant Soup Kitchen
    • National English Honor Society Tutor
    • Putnam Town Hall Volunteer - Art exhibition
    • Thompson Turkey Trot 5k Trail Race & 3k Walk
    • Woodstock Academy International Relations Leadership Conference 
    • Woodstock Academy National Honor Society Leadership Conference
    • Woodstock Academy National English Honor Society Robert Holland Chapter College Essay Workshop
    • Woodstock Academy Trick-or-Treat Street
    • RiMaConn Relay
    • Student Council Carnival - National Chinese Honor Society booth
    • Friend of Assisi Food Pantry
    • Daily Bread Food Pantry
    • Roseland Cottage
    • Road Clean Up - Brooklyn - Creamery Brook Road
    • Medical Club Teddy Bear Drive
    • Vigil for Racial Justice public reading
    • Airline Trail Clean Up
    • Rise Up Against Injustice
    • Woodstock Academy Chips In - Trail laying
    • Woodstock Academy Track Team Road Clean Up
    • Woodstock Academy Tour Guide for Shadows 
    • Middle School Cross Country QVCC Championship Volunteer
    • Woodstock Academy Athletic Booth - Woodstock Fair
  • In the classroom, earned the Certificate of Congressional Merit - Commitment to Academic Excellence, Student Leadership and Volunteerism her senior year
  • National Model UN Conference - International Court of Justice - Award of Distinction her senior year
  • Earned the Helen and David Richardson Scholarship Robertson Essay 
  • President’s Award for Educational Excellence her senior year
  • Was an AP Scholar her sophomore and junior year
  • National Honor Society junior and senior year
  • Was the president and vice president of the National English Honor Society Robert Holland Chapter
  • Linda Stedman Chapter of the RHO KAPPA National Social Studies Honor Society junior and senior year
  • Member of the National Science Honor Society and National Chinese Honor Society 
  • Member of Class Council and Student Council for two years
  • Member of the Medical Club
  • Head of School’s Award her junior year
  • Was High Honor Roll all four years
  • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards & The CT Writing Project UCONN Silver Key - “Call of The Sea” short story her sophomore year
  • Freshman Scholar 
  • High Achievement in Introduction to Engineering CAD
  • Outstanding Achievement in Mandarin IV
Personal
  • Has one sister, Alyssa
  • Considered New Hampshire and Connecticut before deciding on Rhody
  • Chose Rhode Island because of the majors, cross country and track team, and location
  • Interests include running, mythology, the ocean, reading, video games, puzzles, making playlists, and sketching
  • Majoring in ocean engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    XC/Distance
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    XC/Distance
  • 2024-25Junior

    XC/Distance