Rick Johnston takes a look at how the freshmen on the women's track and field teams have made an impact this season.
2012 Patriot League outdoor 10,000-meter run champion
2012 Patriot League outdoor Rookie of the Meet
2012 NCAA Regional qualifier (10,000 meters)
2012 ECAC Champion - 10,000 meters
2013 Patriot League indoor 3,000-meter run champion
2013 Patriot League indoor 5,000-meter run champion
2013 Patriot League Indoor Championship Track Athlete of the Meet
2013 Patriot League Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Patriot League Rookie of the Week - Jan. 9, 2012; Jan. 16, 2012; Feb. 6, 2012; March 26, 2012
Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week - Jan. 7, 2013; Jan. 14, 2013
AAA Athlete of the Week - May 14, 2012; Feb. 18, 2013
2012 Results
1,500m
Mile
3,000m
5,000m
10,000m
Crowell Open (1/7) Place: Rank on Team:
10:13.32 1 of 19 1
Army 6-Way (1/14) Place: Rank on Team:
17:16.54 1 of 16 1
Harvard Challenge (1/21) Place: Rank on Team:
5:02.64 3 of 7 1
Army-Navy (2/4) Place: Rank on Team:
5:04.23 4 of 6 2
9:51.34 1 of 6 1
Patriots (2/17-19) Place: Rank on Team:
9:53.53 4 of 20 1
ECACs (3/3-4) Place: Rank on Team:
10:04.34 26 of 29 2
Bulls Invite (3/16) Place: Rank on Team:
4:39.88* 10 of 61 1
Swashbuckle (3/24) Place: Rank on Team:
17:15.97 1 of 6 1
Army-Navy (4/7) Place; Rank on Team:
4:43.15 3 of 6 2
17:11.49 1 of 6 1
Larry Ellis (4/20-21) Place: Rank on Team:
10:04.36* 4 of 28 1
Patriots (5/4) Place: Rank on Team:
16:58.16 2 of 24 1
36:40.68 1 of 12 1
ECAC (5/11) Place: Rank on Team:
35:17.90* 1 of 24 1
NCAA Regionals (5/24) Place: Rank on Team:
36:50.56 33 of 48 1
Junior Nationals (6/16) Place: Rank on Team:
17:40.60 9 of 15 1
2013 Results
1,500m
Mile
3,000m
5,000m
Crowell Open (1/4-5) Place: Rank on Team:
9:50.04 1 of 17 1
Army Six-Way (1/12) Place: Rank on Team:
17:11.17 1 of 5 1
Harvard Challenge (1/19) Place: Rank on Team:
4:55.85* 1 of 13 1
Navy (2/3) Place: Rank on Team:
5:05.39 1 of 6 1
10:20.95 1 of 6 1
Patriots (2/15-17) Place: Rank on Team:
9:44.93* 1 of 22 1
16:52.02 1 of 14 1
ECACs (3/2-3) Place: Rank on Team:
*16:31.03* 1 of 28 1
Tribe (3/22-23) Place: Rank on Team:
4:41.22 3 of 29 1
at Navy (4/6) Place: Rank on Team:
4:49.04 4 of 6 1
17:32.57 3 of 6 1
*Top-10 Academy time *Army Record*
High School: Four-time all-district and all-region honoree while at Thomas Jefferson ... placed ninth at the state championship in the 3,200m ... three-time district champion ... three-time team MVP ... Planet Connect Grant Winner ... National German Honor Society member ... AP Scholar with distinction.
Personal: Lisa Marie Junta ... born June 24, 1993, in Coram, N.Y. ... daughter of Donald and Irmgard Junta ... sister Katrina ...brother, David,also attends West Point (USMA '12) ...says Ryan Hall has had the most influence on her running career ... likes to read the newspaper and cook in her free time ... life science major.
