2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
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Amanda Vestri
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Webster Thomas / Iowa State
- Hometown:
- Webster, NY
Bio
Career Honors:
2x USTFCCCA First Team All-American (indoor 5,000m - 2023; outdoor 10,000m - 2023)
2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (outdoor 10,000m - 2019; outdoor 10,000m - 2021)
2021 NCAA Northeast Regional Champion (XC)
2021 ACC Champion (5,000m - indoor)
2x USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region (XC - 2019, 2021)
2x USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region (XC - 2017, 2018)
3x All-ACC in XC (2019, 2020, 2021)
2x All-Big XII XC (2017, 2018)
4x All-ACC in track and field (First Team: outdoor 10,000m - 2023, First Team: indoor 5,000m - 2021, Second Team: outdoor 10,000m - 2021, indoor 5,000m - 2023)
6x All-Big XII in track and field (First Team: indoor 5,000m - 2018; outdoor 10,000m - 2018; indoor 5,000m - 2019; outdoor 5,000m - 2019; outdoor 10,000m - 2019 | Second Team: (indoor 3,000m - 2019)
2x All-ACC Academic Team (2020, 2021)
ACC XC Performer of the Week (2019)
ACC Performer of the Week (9/12/20)
13th at the IAAF U20 World Championships in the 3,000-meter run in 2018
Graduates as Syracuse's indoor record holder in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters
Vestri's collegiate performances
Senior Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American in the 5,000-meter run ... Second Team All-ACC (5k) ... Became the Orange women's highest finisher at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 13 years with her sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (3/10). She finished with a time of 16:25.30 ... Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/23-25), in 16:05.17. She also took ninth in the 3,000-meter run at the meet with a time of 9:15.23 ... Set the school record in the 3,000-meter run (9:04.36) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) ... Took 20th in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/27-28), setting a new personal best in the process 4:47.54 ... Set a new school record in the 5,000-meter run, posting a time of 15:42.48, at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/3).
Outdoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American in the 10,000-meter run ... First Team All-ACC ... Seventh place finisher at the NCAA Championships (6/8) in the 10k ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fourth place finish at prelims (5/25-28) in a time of 33:22.52 ... Bronze medalist at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) in the 10k, finishing in 33:16.46 ... Ran a mark of 16:01.30 in the 4,000-meter run at the Penn Relays ... Set a new school record and posted the 16th-fastest time in NCAA history in the 10,000-meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1), with her mark of 32:08.26.
Senior Year XC (2021): Northeast Regional Champion ... USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region ... All-ACC ... Won the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship with a time of 20:05 ... Top finisher for Syracuse in the ACC Cross Country Championships, taking third overall to win All-ACC honors (10/29) ... The only Orange runner to place in the top 50 of the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (10/15). Placed 9th with a time of 20:13.3 ... Won the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/10) in a time of 20:15.5 ... Finished 2nd in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24) in a time of 17:01.0.
Senior Year (2020-2021):
Indoor: Won the 5000m with a time of 16:10:44 at the ACC Championship earning her First Team All-ACC honors ...Won the 5000m race with a time of 16:09:96 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/15-1/16).
Outdoor: Placed tenth in the 10,000m with a time of 32:52:74 at the NCAA Division I Championship earning her Second Team All-American honors (6/9-6/12)... Placed fourth with a time of 32:52:60 in the 10,000m at the ACC Championship earning her Second Team All-ACC honors (5/13-5/15)... Ran a PR in the 5000m with a time of 15:59:57 finishing first at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1)... Ran a PR in the 10,000m with a time of 32:43:15 finishing first at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17).
Senior Year XC (2020): Placed 71st at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:17.9 (3/15) ... Finished seventh in the 6K at the FSU Winter XC Classic with a time of 20:25.7 (2/5) ... Awarded All-ACC honors for 2nd place finish at ACC Championships (10/30) in a time of 20:06.1 ... Led Orange to a victory at the Battle in Beantown (9/25) in a time of 17:22.5 ... Won race and set a PR at Army (9/12) with a time of 16:42.2 ... Earned ACC Performer of the Week honors for her performance at Army.
Junior Year XC (2019): Helped lead the team to a 5th place finish at Regionals, finishing 13th in a time of 19:50.1 (11/15) ... Finished 9th at the ACC Championship with a time of 21:03.6 (11/1) ... Placed 37th with a time of 20:36.8 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/18) ... Debuted for the Orange with a second place finish at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 17:03.0 (9/20).
Before SU: Competed for Iowa State University for her first two years as a collegian. An All-American, Team USA competitor and several times an All-Big 12 performer on the track and in cross country, qualifying for the NCAA finals in the 10,000-meter run, where she placed 14th, earning her first All-America honors. A two-time NCAA qualifier in cross country, she finished 160th and 90th in 2017 and 2018, respectively. She earned All-Midwest Regional Awards during both cross country seasons as well. Boasting impressive PRs of 9:26 in the 3000, 15:55 in the 5000, and 32:39 in the 10,000.
Personal: Working towards a graduates degree Intercollegiate Athletic Advising and Support.
2x USTFCCCA First Team All-American (indoor 5,000m - 2023; outdoor 10,000m - 2023)
2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (outdoor 10,000m - 2019; outdoor 10,000m - 2021)
2021 NCAA Northeast Regional Champion (XC)
2021 ACC Champion (5,000m - indoor)
2x USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region (XC - 2019, 2021)
2x USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region (XC - 2017, 2018)
3x All-ACC in XC (2019, 2020, 2021)
2x All-Big XII XC (2017, 2018)
4x All-ACC in track and field (First Team: outdoor 10,000m - 2023, First Team: indoor 5,000m - 2021, Second Team: outdoor 10,000m - 2021, indoor 5,000m - 2023)
6x All-Big XII in track and field (First Team: indoor 5,000m - 2018; outdoor 10,000m - 2018; indoor 5,000m - 2019; outdoor 5,000m - 2019; outdoor 10,000m - 2019 | Second Team: (indoor 3,000m - 2019)
2x All-ACC Academic Team (2020, 2021)
ACC XC Performer of the Week (2019)
ACC Performer of the Week (9/12/20)
13th at the IAAF U20 World Championships in the 3,000-meter run in 2018
Graduates as Syracuse's indoor record holder in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters
Vestri's collegiate performances
| Top Performances | Mile | 3000m | 5000m | 10,000m |
| Indoor | 4:47.54 | 9:04.36 | 15:42.48 | |
| Outdoor | 15:59:57 | 32:08.26 |
Senior Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American in the 5,000-meter run ... Second Team All-ACC (5k) ... Became the Orange women's highest finisher at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 13 years with her sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (3/10). She finished with a time of 16:25.30 ... Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/23-25), in 16:05.17. She also took ninth in the 3,000-meter run at the meet with a time of 9:15.23 ... Set the school record in the 3,000-meter run (9:04.36) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11) ... Took 20th in the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Invitational (1/27-28), setting a new personal best in the process 4:47.54 ... Set a new school record in the 5,000-meter run, posting a time of 15:42.48, at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/3).
Outdoor: USTFCCCA First Team All-American in the 10,000-meter run ... First Team All-ACC ... Seventh place finisher at the NCAA Championships (6/8) in the 10k ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fourth place finish at prelims (5/25-28) in a time of 33:22.52 ... Bronze medalist at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) in the 10k, finishing in 33:16.46 ... Ran a mark of 16:01.30 in the 4,000-meter run at the Penn Relays ... Set a new school record and posted the 16th-fastest time in NCAA history in the 10,000-meters at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1), with her mark of 32:08.26.
Senior Year XC (2021): Northeast Regional Champion ... USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region ... All-ACC ... Won the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship with a time of 20:05 ... Top finisher for Syracuse in the ACC Cross Country Championships, taking third overall to win All-ACC honors (10/29) ... The only Orange runner to place in the top 50 of the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (10/15). Placed 9th with a time of 20:13.3 ... Won the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/10) in a time of 20:15.5 ... Finished 2nd in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/24) in a time of 17:01.0.
Senior Year (2020-2021):
Indoor: Won the 5000m with a time of 16:10:44 at the ACC Championship earning her First Team All-ACC honors ...Won the 5000m race with a time of 16:09:96 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/15-1/16).
Outdoor: Placed tenth in the 10,000m with a time of 32:52:74 at the NCAA Division I Championship earning her Second Team All-American honors (6/9-6/12)... Placed fourth with a time of 32:52:60 in the 10,000m at the ACC Championship earning her Second Team All-ACC honors (5/13-5/15)... Ran a PR in the 5000m with a time of 15:59:57 finishing first at the Virginia Grand Prix (5/1)... Ran a PR in the 10,000m with a time of 32:43:15 finishing first at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17).
Senior Year XC (2020): Placed 71st at the NCAA Championships with a time of 21:17.9 (3/15) ... Finished seventh in the 6K at the FSU Winter XC Classic with a time of 20:25.7 (2/5) ... Awarded All-ACC honors for 2nd place finish at ACC Championships (10/30) in a time of 20:06.1 ... Led Orange to a victory at the Battle in Beantown (9/25) in a time of 17:22.5 ... Won race and set a PR at Army (9/12) with a time of 16:42.2 ... Earned ACC Performer of the Week honors for her performance at Army.
Junior Year XC (2019): Helped lead the team to a 5th place finish at Regionals, finishing 13th in a time of 19:50.1 (11/15) ... Finished 9th at the ACC Championship with a time of 21:03.6 (11/1) ... Placed 37th with a time of 20:36.8 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/18) ... Debuted for the Orange with a second place finish at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 17:03.0 (9/20).
Before SU: Competed for Iowa State University for her first two years as a collegian. An All-American, Team USA competitor and several times an All-Big 12 performer on the track and in cross country, qualifying for the NCAA finals in the 10,000-meter run, where she placed 14th, earning her first All-America honors. A two-time NCAA qualifier in cross country, she finished 160th and 90th in 2017 and 2018, respectively. She earned All-Midwest Regional Awards during both cross country seasons as well. Boasting impressive PRs of 9:26 in the 3000, 15:55 in the 5000, and 32:39 in the 10,000.
Personal: Working towards a graduates degree Intercollegiate Athletic Advising and Support.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13
