Madeline Rieders
Madeline Rieders
Height: 5-5
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Arlington, Mass.
High School: Wellesley
Position: Distance
Major: Environmental Studies

Career Bests


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2021-22: Recorded an 11th-place finish and season-best performance at the James Earley Invitational (10/9) with a time of 18:59.7 ... Placed tenth at NEWMAC Cross Country Championship (10/30) with a time of 23:10.1 earning All-Conference Honors ... Finished 14th overall at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals (11/13) with a time of 22:40.2 earning All-Region Honors ... Earned NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Honors for fall.

2019-20: Earned NEWMAC All-Conference honors with a 5th-place finish at the NEWMAC Championship meet, leading the Lyons to a second-place finish, which was Mount Holyoke's highest program finish dating back to 1992 ... also collected All-Region accolades after posting a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Division III New England Region Championships (11/16) ... produced a career-best 5k time of 18:28.3 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational (9/21) ... notched a career-best 6k mark of 21:55.8 at the Western New England Invitational (10/19) ... named Mount Holyoke College Junior Fall/Winter Student-Athlete of the Year at year's end.

2018-19: Set school record in the both the indoor and outdoor 5000m with a time of 17:11.60 and 18:00.27, respectively ... runner up in the 10,000m at the NEWMAC Outdoor Championship. 

Before Mount Holyoke: Attended Colby College ... Competed on the Nordic Ski Team ... Went to Wellesley High School ... Competed for three years in cross country ... 2015 All-State Championship participant ... Two-year member of the Nordic ski team ... Most Valuable Player ... Boston Globe All-Scholastic ... Boston Globe All-Star ... Team finished third at the 2014 and 2015 State Championships ...

Personal: Majoring in Environmental Science at Mount Holyoke College ... NCAA Division III All-Academic ... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference.

Favorite MHC Tradition: Mountain Day

Why Mount Holyoke?: I chose MHC because of the team and Coach Kibler.

Favorite Pre-Competition Snack or Meal: Brownie Clif Bar

Favorite Childhood Athlete: Molly Seidel

What is one of your favorite books/movies/tv shows?: The White Lotus