Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2014 Indoor Track: Liberty League Championships: Placed third in the 4x400m Relay (4:22.00) ... Set a seasons best in the 400m Dash (1:07.75) ... Season Bests: Ran a 30.65 in the 200m Dash at Dartmouth (2/1) ... Ran a 2:43.51 in the 800m Run at Springfield (1/25) ...Ran a 1:32.06 in the 500m Dash at Dartmouth (2/1) ...

2012: Competed in 200m dash and 500m, 600m, 800m, and 1000m runs ... Set two top season times at Dartmouth Classic (2/4/12), 31.75 in 200m dash and 1:35.94 in 500m dash ... Top time for 800m run came at Liberty League Championships (2/11/12), came in at 2:51.12 ...

High School: Five years of outdoor track & field ... Captain ... Scholar-Athlete ... Four years of cross country ... Scholar-Athlete ... Team had two undefeated seasons ... Team won four section championships ... One season of volleyball ... Most Improved Player ... Presidential Physical Fitness Award ... Clarkson Leadership Award ... Lake Placid Education Foundation Scholarship ... Raymond B. Krieger Scholarship ... Bob Rice Memorial Scholarship ... Graduated in top-10 percent of class ... 

Personal: Cognitive Science major ... Dean's List ... Research with social facilitation using virtual and robotic avatars to determine effects of avatars' appearance on subjects' performance ... RenXchange caller ... Called parents and alumni/ae to update them on campus activities and the Rensselaer Annual Fund ... Daughter of Sherri and Gary Orton.

On attending Rensselaer: "Many people had recommended Rensselaer to me, and after some research I decided it would be a great choice. It's also fairly close to home, so my family was very supportive of the idea." - January 2014

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "The opportunity to meet wonderfully intelligent and unique people, and also being challenged every day." - January 2014