University of New Haven Athletics

Junior (2008-09)
Indoor Track: Season-best of 2:29.24 in the 800m run at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational on February13 ... Finished the one mile run with a time of 5:39.08 at the University of Rhode Island Sorlein Invitationl on January 16. Outdoor Track: Finished tenth with a season-best of 2:32.63 in the 800m run at the Coast Guard Academy Invitationl on April 4 ... Finished 6th with a season-best of 20:08.97 in the 5000m run at the Springfield College Invitationl on April 18 ... Finished third in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:54.17 at the NE-10 Conference Championships on May 2.

Sophomore (2007-08)
Indoor Track: Competed in distance events ... Set the school record in the 1000-meter run (3:13.16) at the Yale Season Opener ... Also set the school record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.48 ... Also had a season best of 5:35.25 in the mile. Outdoor Track: Competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase and had a season-best time of 11:34.80 at the Yale University Spring Track Classic ... Also ran the 800 with a season best of 2:41.06.

Freshman (2006-2007)
Cross Country: Finished 19th overall in one-mile run at URI’s Sorlein Classic ... Finished 10th overall in one mile run at Yale’s indoor season opener ... Finished ninth overall at NCAA Division II Northeast Region Cross Country Championships and received All-Northeast Region honors ... Captured the East Coast Conference women’s cross country individual championship ... Named ECC Women’s Runner of the Year and Rookie of the Year ... Earned four East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week awards ... Finished 116th of 314 at the New England Cross Country Championships ... Finished 13th at the Quinnipiac Invitational ... Posted a ninth-place finish at Fordham’s Ram Invitational ... Paced team with a 20th-place finish in 5K race in first collegiate race at Connecticut College Invitational.

High School: Was a four-time All-League and All-County for Cross Country and Track ... Participated in the State meet six times for Cross Country and Track combined ... Won the County Steeple Chase her junior year ... Was an Honor Roll student ... Also involved in photography.

Personal: Daughter of Theresa and Joseph Tempesta ... Has one sister, Tara.