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Liza Neely

Cross Country/Distance
Position
Sophomore
Class
Richmond, Va.
Hometown
Douglas S. Freeman High School
High School
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Liza  Neely - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2022 Outdoor
• Competed in the 1500m at the Virginia Open

2021 Cross Country
• Finished 12th at Spider Alumni Open (2m/11:21.1)
• Was 34th at XC23 Invitational (5k/18:38.9)

2021 Outdoor
• Ran the 5000m at the UVA Opener (17:56.78) and Virginia Invitational
• Competed in 1500m at Virginia Challenge
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021 Indoor
• Did not compete

2020 Cross Country 

• Captured a time of 22:14.0 6k time at the ACC Championships
• Ran a season-best 5k time of 18:19.8 at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational
• Placed 24th at the Virginia Invite
• Finished 26th at the Wolfpack Invite

Background
• Six-time Virginia All-State honoree
• The Douglas S. Freeman record holder in the 3,200m
• Placed eighth at the Virginia cross country state championships
• Set a school record in cross country for the 5k
• 2019 region champion in the outdoor 3200m
• 2019 indoor region runner-up in the 3200m
• Holds the school record in the outdoor 3200m

Personal
• Undeclared
• Daughter of Leeann and David Neely
• Has one brother, Luke, and two sisters Hillary and Cate
• Hillary, sister, runs for South Carolina
• Aunt Wendy Neely Seale competed in track and field/cross country at Stanford