2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic All-Patriot League...All-Patriot League
Second Team... Academic Honor Roll...Finished second overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (22:01.50)... Finished 10th out of 170 runners at the Ted Owen Invitational (18:45.50)... Third Lehigh finisher and tallied 135th among 344 runners at the Paul Short Run... First Lehigh finisher and ninth overall at the Patriot League Championships (22:20.0)... Registered 81st overall and second Lehigh finisher at NCAA M-A Regional (21:56.4)...

2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 66th overall and second on the team at the NCAA Regionals (22:34)… Finished eighth overall and first on the team at the Patriot League Championship Meet (22:14.5)… Finished 138th overall and first on the team at the Penn State Open (22:11)… Finished 70th overall and first on the team at the Paul Short Run Gold Race, earning a personal record (21:57)… Finished first on the team and 75th overall at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown Meet in the 5K, earning a personal record (18:21)… Finished first overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual (22:51.83)… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll… Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team… Named Second Team All-Patriot League.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 105th (22:11.2) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, hosted by Lehigh…Placed 45th overall at the Patriot League Championships (22:34.9)…Finished 100th overall at the Penn State National Open (22:15.3)…Rounded out the team’s top seven with a time of 22:14.9 at the Paul Short Run Gold Race…Finished third overall to help lead Lehigh to a perfect score in the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (22:14.69)…Placed 12th overall and third on the team at the season-opening Lehigh Invitational (22:32.40)...Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 136th overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (23:06.3)...Helped lead Lehigh to a runner-up finish at the Patriot League Championships with her 22nd place overall finish (4th on the team) (22:32.0)...Finished fourth on the team, 139th overall at the Penn State Nationals (22:17.1)...Finished 279th overall in the Paul Short Run's Gold Race (22:37.6)...Tallied a sixth place overall finish at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (23:08.3)...Finished sixth overall, second on the team at the season-opening Lehigh Invitational (22:27.3)…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2020 INDOORS: Finished 12th overall in the mile at the Patriot League Championships (5:12.03)... Finished second overall in the 1,000m at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (2:58.75)... Finished 19th overall in the mile, earning a new personal record at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (4:59.42)... Finished fifth overall in the 3,000m at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (10:38.01)... Finished 17th overall in the mile at the Penn 8 Team Select (5:04.50)... Finished first overall in the distance medley relay (12:18.74) and finished fifth overall in the 800m (2:22.17) at the Angry Birds Challenge... Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals (9:26.19).

2019 OUTDOORS: Ran in 1500m and 5000m at Patriot League Championships, setting personal record in 5K (18:01.14) on way to 14th place… finished sixth in 800m at Covert Classic (2:19.67)… ran 1500m at Larry Ellis Invitational…Finished 46th overall in the 1500m (4:37.20) and finished 79th overall in the 800m (2:22.17) at the Bison Outdoor Classic… Finished third overall in the 1500m at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet (4:43.98)… Finished 19th overall in the 800m at the Fred Hardy Invitational (2:24.77)… Finished 56th overall in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays, earning a personal record 4:34.85)… Finished 17th overall in the 3000m at the Penn Challenge (10:34.81)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA in spring.

2019 INDOORS: Finished fifth overall in the mile, earning a personal record (4:59.54) and finished 18th overall in the 1000m (3:05.93) at the Patriot League Championships… Finished third overall in the 1000m at the Bucknell Tune Up, earning a personal record (2:57.31)… Finished eighth overall in the mile at the Villanova Invitational (5:00.74)… Finished first overall in the 4x800m relay at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals Meet (9:35.57).

2018 OUTDOORS: Competed in the 800m (2:19.18) and posted a season-best in the 1,500m (4:38.09) at the Patriot League Championships…Ran a season-best with a seventh place finish in the 800m (2:16.08) at the Lehigh Games…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC President’s Honor Roll.

2018 INDOORS: Ran the mile (5:07.45) and the 3,000m (10:54.39) at the Patriot League Championships…Finished third at the Villanova Invitational with a season-best in the 3,000m (10:03.70)…Season-best mile of 5:06.51 came at the Dr. Sander Invitational Armory Challenge…Placed third in the 800m (2:20.43) at the Lehigh John Covert Classic.

2017 OUTDOORS: Did not compete…Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2017 INDOORS: Did not compete.

BEFORE LEHIGH: Three-time league medalist and four-time league all-star (Lehigh Valley Conference/East Penn Conference); 2015 EPC Runner-Up…Four-time district medalist and state qualifier…Four-time Morning Call First Team selection…Express-Times First Team selection in 2015 and a three-time Second Team honoree (2012-14)…2015 State medalist (15^th place) with a personal best time of 18:51…2015 East Penn Conference Scholar Athlete…U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete…High Honor Roll student…Graduated in top five percent of her class at Easton Area High…Physics and Calculus Student of the Month.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Sue and Rich Hammerstone…Has one brother, Derek.

GETTING TO KNOW DIANA
Why did you choose Lehigh? I love the team atmosphere and all the coaches, and it is one of the best engineering schools in the country.
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff (Coach Deb Utesch): She is extremely kind and welcoming, and cares deeply about all her athletes. I know that she is going to push me to be my best.
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering because I love chemistry, math, and problem solving
Favorite Place on Campus: View from top room of Stabler Observation Tower
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Musical Artist: Adam Levine
Favorite Movie: All the Harry Potter movies
Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Favorite Website: Twitter
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Stuart Scott
Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Cam Newton
Favorite place to study: Anywhere outside
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Watch Netflix
Hobbies: Skiing, sailing, skurfing, reading, watching Netflix, music
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I'd Like To Visit: Germany
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Singing
Dream Job: Dolphin trainer
Biggest sports accomplishment: Medaling 15th at the state cross country meet and running under nineteen minutes on the Hershey course
Most admired person and why: Chanelle Price for her hard work and dedication to running, for winning the indoor world championships in the 800, and for always remembering her hometown of Easton.
One unique thing no one knows about me: I was an Irish dancer from ages 5 to 15 and attended the World Championships in 2009
If I Didn't Run Cross Country, I Would Play: Lacrosse
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Buy all the Nike clothes I could and then donate the rest

Lehigh University Athletics

Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country versus NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on November 14, 2025 at TBA

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