2019 Women's Cross Country Roster
Hammerstone, Diana
Diana Hammerstone
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Hometown:
- Easton, Pa.
- High School:
- Easton Area
Bio
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.
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 (15th 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
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.
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 (15th 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
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