Stephanie Reilly (née O'Reilly, born 23 February 1978 in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

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) is an Irish long distance runner who competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

Running career

She went to

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in Rhode Island, United States on an athletic scholarship in 1997. A 2001 Graduate of Providence, she was a member of two New England Championship Teams in 1998 and 1999 and one BIG EAST Conference Championship team in 1997. Named Indoor Track Team Captain in 2000 and Outdoor Captain in 2001, she was an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 3000 meters in 1998. In 2004, she received her master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from Providence College. Reilly's success at an International Level continued into 2011 with a strong performance at the New York Diamond League, running Running a PB of 9:42:91 in the 3000m Steeplechase achieving both an A Standard for both the IAAF 2011 World Championships in Daegu & more importantly the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Reilly qualified for the

in the

. She finished 27th out of 44 runners in the initial heats, and did not qualify for the final.

Achievements

Coaching

Reilly began her first year as interim head men's and women's cross country and track & field coach at Bryant University in 2007–08, having previously served as an assistant coach during the 2006–07 season. After serving as the interim head coach for the 2007–08 season, she was appointed Head Coach of the Bryant Men's and Women's Cross Country / Track and Field Teams in July, 2008. Reilly followed up her Olympic experience with a record setting 2012–13 season for the Bryant Bulldogs. It started in the fall as Reilly engineered one of the best seasons in Bulldog cross country history at the DI level. She led the women's cross country team to a third-place team finish on her way to Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors. This momentum carried the Bulldogs into the track and field seasons where Reilly's squad rewrote the record book. In all, the Bulldogs set 13 school records during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.Stephanie Reilly Bryant University Profile
Retrieved 3 September 2013 Reilly is now the Head Women's Track & Field and Assistant Men's and Women's Cross Country coach at her alma mater, Providence College.

References

External links

RTE Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Stephanie 1978 births Living people Athletes from Dublin (city) Irish female long-distance runners Irish female steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics