Bio

 AS A JUNIOR ... Ran in seven meets for Emmanuel ... Clocked a 5K season best at the GNAC Championship meet on Nov. 1, crossing the finish line in 22:53 ... Ran a personal best 6K at the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 16, finishing in 27:02 ... Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team ... Earned the honor of Most Improved Performer at the 2015 Emmanuel Athletics Banquet.

AS A SOPHOMORE ... Barnard raced in all eight meets for the Saints, competing in her first varsity Cross Country season at Emmanuel College ... clocked a time of 13:22 in Emmanuel's opening two-mile Fens Classic event to place 5th overall for the Saints on August 31st ... raced to a season-best 5k time of 22:29 at the Roger Williams University Invitational on September 7th ... ran her personal-record 6k time of 27:06 at the NCAA Regionals on November 16th ... earned GNAC Academic All-Conference Honors ... ran a 23:34 5k at the GNAC Championship meet on November 2nd to help Emmanuel to the program's first-ever GNAC Women's Cross Country Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN ... Barnard ran for Franklin Pierce University's Cross Country and Track & Field Teams ... ran 4th for the Ravens in the Northeast 10 Championship with a 5k time of 22:40 ... transferred to Emmanuel College for her sophomore year.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Barnard was a Cross Country and Track standout at Hopkinton High School (Hopkinton, N.H.) ... ran four years of varsity cross country and track ... has been competively running since 6th grade ... won seven different state championships, including four-consecutive cross country state championships ... ran at New Englands in high school for track ... captained her cross country and track teams.

Major: Elementary Education

Career Aspirations: to be an elementary school teacher

Favorite Movie: the Harry Potters

Favorite Pre-Race Meal: pasta

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: making New Englands in Outdoor Track and winning four cross country high school state championships.