The 5-foot-6 senior won the 800-meter event at the NJSIAA Group 2 State Championships with a time of 2.07.83 this past winter, which ranked as the nation’s No. 6 prep performance during the 2020 indoor season. The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Vanriele also won the 800 at the 2020 Meet of Champions. She took second in the 600 at the prestigious Millrose Games with a time of 1:30.55, which ranked No. 2 nationally this winter. In 2019, Vanriele won her third consecutive Meet of Champions outdoor title in the 800, while capturing silver in the event at the Brooks PR Invitational, where her clocking of 2:05.15 ranked as the nation’s No. 5 among prep competitors last spring. She also reached the finals and finished 8th at the USATF U20 Championships.
Vanriele has maintained a weighted 4.68 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at Penn State University.
Also a talented musician and a devoted member of her church community, Vanriele has raised funds to benefit hunger relief efforts and Covid-19 front-line responders, and has participated in an anti-bullying campaign.
