Lily Talerman
Lily Talerman
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Norfolk, Mass.
High School: King Philip Regional
Events: Mid-Distance

JUNIOR (2016-17): Represented the Bears well in both the indoor and outdoor varieties of the Centennial Conference Championship ... She placed 8th in both the 4x800-meter (10:20.91) and the distance medley (13:34.07) at the indoor competition before nabbing 7th in the outdoor 4x800-meter (10:53.19) ... Placed 1st in the 4x800-meter at the Frank Colden Invitational (2/4), finishing in 10:19.01 

SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Earned a 7th-place finish in the 4x800-meter (10:22.46) at the Centennial Conference Indoor Championship while finishing 9th in the distance medley (13:16.10) ... Placed 7th in the 4x800-meter (10:01.39) at the Centennial Conference Outdoor Championship ... Earned a 1st-place finish in the group that finished the 4x400-meter in 4:06.11 at the Danny Curran Invitational (4/2)

FRESHMAN (2014-15): Competed in both the indoor and outdoor Centennial Conference Championships, placing 24th in the 800-meter (2:41.09) and 10th in the 4x800-meter (10:54.19) at the indoor competition ... Raced in the foursome that took 10th in the 4x800 (10:39.43) at the outdoor races ... Earned 6th place at the Collegeville Indoor Classic (1/23), finishing the distance medley in 14:31.70

Before Ursinus: Team captain of MIAA D2 State runner-up team at King Philip High School in 2014 ... Hockomock League All-Star and Sun Chronicle All-Star that season ... Two-time Most Improved award winner ... King Philip Unsung Hero recipient

Personal: Born July 24, 1996 ... Daughter of Jason and Alice Talerman ... Has one sibling, Josie (18) ... Politics major with minors in International Relations and Mathematics ... Member of student government and Omega Chi

Why Ursinus: I love the small, close-knit community, the opportunity to participate actively in both academics and extracurriculars, and how closely I am able to work with my professors