Elizabeth Tremblay

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Loveland, Colo.
High School:
Thompson Valley

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
600-Yards: 1:23.49 (2013)
800-Meters: 2:07.18 (2013)
OUTDOOR
400-Meters: 55.1 (2009)
800-Meters: 2:06.59 (2011)

BIG 12 SCORING
2010 (I) Distance Medley Relay, 5th (11:34.32)
2011 (I) Distance Medley Relay, 4th (11:22.87 – school record)
2011 (I) 800-Meter Run, 2nd (2:10.23)
2011 (O) 800-Meter Run, 3rd (2:06.59)

PAC-12 SCORING
2014 4X400-Meter Relay, 7th (3:42.80)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 (2011)
Academic All-MPSF (2012, 13)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2012, 14)

CAREER UPDATE: It didn’t take long for Tremblay to make her way into the CU record book. She is the second best performer in the indoor 800-meter run (2:07.18) and in the 600-yard dash (1:23.49). Tremblay is also a member of the CU record setting distance medley relay team, which broke a 12-year-old CU record when they finished in 11:22.87, placing fourth at the 2011 Big 12 Championships. Her name is also in the outdoor record book as the third-fastest 800 performer (2:06.59) for the Buffs.

2014: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Tremblay raced the 400, 800 and 4x400-meter relays in her final season. She raced three 400s, clocking a season best of 57.54 at the CU Invite (4/12). Her main event was the 800. She raced a season best (2:07.19) at the Payton Jordan Invite (5/4), finishing eighth overall. At the Pac-12 Championships, Tremblay placed ninth in 2:08.54. She also ran in the 4x400 relay which placed seventh in 3:42.80. Tremblay’s last meet for the Buffs was NCAA West Prelims, where she was 26^th overall in the 800 (2:09.58).

2013: Indoor: Tremblay had her best indoor season, finishing with the second best times in both the 600-yard and 800-meter runs. She started her season by winning the 600 at the Potts Invite (1/19), clocking a time of 1:23.49 to move up to second on the all-time list. Tremblay raced the second and third best times in CU history in the 800 in her next two meets. She ran 2:08.91 at the UW Invite (1/26), finishing eighth overall. Two weeks later at the Husky Classic, Tremblay was ninth in the invitational section with an even better time at 2:07.18.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2012: Indoor: Tremblay raced just once during the indoor season. At the Husky Classic (2/11), she finished seventh in the open section (2:10.45).
Outdoor: Tremblay led the Buffs in the 800, running the top four times of the season. She ran her season best time of 2:07.94 at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/20). Tremblay placed 24^th in the prelims of the Pac-12 Championships (2:15:67). She went on to compete at the NCAA West Prelims and advanced to the second round after running 2:08.75. Tremblay finished the prelims 27^th overall.

2011: Indoor: Tremblay became the second fastest CU performer in the 800. She clocked a time of 2:09.51 at the UW Invite (1/29), finishing seventh overall. At the Big 12 Championships, she clocked a time of 2:09.23, the second-best in school history, in the prelims. During the finals, Tremblay earned a second-place finish with a time of 2:10.23. Tremblay picked up more points for CU as a member of the school record setting distance medley relay team. The DMR placed fourth overall, crossing the finish in 11:22.87 to break a 12-year-old record.
Outdoor: Tremblay’s main focus was again the 800. During the season, she recorded seven of the top 15 times in CU history while becoming the second fastest performer. She started the season off with a second-place finish of 2:09.26 at the CU Invite (4/9) and improved the following week at Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) with a time of 2:08.58. Tremblay recorded her season best (2:06.59) at the Oregon Twilight (5/6), placing fifth. She found more success at the conference championships. Tremblay was third in the prelims (2:08.83) and was third in the finals with the eighth fastest time in school history (2:07.07). She qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Championships and advanced to the finals after placing 22^nd in the prelims (2:08.10). Tremblay finished the season 18th at the championships with a time of 2:07.76.

2010: Indoor: Tremblay competed in the 600-yard and 800-meter runs during her first indoor season. She recorded her season best time of 2:13.96 in the 800 at the Husky Classic (2/12) to become the fifth fastest performer for CU in the event. Tremblay also stamped a spot in the CU record book in the 600. At the Big 12 Championship, she clocked a time of 1:25.74, which was the ninth-best ever in CU history and made her the seventh fastest performer in the event for the Buffs. Tremblay was also a member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the conference championship. The quartet of Katie Cumming, Tremblay, Brianne Beemer and Emma Coburn ran the fourth fastest time in school history with a mark of 11:34.32 to earn All-Big 12 honors. Tremblay also ran a pair of mile relays that rank fifth (3:54.82) and eighth (3:58.00) in Buffalo history, as well as a 4x400 relay that ran a mark of 3:49.49 for the second-best time in school history.
Outdoor: Tremblay continued to focus on the 800, running the event at four meets during the outdoor campaign. Her fastest time of the season was 2:11.25, which she ran at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/16). Tremblay competed in the 800 at the Big 12 Championship. She placed 15^th overall in the preliminaries (2:11.99). She ran in the fastest two 4x400-meter relay teams for the 2010 season. She ran the anchor leg of the ninth-place team (3:53.25) at the Big 12 meet and was the third leg on the team that ran a time of 3:53.43 at the CU Invite (4/10).

CROSS COUNTRY: (2013) Tremblay finished her career with the Buffs strong, starting with an 11^th-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. She then raced to a 118^th-place finish at NCAA Pre-Nationals before placing 31^st overall at the Pac-12 Championships where Tremblay helped CU to a runner-up team finish. Her best finish of the season was at regionals where she took 14^th overall and wrapped up the season with a 175^th-place finish at NCAAs. The team placed seventh in the team race. (2012) Tremblay had an outstanding year and proved to be an important member of the team as a junior. She started the season by placing 14^th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout and two weeks later she finished 16^th in the open race at pre-nationals. At the Pac-12 Championships, Tremblay recorded a 31^st-place finish and was CU’s No. 4 harrier. She improved two weeks later at regionals, finishing 27^th as the Buffs third finisher. Tremblay ended the season 237^th at nationals. (2011) Tremblay earned another letter as a member of the varsity squad as a sophomore. She placed 19^th in the first meet of the season, the Rocky Mountain Shootout and led CU at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite with a 14^th-place finish. Tremblay raced to a 51^st-place finish at the inaugural Pac-12 Championships, helping CU to the team title. She served as the alternate at regionals and nationals. (2010) Tremblay competed in three meets for CU, starting at the Rocky Mountain Shootout where she placed 45^th overall. Tremblay led the Buffs at the Fort Hays State Open with a 10^th-place finish. She ended the season at the conference championship, placing 109^th overall. (2009) Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tremblay won the state title in the 400-meter run in a meet and school record of 55.1 seconds to cap off an undefeated season in the event. She was also a member of three meet and school records in the 800-medley (1:47.2), 4x400 (3:47.4) and 4x800 (8:58.6). Tremblay also has TVHS records in the 100 (12.1), 200 (25.1) and 400 (55.1). Her high school track and field team claimed the 2008 and 09 state championships. On the cross country course, Tremblay recorded a 20^th-place finish at the state championship her senior year en route to her high school winning the team title. The Eagles won the state championship in 2006. She was all-conference, all-region and all-state her senior year and was named the Most Improved Athlete for TVHS. Tremblay’s team also finished fourth at Nike regional cross country meet. Tremblay was a member of the honor roll while at TVHS, as well as an academic all-state selection her junior and senior years.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 100-Meters: 12.1; 200-Meters: 25.1; 400-Meters: 55.1; 800-Meters: 2:15.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Tremblay earned degrees in integrative physiology and ecology and evolutionary biology. She had a GPA greater than 3.50 and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Tremblay has also been a two-time member of the Academic All-MPSF team (2012, ’13) and a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention member twice (2012, ‘14).

PERSONAL: Elizabeth Tremblay was born on March 28, 1991 in Loveland, Colo. She is the daughter of Michael and Olivia Tremblay. She has two older siblings, Anne and Joe, and a twin sister Laura. Tremblay lists her hobbies as reading, playing sports, outdoor activities and hanging out with friends. She has volunteered with the Hearts and Horses program, Local House for Humanity, House of Neighborly Service and Immanuel Lutheran School.