Fall 2021 Cross Country Roster
Naomi Armstrong
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Hartly, Del.
- Prev School:
- Smyrna High School
Cross Country Personal Bests
5K: 18:15.3
Nov. 2, 2019 - ASUN Championship
Fort Myers, Fla.
6K: 22:24.0
Nov. 15, 2019 - NCAA Southeast Regional Championships
Earlysville, Va.
ASUN Cross Country Championship (5K)
2018 (Bronx, N.Y.): 29th place, 19:35.6
2019 (Fort Myers, Fla.): 17th place, 18:15.3
NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (6K)
2019 (Earlysville, Va.): 114th place, 22:24.0
Top Track Times at Liberty
400: 59.06
800: 2:09.62
1,000: 2:52.37
1,500: 4:38.88
Mile: 5:04.49
Fall 2021 Cross Country (R-Jr.)
• Ran one race, the season-opening Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational. She served as Liberty’s No. 7 runner, taking 14th place overall in a 6K time of 23:16.8
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• At the ASUN meet, placed fourth in the 800 and 4 x 400 relay and fifth in the pole vault
• Set personal bests in both the 800 (2:09.62) and pole vault (12-0.75) at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Aggie Classic 800 runner-up
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2021 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Posted a first (distance medley relay, program-record 11:41.12), second (800, indoor personal-best 2:10.53) and third-place finish (pole vault, 11-2.25) at the ASUN meet
• Ran the leadoff leg for the Lady Flames' ASUN-winning distance medley relay for the third straight year, clocking a personal-best 1,200 time of 3:34.62
• Performed well at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, clocking a mile personal best of 5:04.49 and pole vaulting a season-best 11-5.75
• First collegiate finisher (runner-up overall) in the Liberty Elite Invitational 800
• VaSID Second Team All-State (DMR)
• ASUN All-Academic Team
Spring 2021 Cross Country (Jr.)
• Did not run any races
2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus
2020 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Led off for the victorious ASUN distance medley relay squad for the second straight year
• Also became the only NCAA Division I woman to place top-four conference finishes in 2020 in both the 800 (fourth, season-best 2:11.81) and pole vault (fourth, season-best 11-8)
• Liberty Kickoff 800 champion
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2019 Cross Country (So.)
• Ran a 5K personal-best time of 18:15.28 at the ASUN meet for 17th place overall and sixth on the team
• Two weeks later, produced a 6K personal-best 22:24.0 for the 114th spot at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships
• Began her sophomore campaign with top-10 efforts at the Liberty Challenge (seventh place) and FGCU Invitational (eighth place)
2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Recorded ASUN fifth-place finishes in the 800 and pole vault
• Top marks of her freshman season included 2:12.52 for the 800 (April 20 Duke Invitational), 4:38.88 for the 1,500 (March 29 Raleigh Relays) and 10-9 for the pole vault (May 1 Liberty Twilight Qualifier)
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Kept busy at the ASUN meet, leading off for the victorious distance medley relay squad (then school-record 11:42.29), finishing third in the pole vault (season-best 10-8) and placing sixth in the 800 (season-best 2:14.38)
• Ran the 1,200-meter leadoff leg for the Lady Flames' third-place distance medley relay quartet at the ECAC Championship
• Won the women's 1,000 at both the Liberty Flames Invite and Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (personal-best 2:56.35)
2018 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Came in 29th overall (No. 8 Lady Flame) at the ASUN meet
• Fastest 5K of the year (18:23) placed her 41st of 412 runners at the Royals Challenge
• Closed the season with a fourth-place finish at the Hokie Open
Prep
• Graduated from Smyrna High School
• Delaware 1A indoor state 800 champion as a junior and took top honors in the outdoor Delaware Meet of Champions 1,600 that same year (personal-best 5:09.28)
• Kept busy at her final Delaware state outdoor track meet, placing second in the 4 x 800 relay and pole vault, third in the 1,600 and fifth in the 800
• Delaware Division 1 state cross country runner-up in 2016 and third-place finisher in 2017
• Top high school marks included 2:17.24 (800), 18:23 (cross country 5K) and 10-9 (pole vault)
Personal
• Wife of former Liberty football player Chandler Armstrong
• Daughter of Paul and Stephanie Bowser
• Birthday is Feb. 10
• Exercise science major
