2023 Women's Track & Field Roster
Aurora Rynda
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
- High School:
- Lawrence Park
- Position:
- Distance
- Major:
- Movement Science
Last modified: July 18, 2022
At Michigan
• USTFCCCA First-Team All-America (2019 indoor distance medley relay, 2022 indoor 800 meters)
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (2021 & 2022 outdoor 800 meters)
• USTFCCCA All-America (2020 indoor distance medley relay)
• Big Ten Champion, indoor 600 meter (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
• Big Ten Champion, outdoor 800 meter (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Big Ten Champion, distance medley relay (2020, 2022)
• Member of the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Team
• Big Ten Record Holder (indoor 600 meters)
• Canadian Record Holder (indoor 600 meters)
• School Record Holder (indoor 600 meters)
• School Record Holder (indoor 800 meters)
• School Record Holder (indoor 4x400)
• Member of Big Ten-record and school-record distance medley relay team (indoor)
• Four-time Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Fifth Year (2022-23)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:25.12 in the 1500 meter run for 12th at the Duke Invitational (April 7-8)
• Ran 2:04.76 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Duke Invitational (April 7-8)
• Ran a career-best 4:20.28 in the 1500 meter run at the Stanford Invitational (March 30- April 1)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 2:04.54 in the prelims and 2:06.83 in the 800 meter run finals for 8th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10-11)
• Ran 1:27.30 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran 10:58.69 in the distance medley relay for 6th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb 17)
• Ran 2:02.99 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 1:28.57 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran 2:06.19 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
• Ran in the 4x400 relay at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
Senior (2021-22)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 2:07.77 for the 8th in the 800 meter run final at the Canadian Championships (June 24-25). • Earned second-team All-America honors as she ran 2:03.85 for 15th in the 800 meter run semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8-11).
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships by running 2:03.63 for 6th in the 800 meter run quarterfinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28) after running 2:05.20 for 14th in the first round. Ran a leg of the 21st-place 4x400 relay in 3:42.62
• Ran 2:05.88 for the win in the 800 meter run final at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) after running 2:08.62 for 6th in the prelims. Ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x400 relay in 3:38.22
• Ran 2:07.01 for the win in the 800 meter run final at the Len Paddock Open (May 7).
• Ran legs of the 4th-place 4x800 relay in 8:35.51 and the 5th-place distance medley relay in 11:25.97 at the Drake Relays (April 28-30).
• Ran a career-best 4:21.84 for 2nd in the 1500 meter run final at the Stanford Invitational (April 1-2). Also ran 2:06.93 for 5th in the 800 meter run final.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 2:06.33 for 7th in the 800 meter run final to earn first-team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12) after running 2:04.12 for 6th in the prelims.
• Ran a Big Ten-record 1:26.50 for the win in the 600 meter run final at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26) after running 1:28.81 for 1st in the prelims. Ran a leg of the 1st-place distance medley relay in 11:02.72
• Ran a leg of the distance medley relay that finished in 10:59.46 at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 19).
• Ran a school-record and Canadian-record 1:27.05 for the win in the 600 meter run final at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12).
• Ran a school-record 2:02.89 for the win in the 800 meter run final at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5).
• Ran 1:29.35 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 8)
Cross Country
• Ran 21:55.3 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 57th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 22:38.9 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 60th at the Penn State National Open (Oct. 15)
• Ran 17:59.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 80th at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 2)
• Ran 18:36.4 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 9th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 3)
Junior (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 2:04.91 in the 800 meter run for 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 10 & 12) for second-team All-America honors.
• Ran a career-best 2:01.35 in the 800 meter run for 4th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 27 & 29) to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, after runing 2:04.25 in the first round. Also ran a leg of the 17th-place 4x400 relay in 3:37.99.
• Ran 2:08.94 in the 800 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) and ran a leg of the fourth-place 4x400 relay, scoring 11.25 points for the Wolverines. Also ran 2:07.44 in the prelims.
• Ran a career-best 4:23.18 in the 1500 meter run for 8th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1), and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay in 3:36.86.
• Ran a career-best 2:03.93 in the 800 meter run for the win at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
• Ran a career-best 2:05.15 in the 800 meter run for the win at the B1G Indiana Invitational #2 (April 9)
• Ran 2:07.39 in the 800 meter run for 3rd at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3). Also ran a leg of the winning 4x800 relay in 8:48.92.
Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.
Cross Country
• Did not compete
Sophomore (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Qualified to compete in the distance medley relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14). Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the championships were not contested.
• Defended her 2019 gold medal by running a career-best 1:28.38 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29), after running a school-record 1:28.16 in the prelims. Ran a leg of the gold-medal distance medley relay team. Scored 12.5 points for the team.
• Ran a career-best 2:05.35 in the 800 meter run for 2nd at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)
Cross Country
• Ran 18:12.8 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 12th at the EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 25) , coming in as the Wolverines' No. 4 runner.
• Ran 22:59.14 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 84th at the Big Ten Preview (Sep. 28)
• Competing unattached, ran 18:29.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 74th at the John McNichols Invitational (Sep. 21)
Freshman (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Representing Team Canada, ran 2:07.78 (at altitude) in the 800 meter run for the silver medal at the Pan-American U20 Championships (July 20)
• Ran 2:06.29 in the 800 meter run for 4th in her heat at the Princeton Qualifier (June 30)
• Ran 2:05.65 in the 800 meter run for the heat win at the Speed River Inferno (June 7)
• Ran 2:20.38 in the 800 meter run for 24th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25) after suffering a fall in her quarterfinal heat. Ran a career-best 2:05.49 in the first round.
• Ran 2:12.57 in the 800 meter run for 19th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 56.11 in the 400 meter dash for the win at the Len Paddock Open (May 3), and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay.
• Ran 2:06.64 in the 800 meter run for 3rd at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in the invitational section.
• Ran 2:06.35 in the 800 meter run for 5th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) for the fastest-ever freshman debut in school history, and also ran 4:29.91 for 3rd in section seven of the 1,500 meters in her first track race longer than 800 meters.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran the 800-meter leg of the sixth-place distance medley relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 8-9) that clocked 11:08.55 for First-Team All-America honors. Her split was 2:07.32.
• Ran 1:29.68 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) after running 1:31.59 in the prelims. Also ran a leg of the silver medal distance medley relay team.
• Ran the 800-meter leg of the distance medley relay team that clocked a Big Ten-record, school-record and nation-leading 10:54.47 to win the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 16). She clocked a split of 2:04.1.
• Ran a career-best 2:06.38 in the 800 meter run for 2nd at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran a career-best 2:06.80 in the 800 meter run for 2nd at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran 1:29.55 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19) and a new Michigan freshman record. Also ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay
• Ran 2:12.09 in the 800 meter run for 5th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)
Cross Country
• Competing unattached, ran 18:47.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 30th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 19)
HIGH SCHOOL
Track & Field: Bronze medalist at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games at 800 meters for Canada … Member of Team Canada for the 2018 IAAF World Junior Championships … Top-ranked U20 athlete in the world in the indoor 600 meters for 2018 (regular and oversized tracks) … 2017 OFSAA champion at 800 meters, to go with a fourth-place finish at 400 meters … Ranked No. 2 all-time at 800 meters in Canadian history among U18 athletes and No. 12 among U20 athletes … Owns the Ontario provincial record at 600 meters
Cross Country: Finished 13th in the six-kilometer race at the 2017 OFSAA Championships … Took 58th in the 4,900-meter race in grade 11 … Finished 21st in the 3,100-meter 2014 OFSAA Championships race in grade nine
High School Career Bests
400m -- 55.17
600m -- 1:29.64i
800m -- 2:05.54
Career-Best Performances (College)
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