Reiling Named CoSIDA Academic All-American

(AUSTIN, Texas) – Senior Valerie Reiling (Concord, Mass./Concord Carlisle Regional) of the Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team has been honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as a Women's Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-America selection. Reiling landed a spot on the third team. It marks the 10th time a Tartan women's track and field and cross country athlete has received the accolade.

Reiling is a school record holder in the 4x400-meter relay and was an All-Region honoree in 2018 in the 4x400-meter relay for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Reiling deferred competition this spring, but will return to the track in 2022 for the Tartans as a graduate student.

A mechanical engineering major, Reiling graduated in May with a 4.0 GPA, the highest GPA of female graduating athletes and the highest GPA of the mechanical engineering graduating class earning her the Bennett Award. Reiling is a member of Pi Tau Sigma and earned the honor of Most Innovative Mechanical Engineering capstone design project. With plans to return to CMU for her master's degree in engineering and public policy, Reiling is currently working on a research project with CMU and NASA Aeronautics Research Institute. Previously, Reiling was a perception and autonomy intern for Draper and a supply chain intern for GE Aviation.