Bay View Student Athlete from Rumford Signs National Letter Of Intent for Elon University

East Providence, RI – A local student-athlete from St. Mary Academy - Bay View signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her career at the college level.

Aliya Barrows (Rumford), a senior at Bay View, and member of the Bengals cross country and track and field teams signed a National Letter of Intent to run at Elon University in the fall. Barrows has been a tour de force on the track since her freshman year capturing the Freshman State Championship in the 400m dash in addition to earning all-state, all-division, and all-class honors during her freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Career highlights to date include becoming the Class C record holder in the 600m dash (2017/2018, indoor), RI Girls Outdoor Most Outstanding Sprints Performer (2017/2018, outdoor), Dartmouth relays 400m dash champion (2018/2019, indoor), New Balance National Indoor meet sprint medley relay qualifier (2018/2019, indoor), and 2018/2019 RIIL indoor 300m dash state champion.

In addition, Barrows recently finished top 6 in the 300m dash at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships. She ran a personal best of 40.32 seconds, breaking her personal record set last month at the state meet (40.91 seconds), and the old school record of 41.50 seconds, set by Elizabeth Hughes in 1993. Academically, Barrows is a member of the Rhode Island Honor Society, and during the summer she is a camp counselor at Camp Ramsbottom in Pawtucket.