2026 Women's Cross Country Roster

Vivian Ostfeld

  • Class First Year
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • High School Riverdale Country Day

Biography

2026 New York Indoor Track & Field Championships 600m 6th (1:33.85)
2026 NYSAIS Indoor Track & Field Championships  600m 1st (1:34.03)
2025 New York Indoor Track & Field Championships 600m 4th (1:32.70)
2025 NYSAIS Indoor Track & Field Championships 600m  1st (1:36.34)
2025 New Balance Indoor Nationals 800m 17th (2:10.49)
 
Personal Bests
  • 500m: 1:15.93
  • 600m: 1:32.70
  • 800m: 2:09.10
  • 1k: 2:51.36
 
Notes: Captained cross country team as a senior… Captained indoor track and field team as a senior… Captained outdoor track and field team as a sophomore, junior and senior… First team All-NYSAIS, individual NYSAIS Champion in cross country 2025… Second Team All-NYSAIS in cross country 2023, 2024… First team All-Ivy League in cross country 2024, 2025… Second team All-Ivy League in cross country 2022… All-state in indoor track and field 2024, 2025, 2026… First team All-NYSAIS, individual NYSAIS Champion in indoor track and field 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026… First team All-Ivy League, Individual Ivy League Champion in indoor track and field 2023, 2024, 2025 (x3), 2026 (x2)... All-state in outdoor track and field 2024… Individual NYSAIS Champion in outdoor track and field 2024… First team All-NYSAIS in outdoor track and field 2023, 2024… Individual Ivy League Champion in outdoor track and field 2024, 2025… First team All-Ivy League in outdoor track and field 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025… Five-time team MVP… Two-time Coaches Award… Julia Hyman Founders Award winner… Team was Ivy Preparatory League Cross Champions 2023, 2024, 2025; NYSAIS Cross Country Champions 2023; Ivy Preparatory League Indoor Track and Field Champions 2025, 2026… Captained Riverdale Dance Team… Sports editor for student publication Riverdale Review… Secretary of National Honor Society for Dance Arts… Co-chair Riverdale Athletic Committee… Both parents are Ivy Leaguers – attended Columbia.
 
Why Yale? “When exploring colleges, I was immediately drawn to the classic Yale “yes and,” a phrase that challenges the restrictive labels we put on ourselves. At Yale, I know I can thrive as an athlete, but also a scholar and artist, prospering as the fullest version of myself. Additionally, the moment I met the team, I felt overwhelmed by the supportive and kind environment built by the women working together towards a common goal.”