Biography
CROSS COUNTRY
2019: Ran in five meets ... At the Southern Conference Championship, finished first with a time of 17:02.1 to earn SoCon Runner of the Year honors ... Also won the Royals Challenge ... At the NCAA Southeast Regional was fifth overall at 20:08.1 to claim All-Region honors ... At the NCAA Championships hosted by Indiana State was 23rd overall to earn All-America honors ... Was twice named SoCon Runner of the Week and was SoCon Runner of the Month in October.
2018: Ran in four meets ... At the Southern Conference Championship, took first place with a time of 17:05.2 ... Earned All-SoCon honors and SoCon Runner of the Year ... Finished second at the Louisville Classic to earned SoCon Runner of the Week honors and was first at the Royals Challenge ... At the NCAA Southeast Regional was fourth overall in 19:56.5 and earn All-Region honors ... At the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin, finished 76th overall at 20:56.3.
2017: Ran in six meets ... Finished second in her first collegiate race at the Eye Opener ... Took first place at the Winthrop/adidas Invitational, the Asheville Cross Country Invitational and the High Point Vertcross ... At the Southern Conference Championships was sixth overall at 16:59.4 to earn SoCon Freshman of the Year, All-Freshman Team and All-SoCon honors ... Ran in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship and was 18th overall in 20:57.9 to earn All-Region honors.
TRACK AND FIELD
2020 Indoor: Ran in four meets ... Finished first in the mile at the VMI Indoor Classic and was fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Camel City Invitational ... At the Southern Conference Championships was first in the 3,000 meters at 9:14.48 and took third place in the mile at 4:54.61 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 3,000 meters, which was canceled ... Earned All-America honors in the event.
2019 Indoor: Ran in six meets ... At the Southern Conference Championship was third in the mile at 4:43.14 and second in the 3,000 meters at 9:11.16 ... In the NCAA Championship, was eighth in the 3,000 meters at 9:08.79 to earn All-America honors.
2019 Outdoor:Â Ran in six meets ... Took first place in the 1,500 meters at the Terrier Relays, was first in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the UNF Invitational and was first in the 5,000 meters at the Gamecock Invitational ... At the Southern Conference Championship, finished third in the 1,500 meters, second in the 5,000 meters and won the 3,000 meter steeplechase to earn Track Athlete of the Year honors ... At the NCAA East Region, finished fourth in both the 5,000 meters and 3,000 meter steeplechase to advance to the NCAA Championships ... In Austin, finished third in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and eighth in the 5,000 meters to earn All-America honors in both events.
2018 Indoor: Ran in five meets ... Finished first in the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Indoor Meet ... At the Southern Conference Championship, was fourth in the mile, second in the 3,000 meters and third in the 5,000 meters to earn All-Freshman Team honors in all three events ... Earned All-SoCon honors in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.
2018 Outdoor:Â Ran in seven meets ... Had first place finishes at the Terrier Relays (3,000m steeplechase) and at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (1,500m) ... At the Southern Conference Championship, won the 3,000 meter steeplechase and added a third place finish in the 1,500 meters, earning All-SoCon and All-Freshman Team honors in both events ... At the NCAA East Preliminary in Tampa, was eighth in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 3,000m steeplechase to advance ... In the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Championship finished 23rd in 16:09.63 and was 14th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:59.94 to earn second team All-America honors ... Was the first Terrier to compete for a national championship in track and field.
PERSONAL AND SCHOOL RECORDS
5K (16:26.00) - 2018 Cross Country
6K (19:56.50) - 2018 Cross Country
Mile (4:43.14) - 2019 Indoor
3,000m (9:07.87) - 2019 Indoor
5,000m (16:44.88) - 2018 Indoor
1,500m (4:21.15) - 2019 Outdoor
5,000m (15:52.68) - 2019 Outdoor
3,000m Steeplechase (9:46.08) - 2019 Outdoor
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 Southern Conference Runner of the Week (9/20 and 9/27)
2017 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year - Cross Country
2017 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team - Cross Country
2017 All-Southern Conference - Cross Country
2017 NCAA All-Region - Cross Country
2018 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team - Indoor 3,000m, 5,000m, Mile
2018 All-Southern Conference - Indoor 3,000m and 5,000m
2018 Southern Conference Champion - 3,000m Steeplechase
2018 All-Southern Conference - Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase, 1,500m
2018 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team - Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase, 1,500m
2018 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Freshman of the Year
2018 NCAA All-American Second Team, 3,000m Steeplechase
2018 NCAA All-American Honorable Mention, 1,500m
2017-18 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2018 All-Southern Conference - Cross Country
2018 Southern Conference Runner of the Year - Cross Country
2018 NCAA All-Region - Cross Country
2018 SoCon Runner of the Week (10/3)
2018 SoCon Runner of the Month (October)
2019 SoCon Track Athlete of the Week (4/10, 4/17)
2019 SoCon Track Athlete of the Month (April)
2019 All-Southern Conference - Indoor 3,000m and mile
2019 NCAA All-America First Team - Indoor 3,000m
2019 All-Southern Conference - 3,000m Steeplechase, 1,500m, 3,000m
2019 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Performer of the Year
2019 NCAA All-America First Team - 5,000m and 3,000m Steeplechase
2018-19 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2019 SoCon Runner of the Week (10/2)Â Â Â
2019 SoCon Runner of the Week (10/16)
2019 SoCon Runner of the Month (October)
2019 Southern Conference Runner of the Year - Cross Country
2019 All-Southern Conference - Cross Country
2019 NCAA All-Region - Cross Country
2019 NCAA All-America - Cross Country
2020 All-Southern Conference - Indoor 3,000m and mile
2020 NCAA All-America - Indoor 3,000m
2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020 Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in cross country and three seasons in track and field ... Won three team state championships in cross country and three state titles in track and field ... Cross country finished tenth at the New England Championships in 2015 ... Holds the school record as member of the 4x800 relay team ... Won individual state championships in the 1600 meters (2015, 2016 and 2017), 3200 meters (2017) and cross country (2014) ... Added a state title in the 4x800 relay and had multiple conference championships ... Also lettered three seasons in basketball, serving as team captain her senior season ... Member of the National Honor Society.
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PERSONAL: Born June 9, 1999 ... Daughter of Todd and Tracy Steelman ... A psychology major ... Brother, Matt, played basketball at Wofford and was a member of the Southern Conference Championship teams in 2010 and 2011 ... Father is assistant women’s basketball coach at West Florida.