Career Bests
2014-15
Cross Country
No eligibility remaining.
Indoor Track & Field
Finished runner-up in the 3,000 meters at the USD Twilight with a time of 10:47.08 … took fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet.
Outdoor Track & Field
Took fifth in the 10,000 meters (39:39.86) at the Sioux City Relays … finished eighth at the Dakota Duals 5,000 meters in 18:40.38 ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2013-14
Cross Country
Finished in the Coyote’s top seven at five of the six meets…season-best performance came at the NCAA Regional with a finishing time of 23:29 (6k)…finished 14th at the Tim Young Invitational in 19:26 (5k)…ran a 23:52 (6k) at the Roy Griak Invitational…named to the Summit League’s honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.
Track & Field
Competed at five indoor meets and one outdoor meet ... had best finishes of fourth in the mile and 3,000 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... placed seventh in the 5,000 at the Jack Johnson Classic ... was ninth in the 3,000 at the Bill Bergan Invitational ... finished 10th in the 3,000 at the Holiday Inn Invitational...named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
2012-13
Cross Country
Coyote Character Award winner…had a season-best finish of 15th at the Creighton/UNO Double Dual…ran a season-best time of 23:47 (6k) at the Woody Greeno Invitational, finishing in 60th place…finished 43rd at the Summit League Conference championships with a time of 24:02 (6k)…named to the Summit League’s Distinguished Scholar’s list.
Track & Field
Was on the 4x1600 relay team at the Drake Relays that set the school record time of 20:26.57...placed 11th in the 10,000 in personal record time of 38:15.74 at the Kansas Relays...won the 3,000 at the USD Alumni Meet...placed third in the 5,000 at the Jack Johnson Classic...recorded personal-best in the 1500 at the Sioux City Relays (4:52.49)...named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar status...named to Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2011-12
Track & Field
Ran a personal-best of 5:15.26 to finish third in mile at Bill Hillenbrand meet (indoors)...ran a personal-best of 10:25.49 at Frank Sevigne Invitational, and added a personal-best of 18:07 in 5,000 meters at Iowa State Classic...redshirted outdoors... named to Academic All-Summit League team, earning Distinguished Scholar status...named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2010-11
Track & Field
Had a second-place finish at the USD Alumni Meet (indoor) with a time of 10:42.92 in the 3,000 meter run...Finished first in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the SDSU/UND Double Dual (outdoor) with a time of 11:42.24.
Prep
Earned numerous all-state honors for coaches Jason and Jayne Arens and Rod Hegge at Class D Crofton High School...led the Warriors to four-straight cross country team titles while earning all-state honors each year, including winning as a freshman...claimed 11th as a sophomore, fourth as a junior and fifth as a senior...on the track, was a three-time state qualifier who led Crofton to a state title in 2007...was a four-time state finalist, including two top-four finishes in the 3,200...owned personal bests of 5:24 in the 1,600 and 11:33 in the 3,200...also earned three varsity letters in basketball and was part of the state champion team in 2007...was named to the academic all-state team for cross-country her junior and senior years.
Personal
Daughter of Randy and Nancy Steffen...pre-physical therapy/kinesiology and sports science double major.
