2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Clayton Stalter

Kelsey Cleary

Kelsey Cleary

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    St. Teresa
  • Hometown:
    Decatur, Ill.

Summary

Biography

  • Has competed in 17 cross country meets and 18 track and field events entering the 2019-20 season
  • Has eight top-10 individual finishes in her first three seasons at UIS
  • In her freshman season, was runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES (ENTERING 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR):
800m- 2:42.48
1,500m- 5:35.04
Mile- 5:50.71
3,000m- 11:45.52
5,000m- 20:38.39
3,000m steeplechase- 13:13.71
4,000m (xc)- 16:12.1
5,000m (xc)- 20:12.4
6,000m (xc)- 24:26.2
 
UIS CROSS COUNTRY:
2018- Competed in five meets … top overall finish was 12th at the UIS Invitational … was second on the team at the Lewis Crossover … was 85th at the GLVC Championships.
 
2017- Ran in six meets … had a seventh-place finish in the UIS Invitational … finished 87th at the GLVC Championships and 172nd at the NCAA Regionals.
 
2016- Ran in six competitions … was third in the 3,000m race at the Orion Mini-Meet … was second in the 2,000m race at the UIS Invitational … finished 78th at the GLVC Championships.
 
UIS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- Ran in two meets … finished eighth in the mile at the Jim Green Invitational … was a member of the eighth-place 4x400 relay team at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic.
 
2018- Competed in three events … had a top-ten finish at the Snow Bird Open in the mile.
 
2017- Competed in four events … top finish was eighth in the mile at the Titan First Chance meet.
 
UIS OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD:
2019- Redshirted.
 
2018- Ran in three meets … came in 13th at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational.
 
2017- Competed in six events … was runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big Blue Alumni Invitational … also had a top-five finish at the Augusta Early Spring Opener in the 3,000m steeplechase.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in cross country and track and field for St. Teresa High School in Decatur for four years … three-time all-conference selection in cross country (sophomore, junior, senior) … guided team to cross country state titles as a freshman and sophomore … led team to sectional track and field titles as a junior and senior … posted 3-mile PR of 18:56 … clocked 3,200 PR of 11:57 … turned in 1,600 PR of 5:26 … competed for Staley Striders club team.
 
PERSONAL:
The daughter of Amy and Brian Cleary … has one sibling, Brett … a Visual Arts major.

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