St. John's University Athletics
2014 Women's Cross Country Roster
Stephanie Pelt
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Notre Dame Academy
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
As a Junior (2014): Finished first or second among St. John's runners in every race this season … recorded top-10 finishes in two of the Red Storm's 5K races this season … began the campaign by placing 3rd overall at the season-opening SJU-Hofstra Fall XC Festival (Sept. 7) in a time of 19:22.7 for 5K… ran a career-best time of 18:57.7 in the University 5K Race at the Metropolitan Championship in Van Cortlandt Park, N.Y. (Oct. 10) for 8th place overall … finished second among Red Storm runners at the NCAA Northeast Regional (Nov. 14) running a career-best time of 22:17.90 in 6K.
As A Sophomore (2013): Placed ninth overall in the Coaches' Association 5K at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 23) in a time of 20:46.7 in the last race of the season ... recorded a season's best time of 20:01.81 for 5K and finished 50th overall at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 11) ... finished 59th overall and posted a time of 25:11.0 for 6K at the BIG EAST Championship (Nov. 2) in Somers, Wis.
As A Freshman (2012): Selected to the 2012-13 BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team ... finished fourth for the Red Storm and 10th overall in her first career race at St. John's, covering 5K in 20:30 at the Hofstra-Brick Stone Memorial Run (Sept. 8) ... crossed the finish line second for St. John's and 10th overall at the C.W. Post Invite in a personal best time of 19:52 for 5K (Sept. 15) ... finished ninth overall in a time of 16:06 for 4K at the STJ XC Fall Festival (Oct. 14) ... ran a time of 24:43 for 6K in her first BIG East Championships to place 84th overall (Oct. 26) ... posted a time of 20:27 for 5K at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 17).
At Notre Dame Academy: Lettered four years in track & field ... competed in the 800-meter, 1000-meter races and the distance medley and 4x800-meter relays ... member of the 2011 Staten Island Cross Country Championship team ... ran in the distance medley relay at the Championship of America in the Penn Relays ... captained the outdoor track & field team for two seasons ... recorded personal-best times of 2:16 in the 800-meters, 3:01 in the 1000-meters, and 3:42 in the 1200-meters ... played two seasons of varsity soccer.
Personal: Daughter of Linda and Charles Van Pelt ... has two siblings, Michael and twin sister Michelle who also runs track & field for St. John's ... inducted into the National Honor Society ... volunteered with the Siller Run, CYO track & field, basketball and soccer organizations ... chose St. John's for the opportunity to compete in the BIG EAST.