St. John's University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster
Stephanie Gerland
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Garden City
- Hometown:
- Garden City, N.Y.
As a Senior (2019-20): Took part in six meets for St. John's during the 2019-20 indoor season ... registered a second-place finish in the mile at the Bill Ward Invitational ... placed second in the mile at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 5:06.25 ... posted a fourth-place finish for the distance medley relay at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships with a time of 12:41.58.
As a Junior (2018-19): Finished in first place finish in the 800-meter run at the Bill Ward Indoor Invitational with a time of 2:29.92 ... recorded her best finish in the mile at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational, scoring a 5:28.02 time and placing ninth overall ... In the 4x800 meter relay, she helped nab a pair of top three finishes; second place at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational with a time of 10:17.37 and a bronze medal at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with a 9:57.54 ... recorded her personal best in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Farrell Outdoor Classic with a mark of 4:49.04, placing second. In the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. she recorded a personal best time at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with a third-place mark of 11:30.18.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Opened the season at the Bill Ward Meet with two third-place finishes in the 800 meters and mile runs ... set a personal best in the 3000 meters at the Penn 8-Team Select with a time of 10:25.29 ... finished eleventh in the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the mile run and set a personal-best in the mile run during the prelims with a time of 5:17.09 ... at the Mets Outdoor Championships, she finished ninth in the 5K with a best time of 19:36.37... placed tenth in the Wolfie Invitational in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:23.41 ... finished in the the top-five with a time of 4:53.92 in the 1500 meters.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Posted top-10 finishes in three races during the fall season, including a third-place finish in the 5K at the NYIT Invite (20:33.45) … followed that up with a personal-best 5K time at the Metropolitan Championships in October (20:30.80) … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Before St. John’s: Six-year member of the Garden City High School XC and track teams … captained her high school team in 2015-16 … ran cross country and the 1,500-meter and 3K races … holds the Garden City High School record for 5K in both track and XC … named the most outstanding runner in 2013, 2014, 2016 … was the Nassau County Runner of the Year in XC in 2012, 2013, 2014 … member of the Newsday All-Long Island XC Team in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … was a member of four XC country championship teams and five track & field county championship teams … received All-State honors in XC in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … was All-County in XC and Track from 2011-2016.
Personal: Daughter of Irene and Roger Gerland … has one sister, Jen (19) who attends Duquesne … plans to major in accounting at St. John’s … grandfather Stan Derby attended St. John’s … hobbies include running, swimming, biking, and watching running videos … volunteers at a food pantry in Hempstead … lists her mom as the most influential person in her athletic career … came to St. John’s because of the “amazing campus and incredible coaches/teammates.”