Stephanie Price

Class:
Senior
High School:
Loyola Catholic HS
Hometown:
Mankato, Minn.

Career Highlights: 2010 NCAA Cross Country All-American • 2010 NCAA Midwest Region cross country champion • 2011 and 2010 All-Big Ten First Team in cross country • 2010 USTFCCCA Midwest Region Cross Country Runner of the Year • 2011 and 2010 Gopher cross country MVP • 2011, 2010, and 2009 NCAA Cross Country All-Region honoree • ended her career ranked among Minnesota’s all-time top-10 in three individual events and two relays on the track: second in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:25.62), fourth in the 10,000 meters (34:02.15), sixth in the indoor mile (4:42.75), third in the outdoor 4x1600-meter relay (19:06.52), and sixth in the outdoor distance medley relay (11:29.23).

2011 Cross Country • Senior Season: Named All-Region and First Team All-Big Ten honoree • raced in seven meets • paced the Gophers at the NCAA Championships, finishing 41st overall in 20:44 • ran 21:08.03 at the Midwest Regional meet to lead Minnesota and finish sixth overall • led the team as the fifth-place finisher overall at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 20:30 • paced the Gophers with a 16th-place finish at the Wisconsin Adidas 6K, racing her season-best time of 20:27 • defeated nine teams in winning the SDSU Invite in 17:19.1 • led the Gophers best race at the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing in fifth-place overall in 20:50.55 • won the first meet of the year, clocking a time of 21:17.87 at the Oz Memorial • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, and USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree • served as team co-captain • team’s Most Valuable Runner award recipient • letterwinner.

2012 Indoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Competed at three meets • finished second in the mile (4:50.75) at the Jack Johnson Classic • placed 10th in the 3,000 meters (9:39.00) at the Meyo Invitational • won the 3,000 meters (9:46.19) at the Northwest Open.

2012 Outdoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Did not compete • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

2010 Cross Country • Junior Season: Named All-American, First Team All-Big Ten, and All-Region honoree • became Minnesota’s seventh-ever cross country All-American, placing 31st at the NCAA Championships • Midwest Region champion, clocking the Gophers' second-best time ever (20:01.48) • selected as USTFCCCA Midwest Region Cross Country Runner of the Year • named All-Big Ten after finishing as Big Ten runner-up at the conference championships with a Minnesota program-record time of 19:55.50 • won the Oz Memorial Run • finished second at the Griak Invitational • team's Most Valuable Runner award recipient • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, and USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree • letterwinner.

2011 Indoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed at four meets • took third in both the 3,000 meters (9:25.62) and the 5,000 meters (16:31.88) at the Big Ten Championship • finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational (9:35.29) • won the 3,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic (9:38.37) • placed seventh in the mile (4:42.75) at the Iowa State Classic.

2011 Outdoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed at six meets • placed fifth in the 10,000 meters (35:14.98) and 11th in the 5,000 meters (16:44.32) at the Big Ten Championships • finished 20th in the 10,000 meters (34:14.07) at the NCAA West Preliminary • ran a career-best 34:02.15 in the 10,000 meters to place fifth at the Mt. SAC Invite • won the 5,000 meters at the Bulls Invitational • finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (9:41.41) • ran third on Minnesota's first-place 4x1600-meter relay team (19:06.52) and third-place distance medley relay team (11:29.23) at the Drake Relays • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • letterwinner.

2009 Cross Country • Sophomore Season: Named All-Region honoree • helped Gophers to a 10th-place team finish at NCAA Championships, finishing fifth on the team and 112th overall in 21:23.8 • finished third on the team at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best time of 21:19 • ran in six meets • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • varsity letterwinner • team’s Most Improved Runner award recipient.

2010 Indoor • Sophomore Season: Redshirted the season.

2010 Outdoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Did not compete • USTFCCCA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2008 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Ran in five races • team’s Freshman of the Year award recipient • finished fourth on the team at the Tori Neubauer Invitational with a season-best 6K time of 22:24.5.

2009 Indoor • Freshman Season: Competed at three meets • clocked a season-best mile time of 4:52.31 in the prelims at the Big Ten Championships • advanced to the Big Ten mile final but did not score.

2009 Outdoor • Freshman Season: Redshirted the outdoor season • earned team’s Blue Collar Award.

High School: A 2008 graduate of Loyola Catholic High School • high school coach was Dale Compton • placed 35th in the 2007 Minnesota Class A Cross Country Championships • state meet competitor in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters • earned all-state honors as a freshman in the 4x800-meter relay with sister Sarah on the relay as well • totaled 16 varsity letters in high school: track (6), soccer (5), basketball (3) and cross country (2) • graduated at the top of her class • a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born July 30, 1989 • nursing major • daughter of Art and Sharon Price • the fifth of eight children with siblings: Cassandra, Derek, Sarah, Rodney, Rachel, Shane and Sheldon.