Ceci Howes

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Kelvin HS
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Prev School:
Winnipeg Optimist Athletics

Ceci Howes' TFRRS Bio
Ceci Howes' IAAF Bio

2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten... Did not compete outdoors.

2024 Indoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Raced in three events during the indoor campaign... Was fifth in the 3000m at the Gopher Classic and was 14th in the mile at the Snowshoe Open.

2023 Cross Country • Senior Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten... Ran to a finish in five different cross country events... Opened the season with a 5K personal best time of 19:16.7, finishing 14th... Was 76th at the Wisconsin Badger Classic... Ran a 6K lifetime best time of 23:24.3 at the XC23 College & Open in Virginia.

2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors as well as the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar distinction... Made postseason debut in third year the University of Minnesota at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Ran in a total of four meets during the season, exclusively in the steeplechase... Ran a lifetime best time of 11:01.55 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, good enough for 13th... Finished third at both the Bethel Invite and the Jim Click Shootout in the steeplechase... Competed at the Drake Relays in the steeplechase, clocking a time of 11:23.96 to finish 31st.

2023 Indoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Was able to represent the Maroon and Gold in four different indoor meets, the first indoor meets of Howes' career... Made indoor debut at the Cyclone Open in the 3000m and finished 19th... Ran a 3000m lifetime best at the Windy City Invite, clocking a time of 10:28.63... Ran a indoor mile personal best time of 5:06.44 at the Snowshoe Open to finish third... Also competed at the Jack Johnson Classic.

2022 Cross Country • Junior Season: Posted two different lifetime best times, one in the 5K and the other at the 6K distance... Ran in a total of four cross country meets... Was 18th at the Oz Memorial at the 5K distance in a time of 20:26.70... Competed at the Griak Invitational... Posted a lifetime best 6K time of 23:26.00 at the Nuttycombe Invitational... Also competed at the Blugold Invite.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Competed in five different meets during sophomore campaign outdoors... Made season debut at the Hamline Invite, posting 800m and 1500m lifetime best times of 2:26.58 and 4:50.15... Ran the 3000m steeplechase three times during the season and posted a season best time of 11:29.53 at the St. Thomas Tommie Twilight to finish fourth... Was the runner up at the Holst Invite in the steeplechase... Also competed at the Janis Rider/Doug Bolstorff Invite and the St. Thomas Tom Cat Invite.

2022 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Did not compete.

2021 Cross Country • Sophomore Season: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • opened the season with a personal best 6k time of 24:15.0 at the St. Olaf Invitational, crossing the line 43rd overall and fifth on the team • placed 217th (25:35.5) overall in the women’s gold 6k race at the Roy Griak Invitational • finished 97th at the Blugold Invite in a time of 24:56.4 • claimed fifth at Jack’s Twilight Run in a time of 24:15 • crossed the line fifth at Rocky’s Run (25:27).

2020 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed at one meet, finishing fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase in 12:36.55 at the Indiana Invite #1.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Kelvin High School • competed for coaches Scott Radley and Tim Shynkaruk • placed 10th at 2018 Canadian Cross Country national championships in U18 • placed 28th at 2019 Canadian Cross Country national championships in U20 • placed 13th at 2019 Nike Cross Heartland Regional in open race • school division champion in cross country in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 • provincial champion in cross country in grades 9, 10, and 11 and did not compete in grade 12 due to injury • was undefeated in the province in cross country from grade 8 to grade 12 • team was zone varsity girls championships in grades 11 and 12 after winning both zone and provincial junior varsity girls championships in grades 9 and 10 • team finished as varsity girls provincial runner-up in grade 12 • won four cross country conference titles • national medalist in steeplechase (U18 bronze and U20 silver) in 2019 • silver medalist at 2019 U18 NACAC Championships in the 2,000m steeplechase • 2019 Canadian U18 national team member • silver medalist at 2019 Canadian U20 national championships in the 3,000m steeplechase • placed fourth at 2018 Canadian U20 national championships in the 3,000m steeplechase • bronze medalist in the 2,000m steeplechase and placed sixth in the 1,500m at the 2019 Canadian Legion U18 national championships • earned top-ten finishes in steeplechase at the Canadian Legion Youth National Championships in U16/U18 in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 • ranked 27th in the world in U18 2,000m steeplechase in 2019 • ranked fifth in the world in U18 3,000m steeplechase in 2019 • combined to earn seven top-three individual finishes at high school provincial championships in grades 9, 10, and 11 • school division champion and provincial medalist in track & field in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 • team was indoor track zone and provincial varsity girls champions in grades 12 and 11 • team was outdoor track varsity girls zone and provincial champions in grade 11 • part of three outdoor track AAAA aggregate provincial championship teams in grades 9, 10, and 11 • team was indoor and outdoor zone and provincial junior varsity girls champions in grades 9 and 10 • won four conference titles in the indoor 800m, 1,500m, and medley relay • won three conference titles in the outdoor 1,500m and medley relay • won two conference titles in the outdoor 800m and 3,000m • holds Manitoba Provincial records for U18 2,000m steeplechase, U18 3,000m steeplechase, and U20 3,000m steeplechase • owns high school personal bests of 10:47.19 for 3,000m steeplechase, 6:51.97 for 2,000m steeplechase, 10:11.13 for indoor 3,000m, 4:40.73 for 1,500m, and 2:19.55 for 800m • was a competitive figure skater from 2006-2019 • competed at the 2018 and 2019 Skate Canada Challenge national championships • received Kelvin High School Class of 2020 Dux Scholarship Award and Kelvin High School Class of 2020 Dux Citizenship Award • named a Class of 2020 International Baccalaureate program top student • received Winnipeg School Division book award, given to the students with the top five averages in the school.

Personal: Daughter of Tina Chen and Steven Howes • has one sibling, David • intends to major in physics • mother Tina participated in varsity figure skating at the University of Toronto from 1988-1991 • enjoys traveling.