COLLEGE PR: 5k - 21:12
2011-12: Finished 103rd at the 2011 Eye Opener with a time of 23:04 ... Improved to run 21:37 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational/Big South Preview Meet to finish 49th overall and third for PC ... Set a new collegiate best time of 21:12 with a 173rd place finish at the Charlotte Invitational ... Finished third for PC and 42nd overall at the 39th Annual Furman Invitational with a time of 22:02 ... Earned 19th at the Upstate Invitational with a time of 21:51 ... Finished third for PC at the 2011 Big South Conference Championship in Conway, S.C. with a time of 21:38 ... Named to the Big South Conference 2011 Academic All-Conference Team.
2010-11: Finished second for PC at the Eye Opener with a time of 22:14 and 90th place finish ... Ran a 22:48 at the 2010 Asics/Winthrop Invitational to finish runner-up for the Blue Hose ... Finished 33rd at the Big South Preview Meet in a time of 22:48 ... Finished the Charlotte Invitational in 21:35 to finish 183rd overall ... Claimed her first top-ten finish at the Asics Fall Classic where she finished the 4k race in 17:17 for tenth place, led the team, and set a school record by 2 seconds ... Ran a season's best 21:33 at the 2010 Big South Conference Championship in Blacksburg, Va. to lead the team.
2009-10: Finished third for the Blue Hose at the USC Gamecock Invitational placing 45th overall in a time of 22:45 ... Claimed third for PC at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 22:47 and 51st place ... Ran a season's best 21:36 at the 2009 Blue Hose Invitational while finishing 12th overall ... Finished the 37th Annual Furman Invitational in a time of 23:08 ... Ran a 22:54 at the 2009 Big South Conference Championship in High Point, N.C. in the last race of the season.
2008-09: Ran a 23:17 and finished 32nd at the USC Gamecock Invitational ... Finished 70th at the Eye Opener with a time of 22:09 ... Claimed 96th place in a time of 22:19 at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational ... Ran an identical time of 22:19 at The Citadel Invitational and finished 20th ... Ran 21:34 at the Blue Hose Invitational and finished 11th overall while helping her team finish 2nd ... Was 68th at the Furman Invitational with a time of 22:38 ... Competed in the Big South Championships in Lynchburg, Va. finishing in a time of 23:27.
High School: Ran track and cross country at Boiling Springs H.S. for Kristen Townsend ... Was named All-Academic in 2007 ... Ran a PR of 20:30 her senior year ... Also played soccer ... Member of 2007 SC State Championship team.
Personal: Stephanie Alice Newell ... Was born on April 9, 1990 in Charlotte, N.C. ... Daughter of Joan and Allen Newell ... Has three siblings, twin brothers Michael and David along with a twin sister Amanda ... Majoring in biochemistry with biology and chemistry minors.
