2018 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Vanis, Stephanie

Stephanie Vanis
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- East Lansing
- Hometown:
- East Lansing, Mich.
Bio
Collegiate Bests
• 5K - 18:17.1
• 6K - 22:32.8
2019:
Placed ninth at the Jeff Drenth Memorial with a time of 18:34.0 (8/30, 5K) ... Placed 41st at the Spartan Invitational clocking in at 22:57.1 (9/13, 6K) ... Posted a career-best time of 22:32.8 at the Buckeye Preview Meet (9/28, 6K) ... Clocked in at 22:43.9 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/18, 6K) ... Placed 14th with a career-best time of 18:17.1 at the EMU Fall Classic (10/25, 5K).
2018:
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Placed 15th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial clocking in at 18:49.0 (8/31, 5K) ... Turned in a time of 23:48.5 at the Spartan Invitational (9/14, 6K) ... Placed 26th at the EMU Fall Classic with a time of 18:38.8 (10/19, 5K).
2017:
Academic All-Big Ten
Finished 11th with a time of 18:19.6 at the Jeff Drenth Memorial (9/1, 5K) ... Placed 41st at the Spartan Invitational clocking in at 23:00.6 (9/15, 6K).
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in both track and field, and cross country for Bob Brown at East Lansing High School, two-year letterwinner in tennis ...Was Academic All-State in cross country from 2013-15, CAAC All-Conference in cross country from 2013-15, CAAC All-Conference in track from 2014-15 ... Placed third at CAAC meet in the 5k during her sophomore year ... Placed 2nd at CAAC meet in the 5k during her junior year ... Placed 1st in the 5k during her senior year ... Finished in 38th place at states during her senior year ... Awarded Runner of the Year by the Lansing State Journal during her senior year.
Personal:
Born August 30, 1997 in East Lansing, Mich. ... Daughter of Stuart and Elizabeth Vanis.
• 5K - 18:17.1
• 6K - 22:32.8
2019:
Placed ninth at the Jeff Drenth Memorial with a time of 18:34.0 (8/30, 5K) ... Placed 41st at the Spartan Invitational clocking in at 22:57.1 (9/13, 6K) ... Posted a career-best time of 22:32.8 at the Buckeye Preview Meet (9/28, 6K) ... Clocked in at 22:43.9 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/18, 6K) ... Placed 14th with a career-best time of 18:17.1 at the EMU Fall Classic (10/25, 5K).
2018:
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Placed 15th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial clocking in at 18:49.0 (8/31, 5K) ... Turned in a time of 23:48.5 at the Spartan Invitational (9/14, 6K) ... Placed 26th at the EMU Fall Classic with a time of 18:38.8 (10/19, 5K).
2017:
Academic All-Big Ten
Finished 11th with a time of 18:19.6 at the Jeff Drenth Memorial (9/1, 5K) ... Placed 41st at the Spartan Invitational clocking in at 23:00.6 (9/15, 6K).
High School:
Four-year letterwinner in both track and field, and cross country for Bob Brown at East Lansing High School, two-year letterwinner in tennis ...Was Academic All-State in cross country from 2013-15, CAAC All-Conference in cross country from 2013-15, CAAC All-Conference in track from 2014-15 ... Placed third at CAAC meet in the 5k during her sophomore year ... Placed 2nd at CAAC meet in the 5k during her junior year ... Placed 1st in the 5k during her senior year ... Finished in 38th place at states during her senior year ... Awarded Runner of the Year by the Lansing State Journal during her senior year.
Personal:
Born August 30, 1997 in East Lansing, Mich. ... Daughter of Stuart and Elizabeth Vanis.
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