Shippensburg University Athletics

NCAA National Championships Competition in Track (career)
8-Time D-II All-American | 6-Time D-II National Champion
2011 Division II Outdoor National Champion (5K)
2011 Division II Indoor National Champion (DMR)
2011 Division II Indoor All-American (5K; 2nd)
2010 Division II Outdoor National Champion (5K)
2010 Division II Indoor National Champion (5K)
2010 Division II Indoor All-American (DMR; 2nd)
2009 Division II Outdoor National Champion (5K)
2009 Division II Indoor National Champion (DMR)
11-Time D-II Automatic Qualifier | 4-Time D-II Provisional Qualifier
2011 Division II Outdoor Provisional Qualifier (1500)
2011 Division II Indoor Provisional Qualifier (Mile)
2010 Division II Indoor Automatic Qualifier (Mile) *
2010 Division II Outdoor Provisional Qualifier (800)
2010 Division II Outdoor Provisional Qualifier (1500)
2009 Division II Outdoor Automatic Qualifier (1500) *
2009 Division II Indoor Automatic Qualifier (Mile) *
_{* Did not compete in event at national championships}

PSAC Track Competition (career)
19-Time PSAC Place Winner | 19-Time All-PSAC Award Winner | 17-Time PSAC Champion
2010-11 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2010-11 PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2009-10 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2009-10 PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2008-09 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2008-09 PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2008-09 PSAC Indoor Freshman of the Year
2008-09 PSAC Outdoor Freshman of the Year
2011 Women's Outdoor Overall Meet MVP
2011 Women's Indoor Overall Meet MVP
2010 Women’s Indoor Overall Meet MVP
2010 Women’s Indoor Track Meet MVP
2009 Women’s Indoor Track Meet MVP
2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion (5K)
2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion (3K)
2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion (1500)
2011 PSAC Indoor Champion (DMR)
2011 PSAC Indoor Champion (Mile)
2011 PSAC Indoor Champion (3K)
2010 PSAC Outdoor Champion (5K)
2010 PSAC Outdoor Champion (3K)
2010 PSAC Indoor Champion (DMR)
2010 PSAC Indoor Champion (5K)
2010 PSAC Indoor Champion (3K)
2010 PSAC Indoor Champion (Mile)
2009 PSAC Outdoor Champion (3K)
2009 PSAC Outdoor Champion (5K)
2009 PSAC Indoor Champion (3K)
2009 PSAC Indoor Champion (Mile)
2009 PSAC Indoor Champion (DMR)
2011 Indoor – Mile (1st), 3K (1st), DMR (1st)
2011 Outdoor – 1500 (1st), 3K (1st), 5K (1st)
2010 Indoor – Mile (1st), 3K (1st), 5K (1st), DMR (1st)
2010 Outdoor – 1500 (2nd), 3K (1st), 5K (1st)
2009 Indoor – Mile (1st), 3K (1st), DMR (1st)
2009 Outdoor – 1500 (2nd), 3K (1st), 5K (1st)

SHIP School Records
Indoors: Mile: 4:48:54 | 3K: 9:27.79 (PSAC record) | 5K: 16:01.05 (PSAC record) | 4x8: 9:04.77 (PSAC record) | DMR: 11:24.54 (PSAC record, NCAA meet record)
Outdoors: 1500: 4:24.59 | 3K: 9:10.82 (PSAC record) | 5K: 15:33.83 (PSAC/D2 record) | 4x8: 9:02.85 (PSAC record)

NCAA National Championships Competition in XC (career)
2008 Division II All-American (2nd; 21:27)
2009 Division II Competitor (43rd; 22:04)
2010 Division II National Champion / All-American (1st; 20:41)
2011 Division II National Champion / All-American (1st; 20:53)

PSAC/XC Region XC Competition (career)
4-Time PSAC Champion (20:59 in ’08, 21:32 in ’09, 20:52 in '10 20:16 in '11)
4-Time Atlantic Region Champion (21:09 in ’08, 20:15 in ’09, 20:46 in '10, 20:43 in '11)
2011 USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year
2011 PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2011 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2010 USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year
2010 PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2010 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2009 PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2009 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2008 PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2008 PSAC Cross Country Rookie of the Year
2008 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2010 Greater Louisville Classic Champion (16:32.90 - 5K course record)
2009 Paul Short Invitational Champion (19:58)
2009 Penn State National Invitational Champion (20:21)
Career Best 6K Time: 19:58

Outstanding Academic Accomplishments (career)
5-Time PSAC Top 10 Award Winner
4-Time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Member
3-Time Capital One Academic All-American
2-Time PSAC/Pete Nevins Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2011 USTFCCCA D2 Cross Country Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2010 USTFCCCA D2 Cross Country Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2011-12 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (XC/Track)
2010-11 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (XC/Track)
2009-10 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team (XC/Track)
2011-12 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (XC/Track)
2010-11 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (XC/Track)
2009-10 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (XC/Track)
2011-12 PSAC/Pete Nevins Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2010-11 PSAC/Pete Nevins Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2011-12 PSAC Fall Top Ten Award Winner
2010-11 PSAC Spring Top Ten Award Winner
2010-11 PSAC Winter Top Ten Award Winner
2010-11 PSAC Fall Top Ten Award Winner
2009-10 PSAC Winter Top Ten Award Winner

Career Bio:

2011 XC Team Record: 1st/PSACs; 1st/Regionals; 9th/NCAAs

2011 Cross Country In Brief: In 2011, Spence won five of her six races to cap off her collegiate cross country career with victories in 22 of her 27 career races. She was named the 2011 USTFCCCA Division II Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year after winning her second consecutive NCAA Division II national championship. Spence concluded her collegiate cross country career as a two-time Division II national champion, three-time Division II All-American, four-time NCAA Atlantic Region champion and a four-time PSAC champion. Her only loss of 2011 came at the Brooks Paul Short Run in which she finished second to Villanova senior Bogdana Mimic, a three-time Division I All-American from Serbia who went on to finish sixth at the Division I championships with a time of 19:45.7. Spence became the first athlete in the history of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) to become a four-time PSAC Athlete of the Year award winner in any sport.

2011 Cross Country Achievements:
• 2011 Division II Women's Cross Country National Champion
• 2011 Division II Women's Cross Country Atlantic Regional Champion
• 2011 PSAC Women's Cross Country Individual Champion
• 2011 USTFCCCA Division II National Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year
• 2011 USTFCCCA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year
• 2011 PSAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• Nominated for 2011-12 Honda Division II Athlete of the Year Award

2010 XC Team Record: 1st/PSACs; 1st/Regionals; 4th/NCAAs
2011 Indoor Team Record: 1st/PSACs; T-11th/NCAAs
2011 Outdoor Team Record: 1st/PSACs; 13th/NCAAs

2011 Outdoor Track In Brief: Spence won a national championship in the 5,000 meters - her third straight - to cap off her collegiate season. She set the all-time Division II record in the 5K with a time of 15:33.83 at the prestigious Mt. Sac Relays that will allow her to compete at the USA Track & Field Championships in June. She also improved her PSAC record in the 3K with a "gold watch" victory of 9:10.82 at the 2011 Penn Relays. She was named the 2011 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year and PSAC overall meet MVP after winning conference championships in the 1,500, 3K and 5K. Shippensburg won its second consecutive conference "Triple Crown" by achieving titles in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

2010-11 Indoor Track In Brief: Spence won a national championship as the anchor leg of SU's distance medley squad and earned an All-America honor with a second-place finish in the 5K. Her performances helped Shippensburg match its best-ever finish at the NCAA indoor track & field national championships. Spence improved her PSAC record in the 5K with an epic performance at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational and was named the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year.

2010 Cross Country In Brief: Spence won the 2010 Division II Women's Cross Country National Championship and earned numerous national Athlete of the Year awards during her junior season. Her performance was instrumental in Shippensburg University finishing fourth at the 2010 national meet; marking the second-best team finish in school history. Spence has finished seven seasons of collegiate competition thus far and has been named the PSAC Athlete of the Year after each one (3 XC, 2 ITF, 2 OTF). She lost just one cross country race during the last two years of collegiate competition.

2011 Outdoor Track Achievements:
• 2011 Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Champion (5K)
• 2011 USTFCCCA Division II Atlantic Region Outdoor Women's Track Athlete of the Year
• 2011 PSAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
• 2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion in the 1,500
• 2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion in the 3K
• 2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion in the 5K
• Broke Division II All-Time 5K record w/USATF qualifying time at Mt. Sac (15:33.83)
• Improved PSAC record in the 3K by 10 seconds

2011 Indoor Track Achievements:
• 2011 Division II Indoor Track & Field National Champion (DMR)
• 2011 Division II Indoor Track & Field All-American (2nd, 5K)
• 2011 PSAC Indoor Champion in the 3K
• 2011 PSAC Indoor Champion in the mile
• 2011 PSAC Indoor Champion in the DMR
• Improved PSAC record in the 5K by more than 11 seconds
• 2011 USTFCCCA Division II Atlantic Region Indoor Track Female Athlete of the Year
• 2011 PSAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

2010 Cross Country Achievements:
• 2010 Division II Women's Cross Country National Champion
• 2010 Division II Women's Cross Country Atlantic Regional Champion
• 2010 PSAC Women's Cross Country Individual Champion
• 2010 Greater Louisville Classic Individual Champion
• 2010 USTFCCCA Division II National Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year
• 2010 USTFCCCA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year
• 2010 PSAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• First women's national champion in school history
• Nominated for 2010-11 Honda Division II Athlete of the Year Award
• Selected to speak at 2011 NCAA Convention representing Division II student-athletes

2009 XC Team Record: 1st/PSACs; 15th/NCAAs
2010 Indoor Team Record: 1st/PSACs; T-11th/NCAAs
2010 Outdoor Team Record: 1st/PSACs; 9th/NCAAs

2010 Outdoor Track In Brief: Spence ended her sophomore year by laying claim to all six PSAC Athlete of the Year awards handed out during her career. She defended her 5K NCAA outdoor championship to cap off a season that included her setting the all-time PSAC record in the 3K and 4x8 relay. She claimed conference championships in the 3K and 5K, setting the SU school record once again in the 5K. Her efforts were integral to Shippensburg posting its best NCAA women's finish (ninth place; 4 All-Americans) in school history while also setting a PSAC meet record with 212.5 points.

2010 Indoor Track In Brief: Neely won her first individual indoor national championship, claiming 5K gold in 17:19.98 in Albuquerque. She also anchored the second-place DMR that clocked in at 11:31. Her regular season and conference championship run was historic -- earning PSAC Indoor Championships Track and Overall MVP after winning three individual events (mile, 3K and 5K) in addition to anchoring the victorious DMR squad. Those efforts led to being named the 2010 USTFCCA Atlantic Region Co-Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. She also earned the NCAA sportsmanship award for her efforts at the PSAC Championships in pacing a fellow conference runner to a national championships berth.

2009 Cross Country In Brief: While the national championship meet did not go as planned for Neely, who finished 43rd while battling an illness, the rest of the year featured some of her best running as a collegian. She was named the USA Track & Field Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year after winning the 2009 USA Junior Cross Country National Champion and placing 19th overall in representing the USA as the junior team captain at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She also won PSAC and regional championships in addition to the 2009 Paul Short Invitational (running 6K in 19:58) and the 2009 Penn State National Invitational Champion (running 6K in 20:21).

2010 Outdoor Track Achievements:
• 2010 DII Outdoor National Champion in 5K (16:14.23)
• 2010 PSAC Outdoor Champion in 3K
• 2010 PSAC Outdoor Champion in 5K
• Set all-time PSAC outdoor record in 3K (9:21.49)
• Set all-time PSAC outdoor record in 4x8 relay (9:02.85)
• Set SU outdoor record in 5K (16:13.34)
• 2010 PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year

2010 Indoor Track Achievements:
• 2010 DII Indoor National Champion in 5K (17:19.98)
• 2010 DII Indoor All-American in DMR (2nd; 11:31.29)
• 2010 PSAC Championships Track & Overall MVP of Indoor Meet
• 2010 NCAA Division II Women's Sportsmanship Award
• 2010 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
• 2010 USTFCCA Atlantic Region Co-Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
• 2010 PSAC Indoor Champion in the Mile
• 2010 PSAC Indoor Champion in the 3K
• 2010 PSAC Indoor Champion in the 5K
• 2010 PSAC Indoor Champion in the DMR
• Set all-time PSAC indoor record in 4x8 relay (9:04.77)

2009 Cross Country Achievements:
• 2009 PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• 2009 USA Track & Field Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year
• 2009 USA Junior Cross Country National Champion
• 2009 USA Junior Team Captain at IAAF World Cross Country Championships (19th place)
• 2009 Paul Short Invitational Champion (19:58)
• 2009 Penn State National Invitational Champion (20:21)
• 2009 PSAC and Atlantic Region Champion

2008 XC Team Record: 1st/PSACs; 6th/NCAAs
2009 WITRACK Team Record: 2nd/PSACs; T-16th/NCAAs
2009 WOTRACK Team Record: 2nd/PSACs; 17th/NCAAs

2009 Outdoor Track In Brief: Spence made history by becoming the first known athlete in conference history to win three PSAC Athlete of the Year awards (cross country, indoor track and outdoor track) in an academic calendar year. She was not only the athlete of the year for each sport -- she was also honored as the Freshman of the Year in all three seasons of competition. Despite posting outdoor automatic qualifying times in both the 1,500 and 5,000-meters, Spence only competed in the latter at the national championships but finished in 16:35.36 to become the first outdoor national champion in school history and the first women's outdoor All-American in the 5K since Emily Budnyk in 1999.

2009 Indoor Track In Brief: Spence was the anchor leg of the distance medley relay squad that obliterated the national championship meet record with a time of 11:24.54 (winning by 18 seconds) to become the first PSAC school to win a NCAA title in a relay. It was just the second women's national indoor track and field championship in school history after Kathleen Stec's 3000-meter title in 1988. At the PSAC Championships, Neely won the PSAC Meet MVP at the indoor meet after winning conference titles in the mile and 3K in addition to anchoring the first-place DMR. Her 3K of 9:35.87 broke the PSAC all-time record.

2008 Cross Country In Brief: In her inaugural season in a Raider uniform, Spence finished second at the 2008 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships to 12-time NCAA champion Jessica (Pixler) Tebo of Seattle Pacific and posted the best individual season by any runner in school history. Neely's time of 21:27 (run in snow) helped her become SU's first All-American since 2003. She was named the PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year in addition to earning the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Athlete of the Year. Two weeks before that performance, she broke the course record at Cooper’s Lake Campground by 26 seconds to win the 2008 Atlantic Regional Championship by 58 seconds. Spence was also the individual champion at the 2008 PSAC Cross Country Championships, the first athlete in school history to achieve the feat. During the season, Spence finished second among a field of 301 primarily Division-I competitors at the Brooks Paul Short Invitational in October and her fastest time in the 6K was 19:59.

2009 Outdoor Track Achievements:
2009 DII Outdoor National Champion in 5K (16:35.36)
2009 PSAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2009 PSAC Outdoor Track Freshman of the Year
2009 PSAC Outdoor Champion in the 3K
2009 PSAC Outdoor Champion in the 5K

2009 Indoor Track Achievements:
2009 DII Indoor National Champion in DMR (11:24.54)
2009 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2009 PSAC Indoor Track Freshman of the Year
2009 Women’s Indoor Track PSAC Meet MVP
2009 PSAC Indoor Champion in the Mile
2009 PSAC Indoor Champion in the 3K
2009 PSAC Indoor Champion in the DMR
Set all-time PSAC indoor record in 3K (9:35.87)

2008 Cross Country Achievements:
2008 USTFCCA Atlantic Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2008 PSAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2008 PSAC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2008 NCAA Division II Runner-Up
2008 PSAC and Atlantic Region Champion