Player Profiles



Stephanie                          Caruso
Stephanie
Caruso
Class: r-Sr.
Hometown: Wheeling, W.Va.
Height: 5-1
Sport: Women's Track
Position: Distance

Biography

At West Virginia in 2012:
Indoor
  • Qualified for BIG EAST in the mile run at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge with a time of 5:05.14
  • Finished 22nd in the mile run at the BIG EAST Championships in 5:07.31
  • Came in ninth place in the 5,000-meter run at the Columbia Last Chance meet with a career-best time of 17:25.23
  • Member of the 4x800 and DMR teams at the Penn State National, helping squads to respective fifth- and sixth-place finishes
  • Member of the 4x800 relay at the BIG EAST Championships, helping foursome to 11th place in 9:10.85



Outdoor
  • Finished 41st in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA East Regional in 37:37.23
  • Ran a career-best 17:33.74 in the 5,000-meter run for 18th place at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
  • Came in fifth place in the 3,000-meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 10:04.75
  • Finished in 30th place in a BIG EAST-qualifying 35:05.60 in the 10,000 meter at the Stanford Invitational, a team-best time for the event during the year



At West Virginia in 2011:
  • Came in 26th place in the 1,500-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic in 4:56.09
  • Finished 62nd in the 1,500-meter run at the Colonial Relays in 4:52.09
  • Competed in the 1,500-meter run at the Kent Taylor-Joe Hilton Invitational
  • Achieved 12th place in the 3,000-meter run at the GaREAT Invitational in 10:15.35
  • Came in 14th place in the mile in 5:08 at the Penn State National
  • Finished fourth in the mile at the WVU State Farm Games in 5:18.93
  • Member of second-place 4x800 relay team at the Penn State Relays



At West Virginia in 2010:
  • BIG EAST qualifier in the mile
  • Finished 18th at the conference indoor championships with a time of 5:03.78
  • Posted a BIG EAST qualifying time of 5:01.91 in the mile at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup
  • Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter race (10:03.25) at the Penn State National Invitational
  • Came in fifth in the mile at the WVU State Farm Games
  • Competed and finished 18th in the 1,000-meter run at the PSU Northeast Challenge
  • Posted a personal-best time in the 5,000 meter, crossing the line in 11th place at the Stanford Invitational
  • Finished 26th in the 1,500-meter run at the Sea Ray Relays (4:45.13)
  • Took fifth (4:47.09) in the 1,500-meter run at the James Madison Invitational



At West Virginia in 2009:
  • Finished 10th (5:01.11) in the 1,500-meter run at the Penn State Open
  • Placed eighth (18:01.9) in the section ‘B’ 5,000-meter race at the Duke/Asics Invitational
  • Finished sixth (10:15.83) in the 3,000-meter run at the Sea Ray Relays



At West Virginia in 2008:
  • Placed sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the indoor Penn State Relays
  • Finished in fourth at the State Farm Games in the mile with a time of 5:18.74
  • Set a personal-best in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:13.88, good for 10th place at the Virginia Tech Team Challenge
  • Redshirted the outdoor season



Prep:
  • State champion in the 3,200-meter run her sophomore, junior and senior years at Wheeling Central Catholic High
  • State champion in the 1,600-meter run in 2007
  • Member of the winning 2004 OVAC cross country team



Personal:
  • Daughter of Michael and Cheryl Caruso
  • Has one sister and one brother
  • Birthday is April 24
  • Majoring in exercise physiology
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
  • BIG EAST Academic All-Star



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