2013 Women's Cross Country
Biography
2013: Second-team all-conference performer … Honorable Mention all-academic team honoree … All-Southeast Region honoree … Finished 14th at the Pre-Conference Meet by finishing in 23:56.04 … Registered a fifth-place finish at the Bobcat Invitational with a time of 20:57.9 … Earned a sixth-place finish at the Jaguar Invitational after crossing in 26:12.29 … Named USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Month for September … Posted her second career victory by claiming the Bridgestone-Pacer Invitational with a time of 20:16.99 … Overcame a 10-yard deficit in the last 150 yards to win the meet … Notched her second consecutive victory, claiming the FMU Invitational for the second consecutive season … Her time of 19:39.78 on the 5k course was the second-fastest time in school history … Crossed the finish line in a school-record time of 22:21.59 for 10th place at the Peach Belt Conference Championship … Placed 20th at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship while running the second-fastest time in school history in the 6k, crossing in 23:05.1.
2012: Earned PBC Honorable Mention All-Academic plaudits … Selected to the All-Southeast Region Team … Named to USTFCCCA 2012 All-Academic Women’s Cross Country Team ... Chosen as Team MVP ... Captured first career individual meet win at the 5K Francis Marion Invitational on Sept. 14, which led to the first team victory since 2007… Finished 16th at the 6K Falcon Classic Pre-Conference race in Montevallo, Ala., on Sept. 22 … Finished ninth at the Jaguar Invitational at Blanchard Woods Park on Oct. 5 … Garnered a 17th place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Cross Country Championship on Oct. 20 … Improved on her school-record 6K time, dropping it to 23:24.2, good for 13th place at the 2012 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship in Charlotte on Nov. 3 ... Two-time South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 16 and Oct. 21).
2011: Started season with a fourth place finish overall among Division II runners in the Gamecock Invitational, with a time of 20:22.98 … Built on that success with a second place finish (16:13) in the Erskine College Invitational … Established the fourth-best 6K time in school history (25:02.70) with her 11th place finish in the Jaguar Invitational … Earned third-best 6K time in Pacer history (24:37.28) in finishing in 14th place at the Peach Belt Conference Championship … Saved her best run for last as she established the USC Aiken school record in the 6K with a time of 23:42.80 at the 2011 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional ... Named to PBC All-Conference Team for the second consecutive season … Now owns two of the top three and three of the top five 6K times in Pacer history.
2010: Chosen Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year ... Earned First-Team All-Peach Belt Conference accolades ... Captured the best 5K time in school history with a 19:34.8 in the 5K Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational ... Top finisher for the Pacers in all seven meets in 2010.
North Augusta High School: Three-sport letterwinner ... Named All-Region in cross country five times ... Chosen All-State in cross country in 2009 ... All-Region in soccer in 2009 and 2010.
Personal: Majoring in Nursing ... Keely is the daughter of Ricky and Wanda Gillespie.
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