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2016 Cross Country Roster

Colleen Yancey

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pittsford, N.Y.
  • Highschool Pittsford Mendon

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS:
• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016)

JUNIOR OUTDOOR SEASON (2017): Did not compete.

JUNIOR INDOOR SEASON (2017): Took third in both the mile (5:25.93) and the 4x800m relay (10:07.78) at the Dartmouth Quad Meet ... Finished ninth in the mile (5:15.76) at the Dartmouth Indoor Classic ... Posted a time of 10:27.24 in the 3,000m at the America East Indoor Championships.

SOPHOMORE OUTDOOR SEASON (2016): Finished fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet with a time of 11:40 ... Finished sixth at the UAlbany Spring Classic in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 11:41 ... Won the 3,000m steeplechase against Albany with a time of 11:29 ... Finished second in the same event at the Black & Gold Invitational with a time of 11:51.

SOPHOMORE INDOOR SEASON (2016): Did not compete.

FRESHMAN OUTDOOR SEASON (2015): Did not compete.

FRESHMAN INDOOR SEASON (2015): Did not compete.

BEFORE VERMONT: Came to UVM from Pittsford Mendon High School in Pittsford, N.Y. ... MVP of the cross country team in 2012 and 2013, and served as team captain in 2014 ... Team won the sectional championship in 2013 as she finished 10th in NYS Federation Meet ... In cross country, she was First Team All-County from 2011-13, All-Section from 2011-13, as well as All-State and First Team All-Greater Rochester in 2012 and 2013 ... In track, she was First Team All-County and All-Greater Rochester in 2014 ... Monroe County champion and state qualifier champion in the 2,000m steeplechase ... Captain and MVP of the track & field team as a senior in 2014 ... Team was sectional champions in 2011, 2013, and 2014 and won the league title every year of her career ... Also spent four years on the nordic ski team ... Was a two-time MVP and served as team captain as a senior ... Member of the National Honors Society, AP Scholar, and recipient of the Karl Lane Metzler Scholarship.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Sarah Yancey ... Father is a retired naval commander ... Has an older brother William who runs cross country at Clarkson and a younger sister Margo ... Lists Alexi Pappas and Sophie Caldwell as her biggest athletic influences ... Born in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Majoring in biological science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014First Year

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior