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2017 Cross Country Roster

Colleen Yancey

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsford, N.Y.
  • Highschool Pittsford

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

CAREER HONORS:

• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

SENIOR SEASON (2017): Finished with a time of 22:39.8 at the New England Championships (10/7).

JUNIOR SEASON (2016): Ran for the Catamounts in six races ... Placed 14th overall and sixth for Vermont at the Ted Owen Invitational (9/24) with a time of 18:23.2 ... Turned in a 31st place finish at the UMass Minuteman Invitational (9/10), crossing the finish line in 18:51.7 ... Made her season debut against UMass Lowell (9/3), completing Red Rocks Park in 18:50.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015): Did not compete.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014): Competed in five events ... Finished 10th on the team and 67th overall at the America East Championships with a time of 20:26.6 ... Took 37th place with a time of 19:07.4 at the Brown Rothenberg Run ... Placed sixth on the team and 26th overall at the New England Championships in 19:14.3 ... Also sixth on the squad at the UMass Invitational in 18:55.0 ... Was seventh on the team and 17th overall at the America East Pre-Conference Meet in 20:22.5.

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 2000-meter 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.