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| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Washington, Pa. |
| High School: | Trinity |
2013 Outdoor
Track
Redshirted.
2012-13 Indoor
Track
Finished second at the 2013 Southern Conference
Championships (Feb. 23-24) in the 5,000-meter race with a time of
17:05.51, finishing just .03 seconds out of the title … Set
the UNCG school-record in the 5,000-meter race with a time of
16:50.84 at the Flotrack Husky Classic (Feb. 8) … Turned in
her top time of the year in the 3,000-meter race at the Hokie
Invitational (Jan. 25-26) with a time of 9:52.54 … Added the
Spartans’ top mile time of the year with a 5:02.78 showing a
the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 19) … Part of the
distance medley relay team that a facility record at the JDL Fast
Track during the Hilton Garden Invitational (Feb. 2) with a time of
12:14.22, winning by over 23 seconds.
2012 Cross
Country
Won the Elon Invitational (Sept. 15), posting a
time of 17:44 in the 5,000-meter race, winning by 34 seconds for
her first career individual title … Named the Southern
Conference Runner of the Week for her efforts at the Elon
Invitational, as well as earning Blue Chip Performer honors
… Finished third overall at the SoCon Championships (Oct.
27), with a season-best time of 17:27.47 in the 5,000-meter course
… Turned in a career-best time of 21:00.91 in the
6,000-meter distance at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 9) to
finish 15th overall, just outside of a bid into the NCAA
Championship … Improved 16 spots and cut 10 seconds from her
performance the year prior in the regional … Placed fourth
overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (Oct. 13), posting a time of
21:17.0 … Turned in a 40th place finish at the
Greater Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) with a time of 17:31.81
… Named SoCon Runner of the Week for her performance at the
Greater Louisville Classic.
2012 Outdoor
Track
Posted a personal best time of 4:33.69 in the 1,500m at
the Duke Invitational, finishing fourth overall (April 6) …
recorded another top-five finish at the Wake Forest Open, running
the 3,000 meters in 9:51.84, finishing fourth overall (March 17)
… time of 16:36.46 was a personal best in the 5,000m, which
she set at the prestigious Raleigh Relays (March 31)…
qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville,
Fla., where she finished 31st overall in the 5,000m
(May 26)… named Academic All-Conference ... SoCon Academic
Honor Roll … recipient of the Commissioner’s
Medal.
2011-12 Indoor
Track
Ran a personal record in the 3,000m at the competitive Meyo
Invite on the campus of Notre Dame, crossing the line in 9:46.55 to
finish 14th (Feb. 4) … set
another personal record the following week in the mile run,
finishing in a time 4:58.92 at the Spire Invite (Feb. 11) ...
earned All-SoCon honors with her runner-up performance in the 5,000
meters at the Southern Conference Indoor Championships finishing in
16:51.25 (Feb 24) … SoCon Academic
All-Conference.
2011 Cross
Country
Ran a personal-best time of 17:12.80 at the Southern
Conference Championships to finish fifth (Oct 29) … was the
second Spartan to cross the finish line, earning first team
All-Conference honors … placed
31st in a time of 21:11.30 for the
6,000 meters at the NCAA Southeast Regional held in Louisville,
Ky., (Nov 12)… earned SoCon Academic All-Conference
honors.
2011 Outdoor
Track
Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the outdoor
track season … named All-SoCon in the 5,000 meters after
earning runner-up honors at the SoCon Championships in a time of
17:52.76 … ran a 10:05.65 in the 3,000 meters at the Duke
Invitational to set a new school record by seven seconds …
set a new personal-best by over a minute in the 5,000 meters at the
Raleigh Relays after finishing in
11th in a time of 17:46.72 …
set a new personal-best time in the 1,500 meters by 10 seconds at
the UNCW Seahawk Invitational after running a 4:44.08 to finish in
sixth … also finished in fifth at the Wake Forest Open in
the 3,000 meters after running a 10:21.68.
2010-11 Indoor
Track
Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference honors for the indoor
track season … posted a personal-best time by 22 seconds in
the 3,000 meters after running a 10:22.63 at the Tiger Paw
Invitational … finished in
13th at the SoCon Championships in the
3,000 meters in a time of 10:45.01 … ran an 18:26.89 in the
5,000 meters to come in 11th place at
the SoCon Championships … set a personal-best in the mile
with a time of 5:22.38 at the Liberty Open.
2010 Cross
Country
Redshirted
2010 Outdoor
Track
Ran the third-best time on the team in the 1,500 meters with
a time of 4:54.63 at the Carolina Fast Times … clocked a
5:02.00 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays … also ran
a 5:04.21 at the Wake Forest Open in the 1,500 meters … set
a season-best time of 19:11.83 at the Duke Invitational in the
5,000 meters … also ran the 5,000 meters at the SoCon
Championships where she ran a 10:30.45.
2009-10 Indoor
Track
Finished in seventh place at the Niswonger Invitational in
the 3,000 meters with at time of 10:44.08 in her only meet of the
season.
2009 Cross
Country
Ran a season-best time of 19:31.34 in 5k to come in
14th place at the USC Upstate
Invitational … clocked a 19:36.83 at the Southern Conference
Championships … set a personal-best in the 6k at the NCAA
Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 23:20.92 …
also ran a 20:10.4 at the Charlotte Invitational.
High
School
Ran four years of cross country and three years of track
& field for coach Jim Faiella at Trinity High School in
Washington, Pa. ... finished in seventh at the cross country state
championships as a senior and came in 21st as a junior
to earn medalist honors both times ... was selected to the
all-state team as a senior in cross country ... holds the school
record in the 3,200-meters and the 4x800 relay ... set the cross
country course record at Trinity HS ... named the Washington County
Observer-Reporter "Athlete of the Week" award during her junior
year ... was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Chelsea Erin Sumney ... born September 27, 1990 in
Washington, Pa. ... daughter of John and Mary Sumney ... has three
siblings, Sarah, Daniel and Shaina, who is also on the cross
country and track & field team ... majoring in speech pathology
at UNCG.
Top
Performances
Cross Country
5k: 17:12.80 (Southern Conference Championships -
10/29/11)
6k: 21:00.91 (NCAA Southeast Regional - 11/9/12)
Indoor
Mile: 4:58.92
3,000m: 9:46.55
5,000m: 16:50.84 (UW Husky Classic, 2/8/13)
Outdoor
1,500m: 4:33.27 (Duke Invitational, April 5-6, 2013 --
Unattached)
3,000m: 9:49.65 (Wake Forest Open, 3/15/13 -- Unattached)
5,000m: 16:36.03 (Raleigh Relays, March 29-30, 2013 --
Unattached)

