Converse University

2023-24 (Freshman): Indoor Season - Finished 33rd in the Mile and set a new PR (5:49.86) at the Winston-Salem College Kick-off... Finished 17th in the 800 at the Gamecock Opener 2024… Finished 12th in the 800 at the Carolina Challenge 2024… Finished 37th in the 800 at the 2024 Liberty Open… Finished 3rd in the distance medley relay and 14th in the 800 at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field Championships. Outdoor Season - Finished 4th in the 4x800, 14th in the 3000 and set a new PR (11:43.44), and 91st in the 1500 at the Charlotte 49er Classic... Finished 26th in the 1500 and set a new PR (5:21.66) at the Weems Baskin Invitational 24… Finished 48th in the 800 and set a new PR (2:30.75) at the Lee University - Fast Break Invitational… Finished 2nd in the 3000S at the Electric City Invitational… Finished 5th in the 3000S and set a new PR (12:28.78) and 10th in the 10,000  and set a new PR (42:42.17) at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Prep: Competed on the winter and spring track teams, as well as the cross country and soccer teams at West Henderson high school...Is the 1,000 meter record holder in indoor track with a time of 3:28....competed in the 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams....helped the 4x800 relay team win the 3A State Championship during the spring track season...Competed in the 2022 3A State Cross Country Championships....helped the soccer team as an all-time defender advance to the quarter-finals of the soccer playoffs....Finished third overall at the conference cross country meet, 11th in the regional meet, placed on the All-County team from 2020-2022...Helped the cross country team to a regional championship and a runner-up finish at the state meet...Named to the All-County and All-Region soccer teams from 2020-2022....was the WNC Sports Award Banquet representative from 2020-2022...played club for HFC, Furman and CFC...Outside of athletics, was the leader for the Science Olympiad Team....The team finished 8th in the North Carolina state competition for science Olympiad (fossils) and finished second in the regional science Olympiad (fossils)....Was the AP Capstone Scholar for the class of 2023 and a member of National Honor Society. 

Personal: Is the daughter of Darrin and Cameron Stepp...has one brother named Slayde.