Shauniece Steele

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Walnut Hills HS
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

Honors
MAC Champion: 400m (2013 Outdoor)

as a Redshirt Senior (2015): Indoor...Member of 4x400 relay at Mid-American Conference Championship which finished sixth in 3:50.57…also competed in the 400 meters at the MAC Championship where she posted a time of 57.32…posted season-low time of 56.36 at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14).

as a Senior (2014):Indoor... did not compete ... Outdoor... finished seventh in the 400m at the MAC Championships (May 17) ... ran a season-best time of 56.09 during the preliminary round ... was also a member of the Zips 4x100 (46.42) and 4x400 (3:44.81) relay teams that placed sixth at the league meet.

as a Junior (2013): Indoor... ran the fifth-fastest time in school history in the 400-meters at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 8) ... crossed the finish line in 55.33 in a runner-up performance ... it was the third-fastest time reported in the MAC ... also ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay team that ran a season-low time of 3:48.49 at SPIRE ... did not compete at the league championships due to injury ... Outdoor... MAC Champion in the 400m, winning the event with a school-record setting time of 54.11 at the MAC Championships (May 11) ... ran a qualifying time of 54.66 in the preliminary round (May 10) ... also ran the second leg on the Zips 4x100 relay team that placed seventh (46.97) ... advanced to the NCAA Preliminary Round (May 23) where she placed 32nd in the 400m with a time of 54.28 ... ran the second leg of the Zips 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 13) with a collective time of 3:50.12 ... member of the 4x100 relay team that recorded a winning time of 46.81 at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4).

as a Sophomore (2012): Indoor... did not compete ... Outdoor... finished fourth in the 400-meters at the Tennessee Challenge (Apr. 7), crossing the line in 56.74 ... took second in the 200-meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5) with a time of 24.94.

as a Freshman (2011): Indoor... scored in the 400m at the MAC Championships, placing sixth with a time of 56.71 ... nearly made the cut in the qualifying round of the 200m with a time of 25.32 ... won the 200m at the Zips Invitational, crossing the finish line in 25.21 ... captured first place in the 400m at the Kent Duals with a winning time of 57.07 ... scored in the 200m (6th; 25.40) and the 400m (8th; 57.27) at the All-Ohio Championships ... Outdoor... won the 400m at the Northeast Ohio Quad with a time of 57.44 ... finished fourth in the 200m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 24.86.

at Walnut Hills HS: Four-time high school All-American ... Ohio state champion and two-time Fort Ancient Valley Conference Runner of the Year ... owner of five school records, including the 55m (7.34); 60m (7.76); 100m (11.90); 200m – indoor (25.20); 200m - outdoor (24.40) ... a member of the national champion 800m sprint medley team with a time of 1:44.10, which was the second-fastest time in Ohio history ... also part of a unit that won Ohio state championships in the 4x100 (47.7), 4x200 (1:38.60) and 4x400 (3:45.89); all three times were school records ... named Greater Cincinnati Sports Woman of the Year as a sophomore ... four-time national qualifier; three times as an individual ... also lettered three years for the volleyball team.

Personal: Parents are Brent Steele and Evette Grayson ... has a younger brother, Michael ... plays three instruments; alto sax, clarinet and flute ... enjoys watching Dora the Explorer ... went to the same high school as Olympic medalist Mary Wineberg.