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Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Events Results

2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Haley Ansiel
Haley Ansiel
Haley Ansiel
Joseph Craven, Wright State Athletics
Leah Beachy
Leah Beachy

Anna Steich

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Reading, PA
  • High School High Point Baptist Academy

Biography

CAREER STATS

2022-23 (Senior)
  • Was unable to compete in the 2022 cross country and 2023 track & field seasons
        
2021-22 (Junior)
  • Ran in four of the seven cross country meets on the fall docket
  • Lone 6K effort of the season was a career-best 22:48.5 as Cedarville won the G-MAC Championship at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course
  • Top 5K performance was a career-best 18:38.6 to finish 56th of 300 runners as CU won the Queens Challenge in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Participated in one track & field indoor meet
  • Ran the 5K at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open in Allendale, Michigan
  • Top outdoor effort in the 5K was an 18:56.58 at the Lee Flames Invitational
  • Ran the 5K at both the Western Kentucky Relays and the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open

2020-21 (Sophomore)
  • Ran in all four cross country meets on the COVID-shortened schedule
  • Posted a season-best 6K effort of 24:07 at the G-MAC Championships in Tiffin, Ohio
  • Recorded a time of 25:22 at the season-opening Hillsdale Invitational (6K)
  • Finished as CU’s #9 runner at the Louisville Classic with a 5K time of 19:35.1
  • Ran an indoor track & field best time of 10:26.12 in the 3,000 meters at the G-MAC Indoor Championships
  • Only 5,000 meter race of the indoor campaign was a 19:09.65 at the Tiffin Dragon Invitational
  • Participated in two 800 meter races, two 1,500 meter events and four 5K races during the outdoor season

2019-20 (Freshman)
  • Participated in four of the eight varsity cross country meets as a rookie
  • Best 5K effort was a 19:34.7 outing at the season-opening Indiana Wesleyan Classic
  • Produced a 6K time of 23:06.4 to place 46th of 131 runners at the 2019 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship in Pepper Pike, Ohio

High School
  • Member of the cross country program at High Point Baptist Academy
  • Claimed the 2018 district title and qualified for the state championship meet
  • Also a district and state qualifier as a junior
  • Personal-best cross country 5K effort was a 19:38 outing
  • Competed in track & field as a prep athlete
  • 2019 district and state qualifier in the 1600 meters
  • Registered PR’s of 2:32 in the 800 meters, 5:22 in the 1600 meters and 11:44 in the 3200 meters

Personal
  • Primary education major
  • Born November 18, 2000 in Abington, Pennsylvania
  • Daughter of Guy and Celeste Steich
  • Older brother, Adam, was a distance runner at Geneva College
  • Also has a younger sister and a younger brother

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2020Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2021Junior

    5'6"
  • 2022Senior

    5'6"
  • 2023Senior

    5'6"