University of Wyoming Athletics

2015-16: Collected six all-time top 10 marks in UW history and three all-MW awards during the season…crowned the Mountain West champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, breaking her own school record of 10:07.35, the third-fastest mark in MW outdoor championship meet history…became UW’s first conference champion in the event since Emily Higgins in 2009…the corresponding all-MW award was the sixth of her career…qualified to the NCAA West Preliminary Round with the region’s 13th-best time in the event but did not compete due to injury…indoors ran the No. 3 all-time mile in UW history with a time of 4:49.92 at the Air Force Invitational on Jan. 23…claimed the No. 2 all-time mark in the 3,000 meters with a 9:32.83 at the Husky Classic on Feb. 13…her time of 16:35.84 in the 5,000 meters at the MW indoor championships was good for No. 2 all-time at UW and a third place, all-MW finish…also helped the Wyoming women’s Distance Medley Relay team to third place and all-MW status… named MW Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on April 12…placed second in the 1,500 meters at a dual meet against CSU on May 6, finishing in 4:29.55 for the No. 6 UW all-time mark…finished the 5,000 meters in 16:50.60, the No. 5 mark on the UW all-time list, at the MW outdoor championships to take 11th place…in the classroom named a MW Scholar Athlete, posting a 3.82 GPA... also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

2014-15: Claimed one All-MW honor and ran four all-time top 10 marks in Wyoming history during the season...indoors ran the second-fastest 3,000 meters in Cowgirl history in 9:39.39 to place sixth at the MW Championships...also ran the third-fastest 5,000 meters in 16:48.99 to finish fifth at the conference meet...posted the third-fastest mile in school history in 4:57.07 at the Air Force Invite on Jan. 24...outdoors broke her own school record in the steeplechase in 10:18.51 at the Cowpoke Open on May 1...her flat time of 10:47.22 was a Louis S. Madrid Complex facility record...finished runner-up in the event at the conference meet for All-MW...also ran a personal-best 17:23.98 in the 5,000 meters at the conference meet...qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the steeplechase and finished 20th...was named the MW Female Track Athlete of the Week on March 31...named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom...also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

2013-14: Earned two All-MW honors and ran three all-time top 10 marks, including one school record, during the season...indoors ran the sixth-fastest mile in 4:58.51 at the Border War Dual on Jan. 18...also posted the sixth-fastest 3,000 meters with a 9:53.62 at the Husky Classic on Feb. 15...earned an All-MW honor for her runner-up finish in the 5,000 meters at the MW Championships...finished seventh in the 3,000 meters at the event...outdoors ran 10:24.04 in the steeplechase to set the school record...earned her second All-MW honor with a runner-up finish in the steeplechase..qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the event and finished 26th overall...named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom...also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

2012-13: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons. 

Mile – 4:49.92 (2016) (No. 3 UW All-Time Mark)

3,000 Meters – 9:32.83 (2016) (No. 2 UW All-Time Mark)

5,000 Meters – 16:35.84 (2016) (No. 2 UW All-Time Mark)

1,500 Meters – 4:29.55 (2016) (No. 7 UW All-Time Mark)

Steeplechase – 10:07.35 (2016) (No. 1 UW All-Time Mark)

5,000 Meters – 16:50.60 (2016) (No. 6 UW All-Time Mark)

2015-16: Was the top Cowgirl at Wyoming's first two meets before missing the rest of the season with an illness...was second overall at the season-opening Colorado State Invite in 17:37...her time was the fourth-fastest five kilometers in program history...also placed 17th at the Roy Griak Invite in 22:00...named All-MW and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom.

2014-15: Finished as Wyoming's third or fourth runner in all six meets...top showing was third overall at the Aggie Invite in 19:31...also placed fourth overall at the Montana State Invite in 17:23...claimed 15th at the Mountain West Championships in 21:03, just one place shy of All-MW honors...her time was the eighth-fastest 6 kilometers by a Cowgirl since 1990...also ran 21:15 at the Washington Invite for 39th, the 13th-fastest time by a Cowgirl since 1990...named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom.

2013-14: Placed in Wyoming's top four in all six meets during the season, including placing in UW's top top in two meets...top performance was second overall and second on the team in 18:24 at the Utah Valley Invite...also placed second on the team and 24th overall in 22:34 at the Mountain West Championships...collected a 10th-place finish in 17:57 at the Highlander Invite...named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar Athlete in the classroom.

2012-13: Compete in Wyoming's first four meets of the season before missing the last two with an illness...placed 11th at the Rust Buster in 15:18 ... earned 30th place at the Montana St. Invitational in 18:27 ... finished in 26th place at the Rocky Mountain Shootout in 23:16 ... achieved 26th place at the Highlander Invitational in 14:52 ... named MW Academic All-Conference and a MW Scholar-Athlete.

Before Wyoming: Coached by Ron Kline ... lettered two years in cross country, three years in indoor track and four years in outdoor track ... helped cross country team to state title in 2010 after earning all-region and all-state honors as the team captain ... achieved all-region and all-state accolades as the team captain in 2011 ... named all-state in indoor track in 2011 ... earned all-state in outdoor track in 2011 and 2012 ... class valedictorian ... four-year honor roll member ... member of National Honor Society from 2010-12 ... Congressional Art Award in 2011 and 2012.

Personal: Parents are Raymond and Heidi DeStefano ... has two sisters, Quinn and Josie ... Quinn also runs cross country and track for Wyoming ... majoring in chemical engineering.