Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2025 Outdoor: Ran in five meets...Set a PR in the first meet of the season with a 4:58.45 in the 1,500-meters at the Ole Miss Classic. She also finished eighth in the 3K with a mark of 10:40.65...She set another PR in the 5K at the Clark Wood Open with an 18:09.55 finishing in 17th...At the OVC Championships she finished 11th in the 5K and 10th in the 10,000-meter race.

2025 Indoor: Competed in six meets...Finished in the top 10 three times...Started the season with a second place finish in the 3,000-meter race in a time of 10:46.22...She earned a fifth place finish at the Rick McGuire Invitationa in the 5,000-meters in 18:26.13...She set a PR int he 3,000-meters with a second place finish in 10:22.72 at the Don DeNoon Invite...She ran both the 3K and the 5K at the OVC Championships finishing 19th in the 3K and 15th in the 5K.

2024 Cross Country: Ran in every race this season…Scored for the Redhawk women in five races…Began the season at the only home meet running the 5k race in 19:30.9 (25th) to help the women take fourth as a team...Placed 28th at the UT Martin XC OVC Preview with a time of 23:39.3 to help the Redhawk women take fourth…Ran the 6k at the Gans Creek Classic in 23:07.7 (252nd)...Achieved a new personal record in the 6k after crossing the line at 22:49.1 for 25th at the Angel Mounds Invitational…Helped the women place fifth at the OVC Championship with a time of 23:10.9 (37th)...Ended the season at the NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 23:00.3 (195th) in the 6k race…

2024 Outdoor: Ran in five meets over the season...Notched a new personal best in the 1500-meter to begin the season at the Ole Miss Classic (5:11.53)...At the Joey Haines Invite crossed the line at 19:08.16 to take the silver medal in the 5000m…Placed 11thin with a finishing time of 19:15.21 for  in the 5000m at the Memphis Tiger Invitational…Achieved a new personal best to end the season in the 10,000-meter with a time of 38:56.51 (11th) at the Outdoor OVC Championship.

2024 Indoor: Ran in six meets…One time OVC Female Freshman Track Athlete of the Week…Began the 2024 season with a third place finish in the 3000 (10:49.97) at the Redhawks Invite…Notched three new PR’s in row in the     3000m (10:32.54, 23rd) at the Bellarmine Open, in the mile (5:25.64, 13th) at the Illini Challenge, and in the 5000m (18:17.05, 4th) at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic…Crossed the line 3000m and 5000m in 11:02.34 (24th) and 18:55.18 (17th) at the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Championships.

2023 Cross Country: Ran in six meets…Placed in the SEMO top five in every race this season…Placed seventh overall at the Redhawks XC Invitational while running her first collegiate race in 15:10.0 as the women placed first…Ran her first 5k at the John McNichols Invite (9/16) in 19:02.6 (71st) crossing the line for fifth in the SEMO women…Finished the 6k in 23:35.8 (133rd) in fifth for the SEMO women at the Gans Creek Classic…Achieved a PR at the Angel Mounds Invitational (23:09.2) for 44th place…Ran the Ohio Valley Championship (10/28) in 23:22.45 for 45th…Ended the season at the NCAA Midwest Regional placing 196th and running the 6k in 24:02.2.

Prep: Was a four time starter and letter winner in cross country at Marshall High School for coaches Ryan Arthur, Mike Farrell, and Becky Farrell...Was selected to the LIC All-Conference, 1A All-Region, and a State Qualifier in cross country in her senior season. Set a personal best in the three mile, with a time of 18:06. Also has a personal best time of 11:23 in the 3200-meter. In addition to cross country she also played volleyball in high school where she achieved Second Team All-Conference honors in 2021.

Personal: Born August 5th...Daughter of Kyle and Julie Bender...Majoring in Mathematics and Statistics