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2016-17 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Stephanie Cajas

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lithia, Fla.

Biography

As A Senior (2016)
Was one of two runners to compete in all seven races this season … finished inside the top-30 in all five regular season meets … crossed in a season-best 5th place at the FAU Invitational with a time of 19:12.2 (Sept. 2) … finished 2nd among FGCU runners and 22nd overall at the UNF Invitational (Sept. 10) … ran a season-best time of 19:10.91 and finished 30th at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 24) … crossed 25th in 19:18.05 at the Upstate Invitational (Oct. 1) … placed 1st among FGCU runners and 17th overall at the USF Invitational (Oct. 14) … finished 32nd at the ASUN Championships with a time of 19:14.01 (Oct. 29) and 176th at the NCAA South Regional (Nov. 11).

As A Junior (2015)
Competed in five of six races this season … finished 18th at the UNF Invitational with a time of 19:24.61 (Sept. 5) … improved her time by 30 seconds and placed 28th at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 19) … clocked a 6k time of 22:45.40 and finished in a season-best 13th place at the USF Invitational (Oct. 16) … ran a season-best 5k time of 18:54.02 and finished 24th at the A-Sun Championships (Oct. 30) … crossed the finish line 126th with a time of 22:49.74 at the NCAA South Regional Championships (Nov. 13).

As A Sophomore (2014)
Competed in five races this season … placed fifth at the Stetson Hatter Invitational with a time of 19:48.92 (Aug. 30) … finished the UF Mountain Dew Invitational in 96th place with a time of 19:44.38 (Sept. 20) … crossed the finish line in a time of 19:30.74 at the Greater Louisville Classic which was good for 128th place (Oct. 4) … finished 37th at the FSU Seminole Invitational with a time of 19:20.59 (Oct. 10) … placed 37th overall at the Atlantic Sun Championships with a time of 19:24.51 (Nov. 1).

As A Freshman (2013)
Competed in all six races the team competed in during her rookie season ... was the second FGCU runner to cross the finish line in four of this season’s races … placed eighth overall at the Westminster Academy Collegiate Invite 3500m (Aug. 31) with a time of 13:50.35 … placed 83rd out of 270 and second on the team at the UF Mountain Dew Invitational 6k (Sept. 14)  with a time of 23:51.83 … placed 192nd out of 300 and second on the team at the Roy Griak Invitational (Spet. 28) 6k with a time of 25:25.95 … placed 29th overall and second on the team at the FSU Seminole Invitational (Oct. 11) 5k with a career-best 19:16.59 … placed 15th overall and second on the team at the UCF Black & Gold Invitational (Oct. 18) 6k with a career-best 23:49.32 … placed 68th overall at Atlantic Sun Championships (Nov. 2) with a time of 21:13.43.

High School
Letterwinner at Newsome High School … honor roll student …qualified for the state championships throughout her career.

Personal
Born on Dec. 14, 1994 … business finance major … daughter of Craig and Guadalupe Eickhoff … dad ran cross country in college … favorite athlete is Keith Savage … lists soccer as her favorite sport to watch, Prefontaine as her favorite sports movie and The Outsiders as her favorite book … chose FGCU because of the successful cross country program and phenomenal campus lifestyle.

Top Times
3500m - 13:50.35 (8/31/13 at Westminster Academy Collegiate Invite)
5K - 18:46.32 (3/20/15 at Miami Hurricane Invitational)
6K - 22:11.60 (11/14/14 at NCAA South Region Championships)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'2"
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'2"