Cross Country
Stacey Eden - Cross Country - University of Kentucky Athletics

StaceyEden

  • class Redshirt
  • High school Shelby County

2011-2012 (Sophomore): Cross Country (Junior) – Finished a season-best 40th at the SEC Championships after running the 8K in 25.08.10 … Best 8K time came at the Pre-Nationals in an impressive 25:01.40 … Ran 32:13.87 in the 10K at the NCAA Regional.

2010-11 (Freshman): Cross Country – One of the Wildcats’ top freshman runners … Led Kentucky at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 32:54.40 (6K) … Finished in 89th place overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional … Had his best 8K time of the season at the Greater Louisville Invitational (25:07.70) … Had his best finish of the season at the San Francisco Invitational, crossing the line in 15th place overall … Has the second best finish on the team in the Iona College Meet of Champions and the Greater Louisville Invitational.

Indoor – Ran the 3,000m at the Husky Classic.

Outdoor
– Competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m runs … Best time in the 1,500m run came at the Border Battle … Had the second best time on the team in the 5,000m run.

High School: Outdoor State Champion in the 3,200m run – track (2009) … Indoor State Champion in the 3,000m run – track (2005) … Two-time AAU Natoinal Champion in the 3,000m – track (2005, 2008) … AAU National Champion in the 4x800m relay – track (2008) … member of the National Champion 3,200m Relay Team at the USATF Nationals in 2006 … Two-Time BMX National Champion and five-time World Championship top-10 finisher … Holds Shelby County High School Records in the 5,000m, 4,000m, 3,000m, 1,500m, two mile, and one mile runs … 2010 FBLA Regional Champion, an academic award for excellence … 2009 FBLA Regional Runner-up.

Personal: Born on January 11, 1992 in Louisville, Ky … Son of Russ and Maggie Eden … Has one brother Max … Earned 12 letters in high school, six in track and six in cros country … Major is Finance.

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