2026 YSU Cross Country Roster
Megan Stafford
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Salem, Ohio
- High School:
- Salem
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2025 (Sophomore): Competed in six races...Placed 21st at the Horizon League Championship with a personal-best 6K time of 21:52.8 (11/1)...Was one of seven Penguins to compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (11/14)...Ran a personal-best 5K time of 18:40.1 at the Joe Piane Invitational (10/3)...Opened the season at the Mastodon XC Alumni Open with a 5K time of 21:07.6 (9/6).
2024 (Freshman): Competed in six races during the season…Finished 53rd at the Horizon League Championships with a 6K time of 23:52 (11/2)…Placed 167th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships with a season-best 6K time of 22:37 (11/15)…Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:01 at the Joe Piane Invitational Gold Race (10/4)…Placed a season-best 23rd at the YSU Alumni XC Meet, running a 5K time of 19:54 (9/21)…Ran a 6K time of 22:42 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/18)…Ran a 5K time of 19:41 at the Tommy Evans Invitational (8/30).
High School: She competed in both the 2022 and 2023 OHSAA D2 State Cross Country Championships…ran a personal best and school-record time of 19:21.9 at the Cortland Legends Meet on October 7, 2023…recorded top-10 finishes in the OHSAA D2 District- GlenOak meets both as a junior and senior, including a fifth-place finish her junior year.
