Lainey Phelps Season 2022-23

Middle Distance

Class Junior

Event Distance

Hometown Homewood, Ala.

High School Homewood

Major Undeclared

Bio

Career Honors

As a Junior (2022-23)
Cross Country

Finished fourth of Vanderbilt athletes and 89th overall (21:45.3) at the 6k NCAA south region championships (Nov. 11)
Finished seventh of Vanderbilt athletes and 73rd overall (21:234.9) at the 6k SEC championships (Oct. 28)
Finished seventh of Vanderbilt athletes and 123rd overall (17:52.6) in the Blue 5k at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30)

Track & Field

Member of the 4×800-meter relay (9:20.15) that finished third at the Island Relays Bahamas Invitational (March 17–18)
Competed in the mile (4:58.54) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10–11)
Member of the winning distance medley relay (11:42.03) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Classic (Jan. 27-28)

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

Cross Country

Finished sixth of Vanderbilt athletes and 60th overall (21:25.87) at the 6k NCAA south region championships (Nov. 12), recording a personal best
Finished sixth of Vanderbilt athletes and and 76th overall (22:11.9) at the 6k SEC championships (Oct. 29)
Finished seventh of Vanderbilt athletes and 27th overall (22:42.7) at the 6k UAB Blazer Classic (Oct. 16)
Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 151st overall (17:54.2) in the Blue 5k at the Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 1)
Finished 18th overall and recorded a personal best (17:52.1) at the 5k Commodore Classic (Sept. 17)
Finished fifth of Vanderbilt athletes and 24th overall (18:01) at the 5k Mizzou Opener (Sept. 3)

Track and Field

Finished eighth and recorded a personal best in the 800 meters (2:11.09) and member of the distance medley relay (11:38.24) that finished third at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 4–5)
Finished 11th and recorded a personal best in the mile (4:57.05) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 21–22)
Finished sixth and recorded a personal best in the 1,000 meters (2:52.14) at the Commodore Indoor (Jan. 14–15)

As a Freshman (2020-21)

Cross Country

Scored at all four meets
Finished third among Vanderbilt athletes and 52nd overall (21:32.0) at the 6k SEC Championships (Oct. 30)
Finished second among Vanderbilt athletes and 56th overall (21:43.77) at the 6k Blazer Classic (Oct. 16)
Finished second among Vanderbilt athletes and 17th overall (21:28.9) at the 6k Gans Creek Classic (Oct. 3)
Finished second among Vanderbilt athletes and 15th overall (22:23.2) at the 6.08k Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)

Track and Field

Finished 18th in the 1,500 meters (4:30.20) at the SEC outdoor championships (May 13–15)
Finished 10th in the outdoor 800 meters (2:11.36) and finished second and recorded a personal best in the 1,500 meters (4:25.79) at Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational (April 16–17)
Finished seventh in the 800 meters (2:15.51) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic (March 19–20)
Member of winning indoor distance medley relay (11:52.11) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 15–16)

The Phelps File

Four-year letterwinner at Homewood under head coach Tom Esslinger
Two-time Alabama Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year (2016, 2019)
15 individual state championships
2020 Bryant Jordan regional winner
Personal bests in high school included 4:54 (1,600 meters), 10:44 (3,200m), 17:36 (5,000m)
Also lettered in lacrosse
National Honor Society
Daughter of Alli and Peter Phelps
Has a younger brother, Luke
Aunt, Suzy Cahill Toner, swam and ran track at The University of the South (Sewanee)