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2017 Women's Track and Field Roster

Brad Puckett

Ivy Chastain

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Fort Walton Beach HS
  • Hometown Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Biography

2017: Indoor — Was 24th in the South Alabama Invitational's one mile run with a time of 5:37.26. Outdoor — Placed fifth in the women's 1500m at the Jaguar Opener with a time of 5:05.21 ... 

2015-16: Outdoor — Won the 5,000-meter run with an 18:25..24 mark at Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational ... Placed ninth in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championship and finished among the top 20 in the 5,000 meters at the meet ... Had a career-best time of 4:50.93 in the 1,500 meters at the Louisiana Classics, crossing the line third in the race ... Finished 11th at the distance at the South Alabama Invitational and was among the top 20 at the Jace LaCoste Invitational ... Indoor — Was second in the 5,000-meter run at the Jaguar Invitational after finishing in 18:06.32, and was 17th at the distance at the SBC Championship ... Posted a mark of 5:20.20 to come in 11th in the 800 meters at the Privateer Invitational ... XC — Recorded a four-place finish at the Jaguar Opener to begin the year with a 15:00.0 and was also fourth at the Azalea City Classic after completing the 6k course in 21:53.9 ... Came in 19th in the individual standings, posting a time of 19:09.5, to help the Jags earn the Sun Belt Conference Championship ... Completed the 6k course in 23:06.77 as South placed 11th at the NCAA South Regional ... Helped USA finish sixth out of 26 teams at the Crimson Classic with an 18:28.6 mark over 5,000 meters ... Had a time of 18:16.86 at the Greater Louisville Classic, crossing the line third on the team..


2014-15: Outdoor — Had best career time in the 1,500 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (4:53.76) to come in fourth place ... Recorded season-best 10:45.33 to finish second in the 3,000-meter run at the Jaguar Opener, crossing the line seventh in the 1,500 meters at the same meet ... Finished the 5,000-meter run in a career-best 18:01.78 to place fifth at Auburn's War Eagle Invitational ... Was fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Battle of I-65 ... Indoor — Posted career-best time of 10:39.41 in the 3,000 meters at the Samford Invitational ... Finished ninth in the race at the BSC Panther Indoor Invitational and was 12th at the Commodore Indoor Invitational ... Placed 10th in the mile run at Birmingham-Southern's event as well ... XC — Came in fourth place overall — and was second on the team — to help the Jaguars win the Watson Ford Invitational ... Was 11th at the Azalea City Classic after posting a 22:37.7 time over 6k ... Placed 13th at the South Alabama Opener, completing the 4k course in 16:00.8 ... Ran at the NCAA South Region and Sun Belt Conference Championships as well.

2013-14: Outdoor — Recorded career-best time of 10:42.13 in the 3,000-meter run at the Tiger Classic hosted by Auburn, finishing second in the event at the Jaguar Opener (10:45.09) and fourth at the Battle of I-65 (10:46.19) ... Was third in the 5,000 meters at the Coach "O" Invitational with a time of 19:04.09 ... Ran the 1,500 meters in 5:05.96 to place sixth at the South Alabama Invitational ... XC — Finished 19th overall at the Azalea City Classic (6k) ... Competed at four other meets, including the region and conference championships.

High School: Lettered four years in track and field and cross country…Finished runner-up in the state cross country meet in 2012…Set the school record in the women’s 5k.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Laura Chastain…Fifth of ten children…Brother Joel ran cross country for Troy, while brother Ben ran cross country for West Florida…Favorite movie is Vantage Point…Favorite book is The Book Thief…Favorite musical artists include Imagine Dragons, Awolnation and Walk the Moon…Favorite team is the Miami Heat.

Major: Business Administration

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Distance
    5'0"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Distance
    5'0"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Distance
    5'1"
  • 2017Senior

    Distance
    5'1"