Stephanie Schappert Hometown: Delray Beach, Fla. High School: Pope John Paul II Position: Cross Country/Middle Distance Birthdate: 04/25/1993 Experience: Fr./Fr.

2012 Indoor: Posted qualifying times for the BIG EAST Championships and the ECAC Championship in each of her first three races of the season ... Placed seventh in the 1000 meters (2:51.59) at the NYC Gotham Cup and finished third in the 800 meters (2:12.74) at the Great Dane Classic ... Also came in sixth in the invitational section of the Mile (4:49.11) at the Penn State National ... Anchored the 4x400 meter relay at the Albany meet and helped Villanova win its heat and place seventh overall with a time of 3:57.41 ... Ran the third leg (800 meters) of the distance medley relay at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational as the Wildcats finished fourth with a time of 11:12.59.

2011 Cross Country: Placed 54th overall and was eighth on the team at the BIG EAST Championships (22:01.2) ... Made her collegiate debut with a fourth place finish at the Main Line Invitational ... Finished in 54th place out of 396 runners and was the sixth Villanova runner at the Paul Short Run, with a 6K time of 21:34 ... Again placed sixth within the Wildcats lineup and finished 206th out of 305 runners at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.

Pope John Paul II High School: Six-time Florida state champion, including twice in cross country (2008, 2009) and twice each in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters, winning each event in both 2010 and 2011 ... School record holder in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters (4:51) ... Named her school's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Invited to participate in the 1st Nike Elite Camp.

Personal: Born 4/25/93 ... Youngest of three children of Ken Schappert and Jane (Ackerman) Schappert ... Both parents attended Villanova ... Father was a member of the track team and an NCAA champion ... Mother was an All-American swimmer ... Has an older sister, Nicole, who was an NCAA champion and All-American for the Villanova cross country and track teams ... Has an older brother, Kenny, Jr., who was a collegiate runner at Tennessee ... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business and has yet to declare a major.

PERSONAL BESTS

400 Meters (Relay)          57.0           High School
800 Meters                  2:10           High School
5000 Meters (XC)            17:50          High School