Chelsea Ladd

Chelsea Ladd, 2016 Women's Cross Country

Photo by: Steve Austell

Chelsea Ladd, 2014-15 Women's Cross Country

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Newbern, Tenn.
Prev School:
Dyer County HS

Honors

Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2014 fall and 2015 spring semesters.

Cross Country

2014 (Freshman): One of four runners to compete in all six meets ... Placed third or higher among the Tigers runners in all six meets ... Had four top-50 finishes ... Highest finish was sixth (22:31.7) at the Rhodes College Invitational (6k) ... Helped Memphis claim the Rhodes College Invitational team crown ... Crossed the line in 11th place (18:37.6) at the season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic (5k) ... Placed 29th (22:31) at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Finished 46th (18:24.48) at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Classic ... Ran a season-best 6k time of 22:09.7 at the NCAA South Regional.

Indoor

2014-15 (Freshman): Competed in the 3000m and 5000m … Ran a season-best 10:36.51 and placed second in the 3000m at the LSU High Performance Meet … Also had a top-10 finish in the 3000m (6^th; 10:42.87) at the Missouri Tiger Invitational … Ran her lone 5000m event at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Classic (7^th; 18:40.53).

Outdoor

2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.

Prior To Memphis

Most-decorated runner in the history of Dyer County High School ... Holds Dyer County High School records in the 5k (18:32) and two-mile run (11:23) ... Three-time Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Region 7-AAA champion (2011-13) ... Finished third at the region meet as a freshman in 2010 ... Posted top-15 finishes at the TSSAA Class AAA state meet all four seasons (12th, 2010; 14th, 2011; 5th, 2012; 5th, 2013) ... Earned TSSAA All-State Class AAA and TSSAA All-Region 7-AAA all four years ... Three-time Best of the West selection (2011-13) ... Won the 2012 West Tennessee Cross Country Jamboree ... Also ran for the Lady Choctaws track and field squad ... Competed in the 1600m and 3200m at the TSSAA Class AAA Track and Field Championships from 2012-14 ... Best 1600m finish was ninth in 2012 ... Top 3200m performance came at the 2014 state meet ... Member of the National Honors Society and Leo Club at Dyer County High School.

Personal

Daughter of Jeff and Tammy Ladd ... Birthday is June 20 ... An exercise and sport science major.