Stella Christoforou
blank Stella Christoforou
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Limassol, Cyprus, Greece

High School:
Pascal English School

Height:
5-8

Position:
Distance

2013: Indoor - Took sixth in the 3000-meter run with a season-best time of 9:49.70 at the Auburn Invite...Won the mile at the Razorback Invite after crossing the finish line in 4:48.87... Also ran a leg on the second-place distance medley relay team in Arkansas after they combined for an 11:39.68...Finished second in the 800 with a personal-best time of 2:10.30 at the Akron Invite...Set a new personal best in the mile after taking fourth (4:48.26) at the Husky Classic...Finished seventh in the mile at the SEC Championships after completing her laps in a career best 4:44.46...Part of distance medley relay that shattered the school record with an 11:25.25 for fifth place at SECs...Part of distance medley relay that set a school record by taking fifth at the Alex Wilson Invite with an 11:03.27...Ran on the distance medley relay team at the NCAA Championships that finished 10th with a time of 11:12.49 (No. 2 in school history).

2012: Outdoor - Had a season-best time of 4:36.40 to win the 1500-meter run at the War Eagle Invite...Finished third in the 800 with a time of 2:12.83 at the Spec Towns Invite...Was the second finisher in the steeplechase (11:07.13) at the Georgia Relays.

2012: Indoor - Clocked the eighth-fastest time in school history (4:50.42) to take fourth in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational...Finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.53 at the Mark Colligan Memorial...Was 23rd (4:53.14) in the mile at the Husky Classic...Finished with the eighth-fastest 800 in school history (2:09.93) during the prelims at the SEC Championships...Also combined with teammates to finish with the third-best distance medley relay time (11:35.42) in UGA history to take sixth at SECs.

2011: Outdoor - Teamed with three teammates to record a time of 11:34.14 to take fifth in the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays...Earned runner-up honors in the steeplechase after clocking a time of 10:40.79 in her first official try at the event...Finished fifth in the 800 (2:09.37) at the War Eagle Invite...Won the 800 at the Spec Towns Invite after completing her two laps in a personal-best 2:09.28...Took fourth in the 1500 at the Florida Relays...Was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after winning the 1500 at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational with a time of 4:27.46.

2011: Indoor - Joined with her teammates to take eighth in the DMR (11:57.09) at the SEC Indoor Championships...Also finished ninth in the 800-meter run at the SEC meet after clocking a personal-best time of 2:10.40 in the prelims to qualify...Improved her career-best time in the 800 (2:11.46) to take 24th at the Husky Classic...Finished fourth in the 800 at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge with the eighth-best time in school history (2:11.72)...Part of DMR team that finished second at the Big 12 vs. SEC meet after clocking an 11:35.38, which is No. 2 on the school all-time top-10 list...Made her collegiate track debut and won the 800 at the Clemson Challenge with a time of 2:14.90.

2010: Cross Country - Made her collegiate debut and took 16th at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:53.01...Took ninth (18:38.07) at the UGA-GT Dual Meet...Took 95th (18:30.44) at the Greater Louisville Classic...Led the Lady Bulldogs for the first time in her career after taking fourth (18:34) out of 111 competitors at the Furman Invitational...Finished 67th (23:02.56) at the SEC Championships during her first conference meet.

High School: National record holder in the 800-meter run and 1500...Part of Cyprus and Greek national teams at the Youth and Junior levels that captured two World Youth Championships, three European Championships and five National Championships...Personal-best times of 2:07.41 (800), 4:26 (1500) and 56.2 (400)...Named Best Athlete of the Year from 2008 to 2010 at Pascal...Won six high school championships.

Personal: Born March 2, 1992...Daughter of Christos and Rodoula Christoforo...Majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences.

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