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Summer Schuster
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Richfield, Wis.
- High School:
- Slinger
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 3-mile: 17:08.1 (2025)
- 6k: 20:08.2 (2025)
Indoor Track
- 3,000m: 9:32:21 (2025)
- 5,000m: 17:24.28 (2024)
Outdoor Track
- 5,000m: 16:25.70 (2025)
- 10,000m: 35:22.37 (2025)
SEC Scoring
Cross Country
- 2025 - 6k - 44th - 21:07.0
HONORS
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
- Rounded out UT's scoring lineup at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/14), running a personal-best 6k time of 20:08.2 to finish 26th overall
- Finished third in the Lady Vol lineup and 44th overall at the SEC Championships (10/31) with a time of 21:07.0 over the 6k course
- Was the fourth Lady Vol across the finish line at the Pre-National Invitational (10/17) and Gans Creek Classic (9/27)
- Opened her junior season with a fifth-place finish and three-mile PR of 17:08.1 at the Tennessee XC Invitational (8/29)
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Saw action at three meets during her sophomore outdoor season
- Rounded out the year competing in the 5,000-meter at the SEC Championships (5/17) and clocked a PR of 16:25.70
- Placed third in her heat and second among collegiate athletes with time of 16:28.38 in the 5,000-meter at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17)
- Ran her first career 10k at the Raleigh Relays (3/28) and placed 38th overall in 35:22.47
- Competed twice in the 3k during the 2025 indoor season
- Clocked a personal-best time at 9:32.21 to finish 95th in the women's 3,000-meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/15)
- Led the Lady Vols in the 3,000-meter at the Orange & Purple Invite (1/25) with a time of 9:39.66 in her season opener, placing 10th at the meet
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
- Lined up for four races during her sophomore cross country season
- Smashed her 6k PR with a time of 20:16.6 at the SEC Cross Country Championships (11/1), finishing 47th overall
- Finished 39th at the Gans Creek Classic (9/27) after completing the 6k course in 20:55.9
- Opened her sophomore season with a third-place finish in the 3-mile race at the Tennessee Invitational (8/30), posting a time of 18:02.3
2024 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Made four appearances in the 5k as a true freshman during the 2024 outdoor campaign
- Finished third in the 5,000-meter run at the App State Open (4/27) with a time of 17:44.00
- Competed in the 5,000-meter at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19) and placed 11th with a time of 17:15.64
- Set a new personal-best in the 5,000-meter with a time of 17:03.79, taking home the victory on home turf at the Tennessee Invite (4/5)
- Opened her outdoor campaign in the 5,000-meter with a time of 17:12.48 in the Raleigh Relays (3/28)
- Ran twice as a true freshman during the 2024 indoor season
- Competed in the 5,000-meter run for the first time indoors at the Music City Challenge (2/10), turning in a time of 17:24.28
- Ran the 3k and established a time of 9:37:49 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20), placing sixth in her collegiate track debut
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
- Saw action in three meets during her first semester with the Lady Vols
- Rounded out her freshman XC season with a time of 21:04.5 at the Alabama Crimson Classic (10/13), placing 40th overall
- Completed her first collegiate 6k with a time of 22:33.7 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational (9/16), finishing 28th
- Made Tennessee debut at home at the Tennessee Cross Country Invitational (9/1), finishing eighth with a time of 17:27.6
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Stacy and Timothy Schuster
- Has one sister, Piper
- Enjoys hiking, puzzles, traveling, and volunteering in her free time
- Career Goals: "My major is Elementary Education and I am also minoring in American Sign Language. When I become a teacher, I want to connect with my students and help them grow into lifelong learners and leave a lasting impact on their lives."
- Why Tennessee: “I believe that Tennessee is where I am going to find the most success not only with running, but also in the classroom and with my education. I chose Tennessee because of the people and the sense of community that Knoxville has. I believe that the environment and family that Coach Carlson and Coach Jacobsen are building is extremely special and unique to only Tennessee. Tennessee is very special to me and I cannot wait to see what the future brings to me and our team.”
XC | 2024 Season Recap
Saturday, November 30
XC | 2024 NCAA Championships Recap
Saturday, November 23
XC | 2024 NCAA South Region Championships Recap
Friday, November 15
XC | Justin Duncan SEC Championships Postrace (11.1.24)
Friday, November 01
