Temple University Athletics
2019 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Joyce, Michelle

Michelle Joyce
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stroudsburg, Pa.
Bio
Personal Records
1500m: 4:40.60
Mile: 5:15.06
3000m: 9:46.37
5000m: 16:31.61
10000m: 34:47.69
5K: 18:05.8 (XC)
6K: 20:40.8Â (XC)
5.6K: 20:21.2 (XC)
6.2K: 23:07.0 (XC)
2022 Outdoor: Set a personal-best time of 4:40.60 in the 1500m run at the Temple Invite... Took first-place in the 10,000m run at the Colonial Relays... Placed sixth in the 10,000m run at the AAC Championships.
2021-22 Indoor:Â Raced in three meets throughout the indoor season... Took sixth-place in the 5000m run at the AAC Championships.
2021 Cross Country: Became the second runner in Temple history to compete at the NCAA Championships... Earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish at the AAC Championships... Placed 11th at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a career-best 6k time of 20:40.8... Ran to a sixth-place finish at the Princeton Invite... Set a time of 18:23.9 for a third-place finish at the Iona Meet of Champions.
2021 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 16:31.61 in the 5000m for a first-place finish at the Temple Invite... Was the American Athletic Conference 5000m champion with her time of 16:38.41... Ran a personal-best and set a school record in the 10,000m at the AAC Championship with her second-place time of 34:47.69.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in one meet during the indoor season, where she recorded a second-place finish in the 3000m (9:53.79).
2020 Cross Country: Led the Owls with her ninth-place finish at the AAC Championships... Earned All-Conference honors for the third-straight season.Â
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Represented the Owls in both the 3000m and 5000m at the AAC Indoor Championships...Ran a big PR of 9:46.37 in the 3000m to earn a 10th place finish at the conference meet...Finished sixth in the 5K at AAC's to score three points for the Cherry and White...Ran the second-fastest 5K in Temple history at the Valentine Invitational, clocking in at 16:49.56 to set a program record at the time...Ran her fastest-ever mile time of 5:15.06 at the Penn 8-Team Select in January.Â
2019 Cross Country: Opened the season with a 12th overall finish in the 5K at the Lehigh Invitational, crossing the finish line at 22:52.04...Finished first for the Owls and 10th overall with her 5K time of 18:19.2 at the Iona Meet of Champions...Earned a top 50 finish at the Ohio State Buckeye Preview...Finished just outside the top 30 for 32nd overall at the Penn State National Open...Earned All-Conference honors for the second-straight year with a 15th-place finish at the American Championships (21:15.06)...Finished in the top 40 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.
2019 Outdoor: Opened up her sophomore year with the fastest 10K for the Owls this season, finishing eighth at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 35:48.42…Ran a PR in the 5K of 17:15.73 at the 125th Penn Relays…Raced in both the 5K and the 10K for the Owls at the AAC Outdoor Championships...Recipient of the Parliament Award from the Temple Athletic Department.
2018-19 Indoor:Â Represented the Owls in the 5K at the AAC Indoor Championships, where she hit a 12 second PR to finish 12th overall.
2018 Cross Country: Ran in all six races this season...Finished fifth at the Temple Invitational...Placed 11th at the American Athletic Conference Championships, earning All-Conference honors...Helped the Owls to their program-high third place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional...Helped the Owls to their first ever ECAC Championship title...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department...Recipient of the Owl Club Academic Award.
2018 Outdoor: Ran in six meets for Temple...Ran her fastest 1500 in 4:42.59 at the Ole Miss Classic...Competed in the 5000m at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
2017-18 Indoor: Competed in four meets for the Owls...Finished third in the 3000 to post her fastest time of 9:59.72...Ran the 3000 at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
2017 Cross Country:Â Competed in seven races for the Owls...Helped Temple to two consecutive team titles at the Temple Invitational and the Rider Invitational...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Stroudsburg High School…Cross country team captain as a junior and senior...Named to the all-conference first team, the all-district first team and was a state qualifier in 2016...Team was District XI champions and Eastern Pennsylvania Conference champions...Also a scholar-athlete as a senior...Earned all-conference first team and all-district first team honors as a junior, along with being a state qualifier and setting a 3200m program record with a time of 11:08…Also named first team all-conference and all-district as a sophomore and first team all-conference as a freshman.
Personal: Majoring in bioengineering at Temple.
https://www.tfrrs.org//athletes/6423426/Temple/Michelle_Joyce
1500m: 4:40.60
Mile: 5:15.06
3000m: 9:46.37
5000m: 16:31.61
10000m: 34:47.69
5K: 18:05.8 (XC)
6K: 20:40.8Â (XC)
5.6K: 20:21.2 (XC)
6.2K: 23:07.0 (XC)
2022 Outdoor: Set a personal-best time of 4:40.60 in the 1500m run at the Temple Invite... Took first-place in the 10,000m run at the Colonial Relays... Placed sixth in the 10,000m run at the AAC Championships.
2021-22 Indoor:Â Raced in three meets throughout the indoor season... Took sixth-place in the 5000m run at the AAC Championships.
2021 Cross Country: Became the second runner in Temple history to compete at the NCAA Championships... Earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish at the AAC Championships... Placed 11th at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a career-best 6k time of 20:40.8... Ran to a sixth-place finish at the Princeton Invite... Set a time of 18:23.9 for a third-place finish at the Iona Meet of Champions.
2021 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 16:31.61 in the 5000m for a first-place finish at the Temple Invite... Was the American Athletic Conference 5000m champion with her time of 16:38.41... Ran a personal-best and set a school record in the 10,000m at the AAC Championship with her second-place time of 34:47.69.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in one meet during the indoor season, where she recorded a second-place finish in the 3000m (9:53.79).
2020 Cross Country: Led the Owls with her ninth-place finish at the AAC Championships... Earned All-Conference honors for the third-straight season.Â
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Represented the Owls in both the 3000m and 5000m at the AAC Indoor Championships...Ran a big PR of 9:46.37 in the 3000m to earn a 10th place finish at the conference meet...Finished sixth in the 5K at AAC's to score three points for the Cherry and White...Ran the second-fastest 5K in Temple history at the Valentine Invitational, clocking in at 16:49.56 to set a program record at the time...Ran her fastest-ever mile time of 5:15.06 at the Penn 8-Team Select in January.Â
2019 Cross Country: Opened the season with a 12th overall finish in the 5K at the Lehigh Invitational, crossing the finish line at 22:52.04...Finished first for the Owls and 10th overall with her 5K time of 18:19.2 at the Iona Meet of Champions...Earned a top 50 finish at the Ohio State Buckeye Preview...Finished just outside the top 30 for 32nd overall at the Penn State National Open...Earned All-Conference honors for the second-straight year with a 15th-place finish at the American Championships (21:15.06)...Finished in the top 40 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.
2019 Outdoor: Opened up her sophomore year with the fastest 10K for the Owls this season, finishing eighth at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 35:48.42…Ran a PR in the 5K of 17:15.73 at the 125th Penn Relays…Raced in both the 5K and the 10K for the Owls at the AAC Outdoor Championships...Recipient of the Parliament Award from the Temple Athletic Department.
2018-19 Indoor:Â Represented the Owls in the 5K at the AAC Indoor Championships, where she hit a 12 second PR to finish 12th overall.
2018 Cross Country: Ran in all six races this season...Finished fifth at the Temple Invitational...Placed 11th at the American Athletic Conference Championships, earning All-Conference honors...Helped the Owls to their program-high third place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional...Helped the Owls to their first ever ECAC Championship title...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department...Recipient of the Owl Club Academic Award.
2018 Outdoor: Ran in six meets for Temple...Ran her fastest 1500 in 4:42.59 at the Ole Miss Classic...Competed in the 5000m at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
2017-18 Indoor: Competed in four meets for the Owls...Finished third in the 3000 to post her fastest time of 9:59.72...Ran the 3000 at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
2017 Cross Country:Â Competed in seven races for the Owls...Helped Temple to two consecutive team titles at the Temple Invitational and the Rider Invitational...Helped the squad earn the Top Team GPA award from the Temple Athletic Department.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Stroudsburg High School…Cross country team captain as a junior and senior...Named to the all-conference first team, the all-district first team and was a state qualifier in 2016...Team was District XI champions and Eastern Pennsylvania Conference champions...Also a scholar-athlete as a senior...Earned all-conference first team and all-district first team honors as a junior, along with being a state qualifier and setting a 3200m program record with a time of 11:08…Also named first team all-conference and all-district as a sophomore and first team all-conference as a freshman.
Personal: Majoring in bioengineering at Temple.
https://www.tfrrs.org//athletes/6423426/Temple/Michelle_Joyce
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