Lindley Steele

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
High School:
Bedford North Lawrence HS
Hometown:
Heltonville, Ind.

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets ... finished sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.43 and was part of the fourth place 4x100-meter relay team at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 23) ... was part of the sixth place 4x400-meter relay team and ran a collegiate-best time of 59.31 in the 400-meter dash at the Tennessee Invite (Apr. 6) ... finished tenth in the long jump with a mark of 5.46 meters and seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.92 at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 13) ... was part of the third place 4x100-meter relay team at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic (Apr. 20) ... jumped a personal best of 5.61 meters and finished eighth overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.52 at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 26-27) ... finished fifth and ran a personal best time of 1:02.34 in the 400-meter hurdles and helped lead the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams to top three finishes at the Mid-American Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 11).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in two meets ... finished fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.73, fifth in the long jump with a mark of 5.27 meters and was part of the first place 4x400-meter relay team at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9) ... finished tenth in the long jump at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 13) with a mark of 5.04 meters.

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets … helped the team place first in the 4x100m relay with a collective time of 47.06 and placed third in the 100m with a time of 12.26 at the Blizzard Buster (Mar. 17) … helped the team place first in the 4x100m relay with a collective time of 45.60, placed sixth in the 100m with a time of 12.21, and placed tenth in the 200m with a time of 25.29 at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 24-25) … helped the team place second in the 4x100m relay at the Joe Walker Invitational (Apr. 8) with a collective time of 46.00 … helped the team place first in the 4x100m relay with a collective time of 45.54 and placed seventh in the 200m with a time of 24.79 at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 15) … helped the team place third in the 4x100m relay at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic (Apr. 22) with a collective time of 45.77 … helped the team place first in the 4x100m relay at the Music City Challenge (Apr. 29) with a collective time of 45.41 … helped the team place first in the 4x100m relay with a collective time of 44.93, ran a season-best in the 100m with a time of 12.06 and ran a season-best in the 200m with a time of 24.75 at the Mid-American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 13).

2022-23 INDOOR: Competed in seven meets … placed fourth in the 200m at the Tom Wright Open (Dec. 10) with a time of 26.18 … jumped a season-best and placed seventh in the long jump with a distance of 5.28m at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 14) … placed fifth in the 60m at the 2023 Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 20) with a time of 7.78 … placed fifth in the 60m at the 2023 Indiana Relays (Jan. 27) with a time of 7.74 … ran a season-best and placed ninth in the 60m preliminaries at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 24) with a time of 7.64.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Bedford North Lawrence High School for head coach Jim Lewis … earned all-conference laurels in the 200-meter dash and the long jump … was a team captain during senior year … broke the school record in the 200-meter dash … guided team to sectional runner-up finish during senior year … also earned three letters on the dance team … National Honor Society member and earned academic honor roll recognition all four years.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Sean and Jamie Steele … has one brother: Ruel … father, Sean, played football at DePauw University … intends to major in telecommunications … chose Ball State because of the academic program of her choosing.