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Stephanie Vangsnes Young (Class of 2004) was a standout performer in cross country and track as well as in the classroom. She holds the Winthrop school record for the indoor mile, indoor 3,000 meter run and the outdoor 1500 meter run. In 2002, she had the highest finish ever by a Winthrop woman with a second place time in the 2002 Big South Cross Country Championship as well as the NCAA Southeast Region with a 21st place finish. She earned NCAA All-Southeast Region honors in 2002. In 2003, Vangsnes captured the Big South Conference mile run championship. She was a two-time All-Big South selection in cross country and was a three-time selection in indoor and outdoor track. She was voted the 2002 Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete for cross country. Stephanie taught sixth grade for five years in Spartanburg and is now a stay-at-home mom. She also coached cross country and was honored in 2009 as the South Carolina Class 4A Coach of the Year. She and her husband, Jeffery, are parents of two children, Luke (age 4) and Natalie (2).
Stephanie's acceptance speech:
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