Bio

Awards/Honors

• SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team (Fall 2023)

Junior (2023-24): In her third cross country season as a Red Devil, she competed in six meets and helped the women’s team to a fourth place finish at the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship … Recorded a season-best of 34:40 (9:18) in the 6k on Oct. 28 at the SLIAC Championship.

In the winter, she competed in three indoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the mile … Recorded a PR of 7:16.64 in the mile on Feb. 10 at the Titan Open.

In the spring, she competed in all five outdoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 1,500 … Recorded a season-best of 6:56.26 in the 1,500 on Apr. 6 at the Illinois College True Blue Invite.

Sophomore (2022-23): In her second cross country season, she competed in three meets, missing four due to injury/illness … Her best performance was a 17:21.93 3-mile performance at the Titan Opener on Sept. 1.

In the spring, she was able to compete in the 1,500 in three meets … she recorded a PR of 7:07.13 at the SLIAC Outdoor Championships on April 29.

Freshman (2021-22): In her first cross country season as a Red Devil, Odessa competed in all six meets in the program’s first season since relaunching in 2020 … Led the team in the first three races of the season … Recorded a PR of 32:13 (8:38/M) at the Wright Invite on Sept. 24.

In the winter, she competed in three indoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 3,000 and the 400 … Recorded a PR of 15:10.64 in the 3,000 at the Principia Relays on Jan. 29 … Recorded a PR of 1:23.00 in the 400 at the Titan Open on Feb. 12.

In the spring, she competed in four outdoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 800 and the 1,500 … Recorded a PR of 3:28.97 in the 800 and a PR of 6:49.47 in the 1,500 at the Greenville Classic on April 15.

Lewistown High School: Competed in cross country and track and field … Was a National Honor Society member.

Personal: The daughter of Craig and Jaime Grove, Odessa was born on March 20, 2003 in Caron, Illinois … Has four siblings, James, Kayla, Aleah and Brennan … Majoring in psychology … 2021 Ronald W. Reagan Scholar.