Georgia Southern University Athletics

Honors and Awards
GS Dean’s List Spring 2023
2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner's List
GS Dean's List Fall 2022
2021-22 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
GS President’s List Fall 2021

Junior (2023-24) – XC: Competed in four events •  Placed fifth at the Georgia Southern Fall Classic •  Ran a season-best at the Asics invite with a time of 19:48.63. Outdoor: Competed in one event.

Sophomore (2022-23) – XC: Ran in four meets • Best 5K time was 20:30.5 at the Upstate Invite and best 6K time was 25:38.6 at the NCAA Regionals • Indoor: Competed in two meets • Best time in the 3000 was 11:07.06 at the South Carolina Invite • Outdoor: Competed in four meets • Best time in the 5000 was 19:19.94 at the Black and Gold Invite • Best time in the 1500 was 4:58.99 • Best time in the 10K was 42:15.18 at the Sun Belt Championship.

Freshman (2021-22) – XC: Competed in all six events • Best finish was sixth at the GMC Brickyard Invitational and matched that with a sixth-place finish at the GATA XC Classic with a personal best 5K time of 20:25.7 • Best 6K time was 25:22.2 at the FSU XC Open. Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 3000 at the Weems Baskin Relays with a personal-best time of 11:55.78 • Best time in the 1500 was 5:11.29 at the Gamecock Invitational • Took fourth in the 1500 at the GS Spring Classic.

Prep: Competed four years for coach Jonathan Gambrell at Hillgrove High School • Team captain in 2020-21 • Hillgrove won the state championship in 2019 and was runner-up in 2020 • Ran on school record-setting 4x800 relay team (9:36.88). 
Personal Bests: 5K – 19:50 | 3200 – 11:59 | 1600 - 5:33 | 800 2:24

Personal: Born Reese Caroline Connelly Nov. 26, 2002, in Marietta, Georgia • The daughter of Michael and Karen • Has two sisters, Katie and Georgia.

Major: Plans to major in exercise science.