Cross Country

Candace Kieffer

position

Distance

Class

Senior

Instagram

@candacekieffer

Hometown

Springfield, Ga.

High School

Effingham County

Bio

2026 Outdoor

Competed in three meets for the Hurricanes.

2025 Cross Country

Competed at the Southern Showcase, FSU Invite, the Crimson Classic and the ACC Championship.

2025 Outdoor

Competed in two meets, earning a fourth place finish in the 3000m at the Hurricane Invitational and a fourth place finish in the 5000m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational.

2025 Indoor

Competed at STU Under The Lights, finishing seventh with a personal best 4:51.12 in the 1500m.

2024 Cross Country

Started her season at the FAU Invitational, earning a time of 19:23.4 in the 5K, good for 29th

2024 Outdoor

Did not compete.

2023 Cross Country

Started her 2023 cross country season at the FAU Invitational (9/1) with 19:23.7, good for 30th

2023 Outdoor

Clocked 4:53.05 in the 1500m for a fifth place finish at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational

2022 Cross Country

Earned a new personal best in the women’s 5K at the FSU Invitational (10/7) with 18:32.7
Clocked a new personal best in the 6K with 23:16.7 at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships

High School

Four-time Coastal Empire Best of the Preps first-team
2020 Coastal Empire Best of the Preps woman runner of the year
2021 Coastal Empire Best of the Preps “I am sport” community service award
2019 3200m region champion
Two-time 1600m region champion
2021 Best of the Preps Coastal Empire first-team