Chelsea Drum

Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
R-Jr./R-Jr.
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Jackson, Mo.
High school:
Jackson
Major:
General Business

TFRRS Bio

2020 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.

2020 Indoor (Redshirt Junior)
Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (5K, 44th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing 44th in the 5K with a time of 18:00.48 ... Placed 11th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 5K at 16:36.94 ... Set a PR, winning the 5K at the Bryan Clay Invite (16:27.66) ... Finished second in the 1500-meter at the Ole Miss Classic (4:34.65) ... Opened the season by placing third in the 3K at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (9:52.03).

2019 Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore)
Competed in two meets … First competition was at the Music City Challenge, where she competed in the mile and set a personal best 4:57.54, placing 23rd … Ended the season with a 16th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships in the mile (5:00.36).

2018 Outdoor (Sophomore)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Competed at five meets, all in the 1500-meter … Opened her outdoor career with a 12th place finish in the 1500-meter at the USC Power 5 Challenge (4:55.61) … Followed this up with a 14th place effort at the Ole Miss Classic (4:41.55) … Competed at home again at the Joe Walker Invite, finishing 13th (4:53.07) … Also competed at the War Eagle Invite and came in 14th (4:47.51) … Ended the season at the LSU Invite, placing 10th with a personal best 4:39.98.

2018 Indoor (Sophomore)
Redshirt.

2017 Outdoor (Freshman)
Redshirt.

2017 Indoor (Freshman)
Opened her collegiate track career with a 17th place finish in the mile at the Rod McCravy Memorial (5:04.79) … Followed this up with a 19th place effort in the mile at the Razorback Invitational (4:59.49) … Ended her freshman season with a 13th place finish in the 3K (10:08.66) at the Iowa State Classic.

High School
Lettered in both cross country and track ... Finished third in the 1600-meter at the 2015 Class 5A state championships ... Took ninth at the 2014 Class 4A state cross country meet, while finishing 15th in 2015 ... Owns school-record in the 1600-meter (4:56.21) and was on the school-record 4x800-meter relay team ... Recorded additional personal bests of 2:19.60 (800), 11:14.70 (3200) and 17:46.23 (5K).

Personal
Born Aug. 15, 1997, to Holly and Ralph Drum ... Majoring in general business.