Skyler Blessman
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Grimes, Iowa
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- High School:
- Dallas Center-Grimes
Bio
Honors & Awards
- Letterwinner (2022)
2022 | freshman
- Raced in six races in her debut campaign
- Finished sixth on the team at the Platte River Rumble, running a career-best 6k of 23:09.7
High School
- A 2022 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School
- Two-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track and field
- 2x cross country state qualifier (2020, 21)
- All-conference and all-district performer in cross country (2021)
- Academic all-state in cross country (2021) and track and field (2022)
- 3x academic all-conference in cross country and track and field (2019, 20, 21)
- 2021 recipient of Coaches Award in cross country
- Placed fourth in the 4x800 relay at state track and field as a senior
- State qualifier in sprint medley (2021)
- Winner of Sportsmanship Award for track and field (2022)
- Took first in the open 800 at districts (2022)
- Member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Parents are Scott and Sulley Blessman
- Has one sibling, Cole
- Majoring in educational studies
- Also a member of the Storm track and field team
News Mentions
Simpson finishes in top five at Wartburg
The Simpson College men and women’s cross country teams both put together top five finishes in a field full of regionally ranked and...
September 30, 2023