Winning became a habit for Neely Spence. When she graduated from Shippensburg in 2012, Spence collected eight NCAA titles and 17 PSAC crowns between cross country and track & field. Six national titles came on the oval, where she topped four 5000-meter podiums and two as a member of the Raiders’ distance medley relay. Spence made headlines in 2011 when she became the first – and still, only – woman in NCAA DII history to win three consecutive outdoor national titles in the 5000 meters. Interspersed amongst that success on the track were back-to-back individual titles at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships in 2010 and 2011. Spence was also named PSAC Athlete of the Year following the conclusion of every season in which she competed for Shippensburg.