Suzanne Stettinius (born January 22, 1988 in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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) of
Parkton, Maryland
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is a
modern pentathlete
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who represented the
United States
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at the
2012 Olympics in the
modern pentathlon.
Education
Stettinius attended
Hereford High School. Stettinius graduated from
McDaniel College
McDaniel College is a private college in Westminster, Maryland. Established in 1867, it was known as Western Maryland College until 2002 when it was renamed McDaniel College in honor of an alumnus who gave a lifetime of service to the college. ...
in
Westminster, Maryland
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after spending one year at
Bethany College in
Bethany, West Virginia
Bethany is a town in southern Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 756 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. It is best known as the home of Bethany College, a private liberal ...
.
National and international competition
Stettinius earned a
silver medal at the NORCECA (North and Central America and Caribbean) Open that functioned as the Olympic qualifying event. Stettinius was awarded her spot in the Olympics when the
UIPM announced the 2nd Round Olympic Allocations. Stettinius took seventh in the
modern pentathlon of the
2011 Pan American Games
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, won the 2011 NORCECA Championships, finished 2nd at the 2009 NORCECA Championships, and is a two-time national runner-up.
References
External links
USA Pentathlon profile*
1988 births
Living people
American female modern pentathletes
Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathletes at the 2011 Pan American Games
Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States
People from Parkton, Maryland
McDaniel College alumni
Pan American Games competitors for the United States
21st-century American women
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