Steffens, a freshman, was a member of four top-seven finishing relay teams at the Drake Relays including one that provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships. She was a member of the 4x100 relay team that ran a PQ time of 48.11 in the prelims then ran 48.83 in the finals to finish seventh. She led the 4x200 (1:42.79) and sprint medley (4:01.57) relay teams to fourth-place finishes, and the shuttle hurdles relay team to a sixth-place finish (64.16). Steffens also finished eighth (tops among Division III competitors) in the 400-meter hurdles at Simpson’s Kip Janvrin Open (66.34).
