[7] Steele graduated from Southern Utah University in 2014[8] with a degree in elementary and special education.

[12] She also placed first for her research and development report, entitled Experimental Determination of Drag Coefficients.

[13] In 2007, she competed in Kalamazoo, Michigan, earning another first for her research and development report, A Comparison of Parachute Descent Rates.

[15][16] In 2009, the competition moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where Steele placed fourth[17] for her research and development report on simulator accuracy of low-powered models, and Steele earned her third national title in the 2010 competition in Pueblo, Colorado.

[19] Earlier that year, Steele and her two sisters competed in the Team America Rocketry Challenge[20] in Washington D.C., though they did not place in the competition.

During the summer 2009, fly-offs were held for members of the NAR who want to be part of the International Team at the 18th World Space Modeling Championships.