Savannah Carson Season 2016-17

YearRedshirt Junior
HometownNaperville, Ill.

2017 (SENIOR/JUNIOR)

  • First team All-American in the indoor long jump after placing fifth at the NCAA Championships
  • First team All-American in the outdoor long jump after placing seventh at the NCAA Championships
  • First team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay after helping the team finish seventh at the NCAA Championships
  • Tied the Big Ten indoor conference record in the long jump with a jump of 6.48m (21-3.25) at the NCAA Championships
  • Big Ten champion in the indoor long jump
  • Big Ten champion in the outdoor long jump
  • Big Ten champion in the 4x100-meter relay
  • Placed fifth in the 100-meter dash at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
  • Broke the school record in the outdoor long jump with a leap of 6.66 meters (21-10.25)
  • Competed at the USATF Championships in the long jump

2016 (JUNIOR/SOPHOMORE)

  • Second team All-American in the 4x100m relay and indoor long jump
  • Honorable Mention for All-America in the 100m dash
  • Big Ten champion in 4x100m relay as the anchor leg
  • Big Ten runner-up in the 100m dash and indoor long jump
  • Finished fourth at Big Tens in the 60m dash and outdoor long jump
  • Helped women's 4x100m relay team finish 11th in the country at NCAAs
  • Finished 16th at indoor NCAAs in the long jump
  • Won the long jump and 4x200m relay at the Drake Relays
  • Broke the school record in the 60m dash with a time of 7.32 seconds
  • Broke the school record in the 100m dash with a time of 11.35 seconds
  • Ran the anchor leg of the school record 4x100m relay with a time of 43.66 seconds
  • Had the second-best indoor long jump in program history with a leap of 6.41m/21-0.50
  • Had the second-best wind-legal outdoor long jump in program history with a mark of 6.44m/21-1.50
  • Ran the sixth-fastest indoor 200m dash in program history with a time of 24.37 seconds
  • Ran the eighth-fastest outdoor 200m dash in program history with a time of 24.02 seconds
  • Ranked ninth in the country in the indoor long jump for the season
  • Ranked 17th in the country in the outdoor long jump for the season
  • Ranked 18th in the country in the 60m dash for the season
  • Finished second in the 100m dash at the Texas Relays
  • Won every race and event she competed in at the indoor Meyo Invitational, with the top times in the 60m dash prelims, semis and finals, as well as a win in the long jump. Her 60m dash final time broke the school record, and moments later, she leapt the No. 2 long jump distance in program history
  • Won 16 total events for the year, including prelim races, finals race and long jump events
  • Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week after the indoor season opener in December

2015 (SOPHOMORE/FRESHMAN)

  • First Team All-American in the 4x100m relay after running the lead leg
  • Helped the 4x100m relay team finish sixth in the country with a time of 44.55 seconds
  • Won program's first Big Ten championship in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.65
  • Member of school-record 4x100m relay team, with Carmiesha Cox, Devynne Charlton and Brionna Thomas, with a time of 43.97 seconds at the NCAA East Preliminary Round
  • Also qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the long jump where she finished 35th
  • Finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships in the long jump with a wind-aided mark of 6.10m (20-00.25)
  • Best official long jump mark was 6.06m (19-10.75) at the Florida Relays where she finished fourth
  • Finished ninth at the Big Ten Championships in the 100m dash with a time of 11.64
  • Ran the school's second-fastest 100m dash time in history with a 11.54-seconds time at the Rankin/Poehlein Invite
  • Ran school's second-fastest 60m dash time with a 7.40-seconds time at the Meyo Invitational, where she was second in the prelims
  • Ran the sixth-fastest indoor 200m dash time at the Meyo Invite with a time of 24.51 seconds, where she took 13th
  • Indoor long jump PR of 6.04m (19-9.75) at the Notre Dame Invite ranks seventh in program history
  • Outdoor long jump PR of 6.06m (19-10.75) ranks eighth in program history
  • Finished ninth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 60m dash


2014 (FRESHMAN)

  • Competed in five indoor meets and two outdoor meets
  • Three top-four finishes in the long jump
  • Had a second-place in the long jump at the Mastodon Opener with a distance of 5.91m
  • Finished third in the 60m at the Purdue/IU Duals, with a time of 7.76
  • PR in the long jump is recorded at 5.92m and 7.76 in the 60m
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Redshirt Senior
2017-18