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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles

Anna Twomey

Anna Twomey

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Conestoga
  • Hometown:
    Berwyn, Pa.
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal

• Daughter of Mark and Olympia Twomey

Women's Track and Field

Honors and Awards
  • 2024 NCAA East Region Preliminary Qualifier (1,500-meters)
  • 2024 All-CAA Outdoor (1,500-meters)
  • 2022-23 All-CAA Indoor (mile)
  • 2022 All-CAA (800-meters)
  • 2022 All-CAA (1,500-meters)
  • 2021 All-CAA (1,500-meters)

2024 Outdoor
  • Placed top four at the CAA Championships in the 800 and 1,500, as well as qualifying for NCAA Regionals in the 1,500
  • Set a personal best time of 2:09.29 in the 800 to place fourth at the CAA Championships after qualifying for finals with a 2:11.57
  • That time of 2:09.29 ranks second in program history
  • Finished third at the CAA Championships in the 1,500 with a time of 4:28.04 after qualifying for finals with a time of 4:42.06
  • Won the 1,500 at the Aggie Invitational with a personal best time of 4:19.09, fifth-fastest in program history and a regional qualifying time
  • At the NCAA East Region Preliminary round, finished 42nd in the 1,500 with a time of 4:28.27
  • Placed third in the 800 at the Phoenix Invitational
  • Ran as part of the 1600 relay team at the Phoenix Invitational, posting a time of 4:19.83
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Placed fourth in the mile at the CAA Championships. After running 4:54.28 in prelims to qualify for finals, she ran a PR 4:51.95 to place fourth
  • That time ranks fifth in program history
  • Won the 800 at the Virginia Tech Challenge in 2:14.04
  • Part of the 1600 relay team that ran 4:16.69 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

2023 Outdoor
  • Competed in the 800 and 1,500 for Elon, as well as the 1600 relay
  • Finished fourth in the 1,500 at the CAA Championships with a time of 4:37.91 after qualifying third in 4:32.51
  • Ran a season-best time of 4:26.68 in the 1,500 at the Raleigh Relays
  • Ran the 800 in 2:11.36 at High Point’s Meet of Champions
  • In the 1600 relay, ran a leg of the team that finished in 3:57.47 at the Meet of Champions

2022-23 Indoor
  • All-CAA in the mile
  • Ran the mile and the 3,000 for Elon
  • Placed third at the CAA Championships in the mile with a time of 4:58.54, after qualifying for finals fourth in 5:02.13
  • Placed eighth in the 3,000 at the CAA Championships in 9:43.89
  • Posted a personal best time of 4:52.25 in the mile at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, fifth-best in program history
  • Recorded a PR time of 9:41.60 in the 3,000 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, fifth-best in school history 

2022 Outdoor
  • Earned All-CAA honors in the 800-meters with a time of 2:12.57 at the CAA Championships after finishing third overall.
  • Placed second in the 1,500-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 4:35.94.
  • Ran a personal-record time of 2:10.79 in the 800-meters at the Virginia Challenge.
  • Posted a new personal-best time of 4:21.22 at the Virginia Challenge in the 1,500-meters.

2021-22 Indoor
  • Finished third in the 1,000-meters at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a personal-record time of 2:47.25.
  • Member of the distance medley relay team that won gold at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 2:12.46.
  • Posted a season-best time of 2:12.46 in the 800-meters at the Darius Dixon Invitational.
  • Assisted the 4x800-meter relay team to win its race at the VMI Winter Relays with a time of 9:10.29.

2021 Outdoor
  • Earned All-CAA honors in the 1,500-meters after finishing second at the CAA Championships with a time of 4:27.45.
  • Ran a season-best time of 2:14.56 in the 800-meters at the CAA Championships and finished sixth.

2020-21 Indoor
  • Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor
  • Member of the 4x800-meter relay teams that ran the second and third fastest times in school history at the ECAC Indoor Championships of 8:58.92 and 9:05.31, respectively.
  • Ran with the distance medley relay team that posted the third-best time in school history at the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 11:57.67.
  • Clocked a time of 5:05.92 in the one-mile run at the JDL DMR Invitational.
  • Posted a time of 2:57.57 in the 1,000-meters at the David Hemrey Valentine Invite.

Cross Country
 
  • 2022 All-CAA
  • 2020 All-CAA 

2023
  • Competed in three meets on the season
  • Finished 17th overall at the CAA Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of 21:55.9
  • Had a time of 21:33.2 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals

2022
  • Ran a 21:19.1 in the 6K at the Coaching Tree Invitational.
  • Posted a time of 20:37.0 in the 6K at Lehigh Paul Short Run.
  • Finished fourth overall at the CAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:24.1.
  • Competed in the 6k with a time of 20:57.1 at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships.

2021
  • Competed in four meets on the season.
  • Posted a time of 14:11.0 in the 4K at the Elon Opener (9/3).
  • Was 18th overall at the CAA Championships (10/30) with a time of 22:46.2.
  • Had a time of 22:21.5 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (11/12).

2020-21
  • Earned All-CAA honors with a ninth-place finish at the league championships after coming in with a time of 20:29.3 in the 6K race.
  • Ran a personal-best time of 17:47.9 in the 5K at the CAA XC Preview  and finished fourth overall.
  • Posted a time of 22:53.2 in the 6K at the High Point Winter Vertcross meet.

2019
  • Ran in six meets on the season
  • Clocked a time of 21:56.0 at the CAA Championships
  • Posted a time of 22:28.0 in the 6K at the ECU Pirate Invitational
  • Finished with a time of 15:12.6 in the 4K at the Elon Opener

Prep Career
  • Competed at Conestoga High School under coaches Pat Williams and Mark Carberry
  • Named the 2019 Winter and Spring Track MVP
  • Was a 2018 PIAA Indoor State Championship qualifier in the 800-meters
  • PIAA District 1 AAA Championship sixth-place finish in 800-meters in 2019
  • Central League Championship 800-meter runner up during her sophomore year

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