2018 Women's Indoor Track Roster

Simone Buchanan

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Corona, Calif.
  • Highschool Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Biography

2018 (Senior)
• Registered a 400m season-best 57.43 at the MPSF Championships (30th)
• Also placed among the top-30 at the UW Invitational and Don Kirby Invitational
• Member of the 4x400 relay that ran a season-best 3:53.07 at the conference meet

2017 (Junior)
• Did not compete

2016 (Sophomore)
• Broke a four-year old program record in the 400m with a personal-best 56.52 at the Don Kirby Invitational
• Also competed at the UW Invitational where she was 20th (58.07)

2015 (Freshman)
• Competed in the 400m at the MPSF Championships and placed 39th (59.10)
• Registered a season-best 58.03 at the Don Kirby Invitational
• Ran the 200m (26.40) and 400m (58.76) at the UW Invitational

High School
• Lettered in track & field and volleyball at Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• CIF-Southern Section Division I champion in the 400m as a junior
• Also had a runner-up finish at the CIF-SS meet as a member of the 4x400 relay
• Qualified for the 2013 state championships in both events, placing ninth overall in the 400m
• Advanced to the CIF-SS Finals in the 4x100 relay three years in a row
• Claimed back-to-back Big VIII League titles in the 400m (2013-14)
• Part of the dance team at Eleanor Roosevelt HS

Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society
• Volunteers at the San Bernardino Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Basketball Tournament, and Ontario Soccer League
• Father is Edward Savage
• Has four siblings, Briana, Brooke, Edward, and Sean

TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
200m = 26.40 (2015 UW Invitational)
400m = 56.52* (2016 Don Kirby Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:52.76 (2015 Don Kirby Invitational)
Distance Medley Relay = 12:37.74 (2016 UW Invitational)

*School record

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2016Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2017Junior

    Sprints
  • 2018Senior

    Sprints
    5'7"