2018 Women's Track & Field Roster
Simone Buchanan
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Eleanor Roosevelt HS
2018 (Senior)
β’ Scored at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 400m (55.58)
β’ Ran a personal-record 55.37 to come in fifth at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Her time ranks fourth in program history
β’ Runner-up in her 400m season debut at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Also placed among the top-five at the UCR Spring Track Classic (56.65) and Big West Challenge (55.51)
β’ Competed in four 200m races with a season-best 24.92 at the Mondo Team Challenge
β’ Member of UCIβs 4x400 relay team
β’ Helped the quartet to a season-best 3:45.88 at the Big West Championships (4th)
2017 (Junior)
β’ Part of the 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the Big West Championships
β’ Anchored the quartet that ran a school-record 3:42.57
β’ Also placed ninth in the 400m at the conference meet (56.48)
β’ Ran a season-best 56.38 to come in fourth out of 41 at the Triton Invitational
β’ Had a sixth-place showing at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Won the 4x400 at the Ben Brown Invitational and Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Added a runner-up finish at the Big West Challenge (3:44.49)
2016 (Sophomore)
β’ Established a then career-best 55.40 to finish fifth in the 400m at the Big West Championships
β’ Also a member of the 4x400 relay that took fourth in a season-best 3:43.21 at the conference meet
β’ Helped her squad win the 4x400 at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (3:46.25)
β’ Placed ninth in the 400m at the Steve Scott Invitational (56.09)
2015 (Freshman)
β’ Competed in the Big West Championships as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:50.67)
β’ Quartet ran a season-best 3:47.65 to come in fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Double-winner at the Anteater 4-Way Meet, finishing ahead of the pack in the 400m (57.38) and 4x400 relay
β’ Also won the 4x400 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic
High School
β’ Lettered in track & field and volleyball at Eleanor Roosevelt High School
β’ CIF-Southern Section Division I champion in the 400m as a junior
β’ Also had a runner-up finish at the CIF-SS meet as a member of the 4x400 relay
β’ Qualified for the 2013 state championships in both events, placing ninth overall in the 400m
β’ Advanced to the CIF-SS Finals in the 4x100 relay three years in a row
β’ Claimed back-to-back Big VIII League titles in the 400m (2013-14)
β’ Part of the dance team at Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Personal
β’ Majoring in criminology, law & society
β’ Volunteers at the San Bernardino Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Basketball Tournament, and Ontario Soccer League
β’ Father is Edward Savage
β’ Has four siblings, Briana, Brooke, Edward, and Sean
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 24.92 (2018 Mondo Team Challenge)
400m = 55.37 (2018 Steve Scott Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:42.57 (2017 Big West Championships)
β’ Scored at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 400m (55.58)
β’ Ran a personal-record 55.37 to come in fifth at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Her time ranks fourth in program history
β’ Runner-up in her 400m season debut at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Also placed among the top-five at the UCR Spring Track Classic (56.65) and Big West Challenge (55.51)
β’ Competed in four 200m races with a season-best 24.92 at the Mondo Team Challenge
β’ Member of UCIβs 4x400 relay team
β’ Helped the quartet to a season-best 3:45.88 at the Big West Championships (4th)
2017 (Junior)
β’ Part of the 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the Big West Championships
β’ Anchored the quartet that ran a school-record 3:42.57
β’ Also placed ninth in the 400m at the conference meet (56.48)
β’ Ran a season-best 56.38 to come in fourth out of 41 at the Triton Invitational
β’ Had a sixth-place showing at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
β’ Won the 4x400 at the Ben Brown Invitational and Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Added a runner-up finish at the Big West Challenge (3:44.49)
2016 (Sophomore)
β’ Established a then career-best 55.40 to finish fifth in the 400m at the Big West Championships
β’ Also a member of the 4x400 relay that took fourth in a season-best 3:43.21 at the conference meet
β’ Helped her squad win the 4x400 at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (3:46.25)
β’ Placed ninth in the 400m at the Steve Scott Invitational (56.09)
2015 (Freshman)
β’ Competed in the Big West Championships as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:50.67)
β’ Quartet ran a season-best 3:47.65 to come in fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational
β’ Double-winner at the Anteater 4-Way Meet, finishing ahead of the pack in the 400m (57.38) and 4x400 relay
β’ Also won the 4x400 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic
High School
β’ Lettered in track & field and volleyball at Eleanor Roosevelt High School
β’ CIF-Southern Section Division I champion in the 400m as a junior
β’ Also had a runner-up finish at the CIF-SS meet as a member of the 4x400 relay
β’ Qualified for the 2013 state championships in both events, placing ninth overall in the 400m
β’ Advanced to the CIF-SS Finals in the 4x100 relay three years in a row
β’ Claimed back-to-back Big VIII League titles in the 400m (2013-14)
β’ Part of the dance team at Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Personal
β’ Majoring in criminology, law & society
β’ Volunteers at the San Bernardino Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Basketball Tournament, and Ontario Soccer League
β’ Father is Edward Savage
β’ Has four siblings, Briana, Brooke, Edward, and Sean
TOP MARKS AT UCI
200m = 24.92 (2018 Mondo Team Challenge)
400m = 55.37 (2018 Steve Scott Invitational)
4x400 Relay = 3:42.57 (2017 Big West Championships)
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