2018 Women's Track & Field Roster

Simone Buchanan

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

Biography

2018 (Senior)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 400m (55.58)
• Ran a personal-record 55.37 to come in fifth at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Her time ranks fourth in program history
• Runner-up in her 400m season debut at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
• Also placed among the top-five at the UCR Spring Track Classic (56.65) and Big West Challenge (55.51)
• Competed in four 200m races with a season-best 24.92 at the Mondo Team Challenge
• Member of UCI’s 4x400 relay team
• Helped the quartet to a season-best 3:45.88 at the Big West Championships (4th)

2017 (Junior)
• Part of the 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the Big West Championships
• Anchored the quartet that ran a school-record 3:42.57
• Also placed ninth in the 400m at the conference meet (56.48)
• Ran a season-best 56.38 to come in fourth out of 41 at the Triton Invitational
• Had a sixth-place showing at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic
• Won the 4x400 at the Ben Brown Invitational and Steve Scott Invitational
• Added a runner-up finish at the Big West Challenge (3:44.49)

2016 (Sophomore)
• Established a then career-best 55.40 to finish fifth in the 400m at the Big West Championships
• Also a member of the 4x400 relay that took fourth in a season-best 3:43.21 at the conference meet
• Helped her squad win the 4x400 at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (3:46.25)
• Placed ninth in the 400m at the Steve Scott Invitational (56.09)

2015 (Freshman)
• Competed in the Big West Championships as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:50.67)
• Quartet ran a season-best 3:47.65 to come in fourth at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Double-winner at the Anteater 4-Way Meet, finishing ahead of the pack in the 400m (57.38) and 4x400 relay
• Also won the 4x400 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic

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 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)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2016Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2017Junior

    Sprints
  • 2018Senior

    Sprints
    5'7"