2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Block, Anna Marian
Anna Marian Block
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Athens Academy
- Hometown:
- Athens, Ga.
Bio
2022: Outdoor – Won the 800 meters at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial thanks to a season best 2:06.80...Rocketed to fourth on the school’s all-time list with a 4:16.94 in the 1500m to take seventh in the SEC Championships prelims…Finished the SEC final in 12th (4:41.21)…Finished seventh in the 1500m (4:20.57) at the Georgia Tech Invitational…Completed her season with a 43rd-place finish (4:28.37) in the NCAA East Prelims first round of the 1500m.
Indoor – Clocked the third-fastest 800 meter run time in history with a 2:05.99 for 13th at the Music City Challenge…Won the 800m at the USC Indoor Open thanks to a 2:06.78…Completed the SEC Championships in 16th thanks to a 2:10.63…Ran a season-best time of 4:42.74 for eighth in the mile at the Music City Challenge…Finished sixth in the 600m (1:34.25) at the Clemson Invite…Earned runner-up honors in the 1000m at the Clemson Invite after finishing her laps in 2:49.54…Ran on the 4x400m relay that clocked a 3:49.39 to take 11th at the Razorback Invite…Also part of 11th place distance medley relay at SECs thanks to a 11:37.22.
2021: Cross Country- Opened her year at the 6k Pre-Nationals and scored with a 152nd-place finish (23:35.1)…Was the third Lady Bulldog across the line at the 6k SEC Championships after running a 22:01.1 for 68th…Scored to end her season at the 6k NCAA South Regional thanks to a 21:25.18 for 59th.
Outdoor – Ran Georgia’s fifth-best time in history with a 2:06.03 to take sixth in the 800 meters at the Raleigh Relays…After clocking a 2:06.20 in the prelims, finished eighth to score in the 800m at the SEC Championships…Won the 1500m at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial with the sixth-best time in UGA history (4:19.20)…Grabbed top honors in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational after running a 4:23.57…Took 16th in the 1500m at the SEC Championships…Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 1500m.
Indoor – Registered the third-fastest 800m time in school history (2:06.00) to finish second in the SEC Championships prelims…Won the Music City Challenge 800m with a 2:06.46…Finished eighth in the SEC final after clocking a 2:10.39…Posted a 4:41.60 for third place in the mile at the Music City Challenge and took over the No. 5 spot in the school record books.
2020: Indoor – Had a season-best time of 2:11.46 to finish 16th in the 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational…Shot to seventh on the school’s all-time top-10 list in the mile after completing her laps in 4:46.12 for 20th place at the Husky Classic…Scored at the SEC Championships in the mile after registering a 4:50.41.
2019: Cross Country - Was in the top five in all six of her meets…Had a season-best 6k time of 20:49.1 for 41st at the Paul Short Run…Was 77th at the 6k SEC Championships thanks to a time of 22:02.8…Finished 62nd at the 6k NCAA South Regional after completing the course in 21:37.9.
Outdoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor - Completed a strong first indoor campaign at the SEC Indoor Championships...Finished a half-second off from finals qualification in the 800 meters at SECs, clocking a time of 2:08.86 that was good for ninth place...Also competed in the 3,000 meters at SECs, recording a time of 10:07.29...Opened her collegiate campaign at the UAB Blazer Invitational, finishing second in the 1,000 meters (2:52.65) while also running a leg on the 4x400 meter relay team that finished 11th (3:58.91)...Raced to a personal record time of 2:08.81 in the 800 meters at the Clemson Invitational with a sixth place finish, as well as a fifth place run in the mile (4:57.08)...Notched third place in the mile at the Husker Invitational with a season-best run of 4:52.53.
2018: Cross Country - Competed in six meets for Georgia…Was 12th in the 6k Pre-Nationals open race thanks to a 21:59.3…Scored at the 6k SEC Championships after running a 20:34.64 for 43rd…Was 65th overall (one spot out of scoring) at the 6k NCAA South Regional thanks to a time of 20:34.64.
High School: Won a combined eight GHSA individual state titles in cross country and track (800 meters – 2015-18, 1600m – 2015-16, 2018, cross country – 2016)…Winning times in the 800m and 1600m in 2015 were state records…Helped lead the Spartans to the 2017 and 2016 state track team championships…Ran for the Athens Academy cross and track teams that placed third at state during the 2015-16 school year…Scorer on state runner-up cross team in 2016…Finalist (top 40 runners) at 2016 Footlocker Cross Country Nationals…Finished sixth in the mile for All-America honors at the 2016 New Balance Nationals…Finished in the top five in the 800m at the 2018 Brooks PR Invitational…Won the 2016 Meet of Champions in the 800m…Collected Athens Banner-HeraldAthlete of the Year as a junior and Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore…Personal-best times of 4:46.6 (mile, converts to 4:45 1600), 2:09.1 (800m) and 17:50 (5k CC)…Also played basketball during her first two years at Athens Academy...Co-President of the Care Club and part of the high school branch for UGA Miracle…Volunteered with Extra Special People (ESP).
Personal: Born Feb. 25, 2000…Daughter of Joe and Marian Block, who was walk-on for Georgia’s basketball team in 1986-87…Undecided major.
Indoor – Clocked the third-fastest 800 meter run time in history with a 2:05.99 for 13th at the Music City Challenge…Won the 800m at the USC Indoor Open thanks to a 2:06.78…Completed the SEC Championships in 16th thanks to a 2:10.63…Ran a season-best time of 4:42.74 for eighth in the mile at the Music City Challenge…Finished sixth in the 600m (1:34.25) at the Clemson Invite…Earned runner-up honors in the 1000m at the Clemson Invite after finishing her laps in 2:49.54…Ran on the 4x400m relay that clocked a 3:49.39 to take 11th at the Razorback Invite…Also part of 11th place distance medley relay at SECs thanks to a 11:37.22.
2021: Cross Country- Opened her year at the 6k Pre-Nationals and scored with a 152nd-place finish (23:35.1)…Was the third Lady Bulldog across the line at the 6k SEC Championships after running a 22:01.1 for 68th…Scored to end her season at the 6k NCAA South Regional thanks to a 21:25.18 for 59th.
Outdoor – Ran Georgia’s fifth-best time in history with a 2:06.03 to take sixth in the 800 meters at the Raleigh Relays…After clocking a 2:06.20 in the prelims, finished eighth to score in the 800m at the SEC Championships…Won the 1500m at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial with the sixth-best time in UGA history (4:19.20)…Grabbed top honors in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational after running a 4:23.57…Took 16th in the 1500m at the SEC Championships…Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims in the 1500m.
Indoor – Registered the third-fastest 800m time in school history (2:06.00) to finish second in the SEC Championships prelims…Won the Music City Challenge 800m with a 2:06.46…Finished eighth in the SEC final after clocking a 2:10.39…Posted a 4:41.60 for third place in the mile at the Music City Challenge and took over the No. 5 spot in the school record books.
2020: Indoor – Had a season-best time of 2:11.46 to finish 16th in the 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational…Shot to seventh on the school’s all-time top-10 list in the mile after completing her laps in 4:46.12 for 20th place at the Husky Classic…Scored at the SEC Championships in the mile after registering a 4:50.41.
2019: Cross Country - Was in the top five in all six of her meets…Had a season-best 6k time of 20:49.1 for 41st at the Paul Short Run…Was 77th at the 6k SEC Championships thanks to a time of 22:02.8…Finished 62nd at the 6k NCAA South Regional after completing the course in 21:37.9.
Outdoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor - Completed a strong first indoor campaign at the SEC Indoor Championships...Finished a half-second off from finals qualification in the 800 meters at SECs, clocking a time of 2:08.86 that was good for ninth place...Also competed in the 3,000 meters at SECs, recording a time of 10:07.29...Opened her collegiate campaign at the UAB Blazer Invitational, finishing second in the 1,000 meters (2:52.65) while also running a leg on the 4x400 meter relay team that finished 11th (3:58.91)...Raced to a personal record time of 2:08.81 in the 800 meters at the Clemson Invitational with a sixth place finish, as well as a fifth place run in the mile (4:57.08)...Notched third place in the mile at the Husker Invitational with a season-best run of 4:52.53.
2018: Cross Country - Competed in six meets for Georgia…Was 12th in the 6k Pre-Nationals open race thanks to a 21:59.3…Scored at the 6k SEC Championships after running a 20:34.64 for 43rd…Was 65th overall (one spot out of scoring) at the 6k NCAA South Regional thanks to a time of 20:34.64.
High School: Won a combined eight GHSA individual state titles in cross country and track (800 meters – 2015-18, 1600m – 2015-16, 2018, cross country – 2016)…Winning times in the 800m and 1600m in 2015 were state records…Helped lead the Spartans to the 2017 and 2016 state track team championships…Ran for the Athens Academy cross and track teams that placed third at state during the 2015-16 school year…Scorer on state runner-up cross team in 2016…Finalist (top 40 runners) at 2016 Footlocker Cross Country Nationals…Finished sixth in the mile for All-America honors at the 2016 New Balance Nationals…Finished in the top five in the 800m at the 2018 Brooks PR Invitational…Won the 2016 Meet of Champions in the 800m…Collected Athens Banner-HeraldAthlete of the Year as a junior and Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore…Personal-best times of 4:46.6 (mile, converts to 4:45 1600), 2:09.1 (800m) and 17:50 (5k CC)…Also played basketball during her first two years at Athens Academy...Co-President of the Care Club and part of the high school branch for UGA Miracle…Volunteered with Extra Special People (ESP).
Personal: Born Feb. 25, 2000…Daughter of Joe and Marian Block, who was walk-on for Georgia’s basketball team in 1986-87…Undecided major.
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