University of Georgia Athletics
2021 Cross Country Roster
Anna Marian Block
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Athens Academy
- Hometown:
- Athens, Ga.
2021: 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.
2020: Ran her only meet of the year at the 5k FSU Invitational and was the Lady Bulldogs’ fourth scorer taking 28th (17:51.0).
2019: 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.
2018: 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.
2020: Ran her only meet of the year at the 5k FSU Invitational and was the Lady Bulldogs’ fourth scorer taking 28th (17:51.0).
2019: 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.
2018: 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.
Georgia Cross Country NCAA South Regional Championship Video Recap
Friday, November 10
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championship Video Recap
Friday, October 27
Georgia Cross Country Regionals Highlights
Friday, November 11
Georgia Cross Country SEC Championships Postmeet Recap
Saturday, October 29
