2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Amber Tanner
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Ravenwood
- Hometown:
- Brentwood, Tenn.
2020 SEC Indoor Champion (800m)
2020: Indoor – Named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual...Won the 600-meter run at the Orange & Purple Elite after completing her laps in 1:29.79…Established a school record of 2:03.02 to win the 800m at the Tyson Invitational, finish with the country’s third-fastest time of the year and earn an invitation to the NCAA Championships…Locked down Georgia’s first indoor 800m title at the SEC Championships since 1995 after running a 2:04.35…Had the top season opener in the 800m of her career with a 2:05.72 for third at the Razorback Invitational…Ran a leg on the second-fastest 4x400m relay team in UGA history at 3:36.07 to win the Bob Pollock meet…Also was leadoff on the No. 3 all-time 4x400m relay squad that registered a 3:36.17 for fifth at the Tyson Invitational.
2019: Outdoor - Ran the second-best 800 meter time in UGA history and best since 2013 with a 2:04.60 to win the Spec Towns Invite…Was the runner-up at the SEC Championships after finishing her laps in the 800m in 2:05.01…Part of Lady Bulldog 4x400m relay team that scored with a seventh-place finish at the SEC Championships after registering a 3:34.09, which ranks third in the school record books…After clinching the 12th and final spot at the NCAA East Prelims, finished 18th in the 800m at the NCAA Championships after clocking a 2:05.57…Also had a 2:04 for a fourth-place finish at the Mt. SAC Relays…Took over the No. 9 spot in the school record books in the 400m after clocking a 53.59 for 14th at the Florida Relays...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019, as well as the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Booked her first trip NCAA Championships in not one but two events...Finished 12th in the preliminary rounds of the 800 meter championships, clocking 2:10.33...Helped the Bulldog 4x400 meter relay team to a historic finish at nationals, breaking the school record with a time of 3:31.09 on the way to a fourth place finish...Turned in a highlight performance at the SEC Indoor Championships, finishing third in the 800 meters with a personal-record time of 2:05.59...Also ran a leg on the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth and set a then-school record time of 3:31.97...Opened the 800 meters with a first place finish at the Husker Invitational, the first event win of her career...Helped the 4x400 team to first and second place finishes at the Clemson Invitational and UAB Blazer Invitational, respectively...Also competed in the 600 meters at the Clemson Invitational (third place, 1:29.09) and the UAB Blazer Invitational (third place, 1:30.95).
2018: Outdoor - Capped off her season with a run of 2:14.16 in the 800 meters at the NCAA East Prelims...Registered the NCAA East Region No. 30 qualifying mark in the 800 meters...Sped to a season-best in the 800 meters with a mark of 2:07.13 and 10th place at the Mt. SAC Relays...Competed in two events (400m and 4x400m) at the Spec Towns Invitational, recording a personal record in the 400 meters (54.75) with a second-place finish while helping the 4x400-meter relay team to a second-place finish...Finished 10th in the 800 meters (2:09.75) at the SEC Outdoor Championships, missing the finals by a little over a second...Debuted the 800 meters outdoors with a 10th-place finish and time of 2:10.04 at the Texas Relays; also ran a leg on the sprint medley relay team that finished fourth with a time of 3:48.51...Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a second-place finish and season-best time of 3:45.54 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational...One of 46 UGA student-athletes who received Dean's List honors in Spring 2018, earning a 3.50 GPA or higher while taking 14 credit hours or more...Also earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Registered a new personal best in the 800 meters (2:06.28) to become No. 3 in school history with a fourth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships...Raced into school record books with an 800m time of 2:06.77 at the Razorback Invite to put her at No. 4 into school history at the time...Placed ninth in the 400m (55.93) in the season opener at the Orange & Purple Invitational, which set a new personal record...One of 62 UGA student-athletes who received Dean's List honors in Fall 2017, earning a 3.50 GPA or higher.
2017: Outdoor - Took third in the 800-meter run at the Yellow Jacket Invite after completing her laps in 2:11.45…Was 15th in the 800m prelims thanks to a personal-best time of 2:09.18 at the SEC Championships.
Indoor - Ran a season-best time of 56.36 to take ninth in the 400-meter dash at the Texas A&M Quad meet…Had a personal-best finish of 2:15.52 to take fourth in the 800m at the Tiger Tuneup…Finished with a team-best time in the 500m of 1:14.08 to take fifth at the Orange & Purple Classic…Was 21st in the 800m (2:17.19) at the SEC Championships…Also ran a leg on the 11th-place 4x400m relay at SECs as the foursome clocked a 3:45.11.
High School: Won 2016 state championships in the 300-meter hurdles, pentathlon and 4x400m relay...Claimed the 2015 300m hurdles state title...Four-time All-State recipient on the track...Named Wilco Awards Female Track Athlete of the Year...Personal-best marks of 2:11.2 (800m), 3,503 (pentathlon), 42.68 (300m hurdles), 14.68 (100m hurdles) and 8.96 (60m hurdles)...Played soccer as a sophomore and was named to All-State team and played basketball as a freshman...Finished with a 4.4 GPA and named to All Athletics-Academic Principal’s List.
Personal: Born January 24, 1998...Daughter of Jenifer Tanner and Dwayne Tanner...Mother and father played basketball at Rice University...Majoring in Public Relations.
