Devon Artis

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Milton
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.

2016: Outdoor - Ran a 55.75 in the 400-meter dash for second place at the Georgia Relays...Ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team that finished in 3:44.22 for 16th place at the Florida Relays...Finished with runner-up honors in the 800m after the Georgia Invitational after running a 2:07.70...Was 11th in the 800m prelims at the SEC Championships thanks to her finish of 2:07.66...Took 38th in the first round of the 800m (2:08.61) at the NCAA East Prelims. Indoor - Ran a season-best of 54.98 in the 400-meter dash to claim fourth at the Razorback Invite...Placed 18th at the SEC Championsips in the 800-meter run (2:13.08)...Part of the 4x400 relay team that clocked a season-best time of 3:49.35 for 12th at the McCravy Memorial meet. Ran the third leg in the distance medley relay that placed 11th at the SEC Championships (11:42.75). 2015: Outdoor -- Won the season-opening Georgia Relays after running a 55.72 in the 400-meter dash at the Georgia Relays...Clocked her fastest 200 time (24.98) at the Georgia Tech Invite...Had a season-best time of 54.83 for fifth in the 400 at the Georgia Invite...Took 18th at the SEC Championships after running a 55.09...Part of 4x400 team that clocked a season-best time of 3:40.92 for 12th at the SEC Championships. Indoor - Finished 13th in the 400 (56.53) at the VT Elite Meet... Ran on the 4x400 relay team that finished second at the VT Elite Meet with a 3:47.0...Part of 4x400 relay team that clocked team's best time since 2002 (3:42.52) to finish 18th at the Tyson Invitational...Finished 23rd in the 400 prelims after running a 55.95 at the SEC Championships. High School: Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash at the 2014 GHSA AAAAAA state meet and was ninth in the event at the 2013 meet...First Team selection to 2014 Georgia state track and field team...Voted Sprint MVP as a junior...Earned Scholar Athlete honors as a sophomore, junior and senior...Named Most Improved Sprinter as a freshman and was a four-time letter winner...Personal-best times of 56.77 (400), 26.0 (200) and 13.77 (100)...National Merit Scholarship finalist...AP Scholar and on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born February 11, 1996...Daughter of Jeffrey and Tracy Artis...Father, Jeffrey, played hockey at Williams College (Mass.)...Sister, Jacki, graduated from UGA...Majoring in pre-Art.