2012 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Vanessa Carr
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lake Balboa, CA
- High School:
- Birmingham HS
Vanessa Carr TFRRS Page
2013 (JUNIOR)
OUTDOOR: Ran in two events, the Northridge Invitational (Mar. 16) and the Pasadena Games (Mar. 23)...posted a season best in the 800m in Pasadena (2:19.36)...finished 17th in the 400m at the Northridge Invitational (1:00.26)...named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six events...finished 77th at the Big West Championship (24:16.30)...season best 6k time of 21:02.50 was at the Sept. 29 UNLV Invitational...ran a 5k season best at the CSUN Invitational on Oct. 13 (19:17.37).
2012 (SOPHOMORE)
OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best 2:16.11 in the prelims of the 800m at the Big West Championship but did not reach the event final...ran 2:16.14 at the Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 29)...had a season-best of :59.63 in the 400m at the Cal-Nevada Championships (Apr. 1)…named Academic All-Conference.
INDOOR: DId not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets...best finish was 68th at the Big West Championship (Oct. 29) after running 24:04.8...also finished 79th at the Northridge Invitational (Oct. 14) in a time of 24:34.52...als competed at the Asics/UC Irvine Invitational (Sept. 10).
2011 (FRESHMAN)
OUTDOOR: Posted season-bests of :26.14 in the 200m at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (Apr. 9), 1:00.49 in the 400m at the Northridge Invitational (Mar. 12), 2:17.81 in the 800m at the Aztec Invitational (Mar. 19), and 4:56.72 in the 1500m at the USC/BYU/CSUN Tri-Meet (Apr. 2).
INDOOR: DId not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in three meets in the fall of 2010...finished a season-best 55th at the Northridge Invitational (Oct. 16)...clocked a time of 24:26.9 before finishing in a time of 23:53.0 at the Big West Championship (Oct. 30)...also competed at the Stanford Invitational (Sept. 25) and the UC Riverside Invitational(Sept. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Birmingham High School...lettered all four years in both track and cross country...earned All-City honors in both the 4x400m relay and 1,600 meters...was also an All-City soccer player for the Patriots in 2009... earned first team All-League accolades and was MVP of the soccer and track teams...named team Rookie of the Year in cross country and earned second team All-League...the Patriots won City Section track championships each season from 2007-09...graduated with a 4.2 grade point average.
PERSONAL:Â A TV production major...favorites include Manchester United, the TV show "Modern Family", the movie "Beauty and the Beast" and sushi...says her two biggest moments in sports to date are "winning the city championship in the 1,600 meters and scoring six goals in one game...enjoys reading in her spare time.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
| 200m | :26.14 | Pomona-Pitzer Invitational | 4/9/11 |
| 400m | :59.63 | Cal-Nevada Championships | 4/1/12 |
| 800m | 2:16.11 | Big West Championship | 5/12/12 |
| 1500m | 4:56.72 | USC/BYU/CSUN Tri-Dual | 4/2/11 |
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
| 5k | 19:17.37 | CSUN Invitational | 10/13/13 |
| 6k | 21:02.50 | UNLV Invitational | 9/29/13 |
