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2022 Women's Track and Field Roster

Anya Athan

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Sheboygan North
  • Hometown Sheboygan, Wis.

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• All-League Second Team (2017 Outdoor 4x400m Relay)

2021-22 Season
2022 Outdoor: Competed in two meets ... at the Illini Invite on April 23, finished 18th in the 200m (26.23) and 27th in the 100m (12.73) ... at the Valparaiso Open the following week, won the 200m with a time of 26.02.

2022 Indoor: Ran the 200m and 400m during the season ... finished ninth at the Horizon League Championships in the 400m with a season-best time of 58.17 ... recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200m and 400m February 5 at the Red Hawk Invite ... recorded a season-best 25.69 in the 200m February 11 ... finished third in the 200m at the Tierney Classic on January 29.


2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Raced to a 14th-place finish at the Horizon League Championships in the 400-meter dash, crossing in 1:01.64... Opened the outdoor season at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational, contributing to a seventh-place finish for the 4x400-meter relay team... Finished 12th at the Big Blue Classic in the 200-meter dash on April 10... Took home third place in the event at the Warrior Invitational on April 17... After competing at the Clark Wood Invitational, she finished with a season-best time of 59.76 in the 400-meter at the Valpo Invitational on May 1.

2021 Indoor: Opened the year at the Panther Invite on January 9 and finished fourth in the 400-meter with a time of 1:02.87... Also contributed to a second-place finish for the 4x400-meter relay team (4:14.38)... Grabbed three titles at the home John Tierney Classic, winning the 200-meter (27.03), the 400-meter (1:01.72), and 4x400-meter (4:11.65)... Earned another first-place finish with the 4x400-meter relay team at the Parkside Triangular on February 6... Placed third in the 200-meter dash on February 14 at the Panther Tune-Up in 26.84 seconds... Also finished seventh in the 400-meter and second in the long jump with a mark of 5.15 meters... Wrapped up the indoor season at the Parkside Triangular and took third in the 200-meter dash (26.84) and second in the long jump (5.16 meters). 

2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor: Capped the season off with an 11th-place finish in long jump at the League championships with a PR mark of 5.43m (17-9 3/4) ... also helped the Panthers to a third-place finish in the DMR (12:19.50) and a fifth-place finish in the 4x400m relay (3:56.97) at the League Meet ... opened up the season at the Tierney Classic, Jan. 18, with a runner-up spot in the 200m (27.06) and fourth in long jump (5.26m) ... a few weeks later, competed at the GVSU Big Meet and took 22nd in long jump (5.11m) and picked up two PRs in the 200m (26.70) for 38th and in the 400m (1:00.56) for 43rd ... one week later, placed second in the 400m at the Panther Tune-Up, Feb. 22, with a time of 1:02.10 and was fourth in long jump (5.30)


2018-19 Season
2019Did not compete.


2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Did not compete and maintained sophomore eligibility. 

2018 Indoor: Competed in three meets on the season ... kicked things off taking fourth in the 200m and seventh in the 60m at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13 ... one week later, came in ninth in the 300m at the home Tierney Classic ... placed 11th in long jump and 15th in the 400m at the Mark Messersmith Invite Jan. 27 ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.


2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Helped the 4x400m relay team bring home the silver medal at the Horizon League Championships ... also ran in the 200m and 400m at the league meet ... kicked off the outdoor season taking fourth in the 400m and sixth in the 200m at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... helped the 4x400m relay to a win and was ninth in the 200m two weeks later at Marquette ... finished sixth in the 400m with a season-best time of 58.08 at the Benedictine Invite April 15 ... posted her first individual collegiate win April 29 at the Drake Alternative April 29 by topping the field in the 400m.

2017 Indoor: Scored in a pair of events at the Horizon League Championships as a freshman, helping the 4x400m relay to a bronze medal and the DMR to a sixth-place finish ... also competed in long jump at the league meet, taking ninth ... made collegiate debut Jan. 14 at the Karl Schlender Invite, placing fourth in the 400m and fifth in the 200m ... one week later, finished 10th in the 300m at the home Tierney Classic ... took fourth in the 200m and fifth in the 55m at the Parkside Classic Feb. 4 ... finished seventh in long jump and 10th in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.


High School
A four-year runner at Sheboygan North High School ... qualified for the state meet three times over her final two years, taking 11th in the 400m and 15th in the 200m as a senior ... also ran cross country all four years for the Golden Raiders.


Personal
Daughter of Richard and Ase ... dad ran track and played football at Northwestern and was drafted 152nd overall by the Chicago Bears in the 1952 NFL draft ... chose Milwaukee because of the good academics and opportunity to run track ... volunteers with at area hospital and nursing home ... born Mar. 26, 1998 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Redshirt Junior

  • 2021Redshirt Senior

  • 2022Graduate Student