Anna Todd
- position Distances
- class Freshman
- Hometown Spartanburg, S.C.
- High school Spartanburg
- position Distances
- class Freshman
- Hometown Spartanburg, S.C.
- High school Spartanburg
Anna Todd Bio
2014, 2015 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2012-13 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2015 Cross Country
Did not compete.
2015 Track
Indoor: Ran the team’s fastest 1000 and mile for the winter season… opened the season with a time in the 3K at the Orange and Purple Classic, with a time of 9:53.82 that ranks fourth in program history… finished eighth at the Armory Invite for the 1000, and her time of 2:50.51 now stands as the program record… crossed second in the mile at the Bob Pollock Invite… had a top mile time of 4:49.46, set at the Tyson Invite; it is the third-fastest mile in program history… ran on the 4×8 relay team that recorded the second-fastest time in program history (9:15.76).
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2014 Cross Country
Won her first two races of the season… had an average finish of 17th for the season and was the top team finisher in all five of her competitions in 2014… took the title at the USC Open 5K, with a time of 18:32.11, five seconds faster than any other competitor (9/13)… led the Gamecocks to a team title at the Charlotte Invitational 6K after claiming the top finish in a time of 21.58.9, (9/26)… recorded the fifth-fastest 6K time in program history, at 21:02, en route to a 35th-place finish at the prestigious Paul Short Invitational (10/4)… recorded a new 5K personal record and the eighth-fastest 5K time in school history at 17:44.99 to finish tenth at the Crimson Classic (10/17)… finished just 1.5 seconds off her personal best 6K time to take 36th at the SEC Championship, with a time of 21:03.5 (10/31)… crossed as the team’s top finisher at the Southeast Regional, placing 39th overall.
Top 5K Time: 17:44.99 (at Crimson Classic)
Top 6K Time: 21:02 (at Paul Short Invite Gold)
2014 Track
Indoor: Posted a pair of top three finishes in the 800 meters at Virginia Tech, running a season best of 2:13.04 to take third at the Virginia Tech Challenge…also won the mile at the Virginia Tech Challenge (4:56.06)…ran the No. 3 mile time in program history at the SEC Indoor Championships, posting a 4:53.04 to finish 16th.
Outdoor: Captured two 800m wins in four appearances before shifting to the 1,500m…in the 800m, posted a best of 2:10.93 to take third at the Shamrock Invite…ran the No. 2 1,500m time in program history at Florida Relays at 4:26.51…won the Bill Carson Invitational 1,500m (4:36.23) and finished 23rd at SEC Outdoors (4:36.85)…was a member of the 4x800m relay at Penn Relays that finished 12th, but turned in the No. 9 time in program history at 9:10.42.
2013 Cross Country
Ranked in the Gamecocks’ top five in seven of the eight races she started … Won the Gamecock Invitational #1 in 19:04.26 … Posted her top 6K time of the year a week later in the Mountain Dew Invitational, placing 23rd in 22:20.50 … Took 11th in the Royal XC Challenge in 17:59.8, becoming the eighth Gamecock in history to break 18 minutes in the 5K … That time ranks 13th in program annals … Also finished third on the team in 6Ks at the Roy Griak Invitational, Indiana State Pre-National Invite White Race and NCAA Southeast Regional … Also scored points in the SEC Championship, finishing 90th and fifth on the team.
2013 Track
Indoor: Won her first indoor track race, the 800m at the USC Indoor #1 … Finished 12th in the preliminaries of the SEC Indoor Championships in the 800m with her best time of the year (2:10.61) … Her top mile performance came at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier, finishing fifth with a 4:56.27 time … Also ran on the distance medley relay team, taking the third leg on the group’s fastest time of the year (11:46.07) at the SEC Indoor Championships … Ran the anchor leg at both the Auburn Invite and Armory Collegiate.
Outdoor: Concentrated on the 800m outdoors as well, posting a top time of 2:11.07 in a second-place showing at the Spec Town Relays … Finished 13th in the 800m prelims at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Finished 10th in her only 400m run of the year at the Hurricane Invite (59.50) … Ranked 17th in the 1500m at the Raleigh Relays (4:47.10)…ran anchor leg on the distance medley relay team, helping the team finish eighth with the second-fastest time in school history (11:47.39)
2012 Cross Country
Competed in six events as a true freshman, posting a 19:04.4 at the season-opening Gamecock Invitational 5K … Her top 6K time came in the Charlotte Invitational, crossing the finish line in 23:31.36 … Also ran in the Commodore Classic, the NCAA Pre-National Invite, the SEC Championships and the NCAA Southeast Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL
Member of a state championship and runner-up cross country…named All-County and All-Region each year of high school in cross country and track…two-time All-State honoree in cross country and track…was team captain and MVP for three years…personal 5K record of 18:44…holds school records in the 800-meter run and the 1600-meter run and holds the Spartanburg county record in the 1600….state runner-up in both the 800 and the 1600 her junior year and was the state champion in the 800 her senior season.
PERSONAL
Anna Todd is the youngest daughter of Jack and Joan Todd … Her two older sisters are Emily and Susan, with the latter also a student at South Carolina.
Indoor Personal Records
800m
2:10.61 (2/23/13 SEC Indoors)
1000m
2:50.51 (1/30/15 Armory Invitational)
Mile
4:49.46 (2/13/15 Tyson Invite)
3000m
9:58.91 (1/10/15 Orange and Purple Classic)
Outdoor Personal Records
400m
59.50 (3/16/13 Hurricane Invite)
800m
2:10.93 (3/22/14 Shamrock Invite)
1500m
4:26.51 (4/4/14 Florida Relays)