Anya Arroyo

Season and Career Results
2023-24
Cross Country
Competed in five meets during her freshman cross country campaign … Made her collegiate debut at the Eye Opener in Spartanburg, running 19:42.6 … Her best finish of the season was in the Gamecock Challenge on Sept. 15, finishing 21^st overall in the 5K event with a personal best time of 17:51.9 for the 20^th best 5K run in program history … Ran a pair of 6K races during her first season, with a personal best time of 22:54.6 at the Paul Short Run on Sept. 30.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in cross country, track & field and soccer while at May River High School in Hilton Head, S.C. … Competed in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x400m relay and the 4x800m relays … Holds four different school records: 5K (18:00.0), 1600m (5:05), 3200m (10:58), and the 4x800m (9:40) … Had a strong senior season in 2022-23 in which she earned Athlete of the Year … She finishing third in the state in the 3200m, and finished Top-10 in both the 1600m and the 4x800m relay … Also finished third in the state in cross country in the fall of 2022 … Finished third in the state in 2022 in both the 3200m and the 4x800m relay, while also finishing second in the state in cross country that season … Her best season came in 2021 when she finished second in the state in the 3200m, 4x800m relay and then third in the state in the 1600m.

Personal
Born to her parents Carlos and Shazia Arroyo on April 22, 2005 … Has one sibling, Sean … Was awarded with the Mayor’s Award, Presidential Award and was also a member of the NHS, Beta and several leadership roles … Plans to major in pharmaceutical sciences with the plans of becoming a pharmacist and/or business owner (cosmetic line, fragrance line) … She is on an academic scholarship and is a member of the Honors College.

Personal Records
Cross Country