Savannah Bowers

position Distances
class Senior
Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
High school Ocean Lakes High School Math & Science Academy

position Distances
class Senior
Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
High school Ocean Lakes High School Math & Science Academy

Academic Honors

2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC First Year Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2022-23

Indoor

Competed in four indoor meets, running the mile in each meet while also running the distance medley relay once … Opened the indoor season at the Gamecock Opener, finishing eighth in the mile with a time of 5:07.54 … Set a new indoor personal best in the mile at the South Carolina Invitational, clocking 5:03.25 … Was also the anchor leg of the DMR team at the South Carolina Invitational that finished third overall … Best finish of the indoor season was at the USC Indoor Open, posting fourth overall with a time of 5:07.84.

Outdoor

Appeared in both the Weems Baskin Relays and the USC Open, running the 1500m and one 4x800m … Kicked off the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 1500m, running a season-best time of 4:46.34 … Was the opening leg for the 4x800m relay team that won the Weems Baskin Relays, running 9:18.26.

Cross Country

Ran in four meets during the cross country season, featuring three 5Ks and one 6K … Placed 17^th in her season opener at Winthrop with a time of 20:41.7 … Her season-best 5K was 19:31.5 at the Royals Challenge in Charlotte, N.C. … Ran a 24:08.72 in the 6K at the SEC Championships.

2021-22

Indoor

Competed in five meets for Carolina during her third season in Columbia … Ran the Mile in all five meets during the 2022 indoor campaign … Her best time and best finish came in the UofSC Indoor Open where she took home 3^rd with a time of 5:07.14, setting a new PR in the Mile.

Outdoor

Took part in three outdoor meets in 2022, competing in the 1,500-meter event in all three appearances … Her best time was 4:47.92 in her first outdoor appearance of the season in the Weems Baskin on March 26 … She placed 6^th in the Weems Baskin for her best outdoor finish of the campaign.

Cross Country

Ran four events during the cross country season, two 5Ks and two 6Ks … Took home 14^th and 15^th in her two 5K races, aiding the Gamecocks in claiming the title in the Eye Opener Meet and the Winthrop Invitational … Her fastest 5K was in the season-opening event with a time of 19:47.8 … Set a new PR in the 6K with a time of 23:15.0.

2020-21
Indoor

Competed in four events during the indoor season, running the Mile in all four events … Her fastest time was in the Carolina Indoor Open on Feb. 13, when she ran a season-best 5:07.57, taking home first in the event … Finished inside the top five twice during the indoor season.

Outdoor

Ran the 1,500-meter event in four outdoor meets during the season … Recorded her PR in the 1,500 at the USC Open on April 17 with a time of 4:45.84, finishing 17^th … Her best finish in the standings was second in the Charlotte Invitational on April 24 when she ran a 4:54.17.

Cross Country

Competed in three events for Carolina … Ran at the 2020 SEC Championships in Baton Rouge, La. … Had her best finish at the FSU Invite where she finished 43^rd to help the Gamecocks finish in 2^nd as a team.

2019-20
Indoor

Competed in four meets for the Gamecocks in her first season … Posted a season-best mark in the Mile at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 5:11.78 … Finished 12^th at the South Carolina Invite in the Mile Run with a time of 5:12.11 … Ran one 1,000m race, finishing in 14^th at the Orange and Purple Elite in a time of 3:01.86 for her collegiate PR in the 1,000-meter event.

Outdoor

Cancelled.

Cross Country

Ran in six events for the Gamecocks, including the 2019 SEC Championships … Ran her best time in the 5K at the Adidas XC Challenge in Cary, N.C. at 18:54.1 … Followed that up with her PR in the 6K at the Paul Short Run with a time of 23:14.1 … Had her best finish at the Carolina Challenge, finishing in 16^th.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Four-time letterwinner in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track at Ocean Lakes High School … Named the VA 6A South Regional XC Champions in 2018 and 2015 … At the 2018-19 VA 6A Indoor Track State Championships placed 4^th in the 1000m and 3^rd in the 4×800, earning All-State in both … At the 2018-19 VA 6A Outdoor Track State Championships, finished 5^th in the 1600m and 4^th in the 4×800, earning All-State in both events … The 1600m Indoor Track VA 6A South Regional Champion in 2018-19 … Also placed 2^nd in the 1600m Outdoor Track VA 6A South Regional … In 2018-19, named Beach District XC Champion and placed 2^nd at the XC VA 6A South Regional … In 2017-18, earned All-State honors, placing 7^th in the 1600m outdoor track and 4^th in the 4×800 outdoor track … Also the 1600m Outdoor Track VA 6A South Regional Champion … Placed 6^th in the 4×800 Indoor Track VA 6A in 2016-17 … Named Most Improved in outdoor track in 2015-16 … Earned the GRIT Award for outdoor track in 2016-17 … Titled the Most Valuable Distance Runner in outdoor track in 2017-18 … Won the Leadership Award in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track in 2018-19 … Also a member of the National Honor Society … Honored with the Girl Scout Gold Award.

Personal

Daughter of Derek and Jennifer Bowers … Has one brother … Majoring in Biology to be pre-med.

Personal Records
Indoor