2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Anya Turner
- Position:
- Distance/XC
- Hometown:
- Farmington, Mich.
- High School:
- Harrison
PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K: 18:05.7
6K: 21:10.7
Indoor
200: 29.38
800: 2:16.22
Mile: 5:00.28
3000: 10:00.01
Outdoor
800: 2:14.64
1500: 4:32.15
3000: 10:40.56
5000: 17:16.03
3000S: 10:32.02
2023 (Outdoor): Ran in eight meets competing in the 800, 1500, 5000, 3000 Steeplechase, and 4x400… set a personal record of 2:14.64 in the 800 at the 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15) placing 58th overall… placed fourth in the 1500 at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (April 21) posting a personal record time of 4:32.15… set a personal record of 17:16.03 in the 5000 at the Raleigh Relays (March 23-25) placing 113th… placed third as the second Chippewa to cross the line during the 3000 Steeplechase at the Mid-American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11-13) setting a personal record time of 10:32.02… placed sixth in the 4x400 at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (April 21) posting a time of 4:14.79.
2022-23 (Indoor): Ran in seven meets participating in the 800, Mile, 3000, 4x400 Relay, and Distance Medley Relay… finished the 800 at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 17) in 2:16.22 placing 10th… set a personal record in the Mile with a time of 5:00.28 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10) finishing as the first Chippewa and eighth overall… competed in the 3000 at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 24-25) placing 19th while setting a personal record of 10:00.01… placed fourth in the 4x400 with a time of 4:03.64 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11)… ran the Distance Medley Relay in 11:46.64 at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 24-25) placing third overall… Earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2022 (Cross Country): Competed in six meets running both the 5k and 6k… won the Jeff Drenth Memorial (Sept. 2) (5k) with a personal record time of 18:05.4… set a personal record at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (Sept. 30) posting a 21:10.7 placing 140th… earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2022 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets running the 1500 and 3000 Steeplechase… ran the 1500 in 4:39.64 at the Len Paddock Open (May 7) placing 10th overall as the first Chippewa to cross the line… ran the 3000 Steeplechase at the Mid-American Track & Field Championships (May 12-14) in 10:53.91 placing fifth… earned All-MAC Academic Honors
2021-22 (Indoor): Competed in five meets running the 800, Mile, 3000, and Distance Medley Relay… placed fourth at the Central Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14) with at time of 2:21.85 in the 800… finished the mile in 5:03.79 at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25-26) landing in 12th place… posted a 10:03.94 in the 3000 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) placing eighth overall… finished the Distance Medley Relay at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4-5) in 12:07.19 crossing the line fourth.
2021 (Cross Country): Participated in six meets running the 5k and 6k… finished the Joe Pianne Invitational (Oct. 1) (5k) in 18:32.0 placing 56th… finished the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 12) (6k) in 21:45.7 coming in 90th place... earned All-MAC Academic Honors.
2021 (Outdoor): Finished second in the 3000 steeplechase at the Notre Dame Bob Harris Open (May 1) … set a personal record of 4:41.94 in the 1500 at the Indiana State Gibson Inv. (April 16-17) … placed third in the 3000 steeplechase, finishing in a personal-best 11:24.62, at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Inv. (April 10) … placed third in the 3000 steeplechase at the Texas State Bobcat Inv. (May 25-27) … set a personal record in the 3000, finishing in 10:40.56, at the Louisville Inv. (April 2-3).
2020-21 (Indoor): Ran a personal-best 5:15.54 in the mile at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 26-27) … set a personal record, 10:50.15, in the 3000 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 12) … finished fourth in the 800 and third in the 4x400 relay at the CMU Jack Skoog Inv. (Feb. 6) … finished sixth in the 200 and seventh in the mile in a dual with Western Michigan (Jan. 16).
2020 (Cross Country): Placed 54th in a career-best 6K time of 22:48.2 in the Mid-American Conference Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio (Nov. 21) … placed 70th (6K 24:30.9) in the Bowling Green State Falcon Invitational (Nov. 7) … placed 16th in a career-best 5K time of 18:57.5 at the CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (Oct. 31) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2020 (Outdoor): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 (Indoor): Recorded a personal best (5:23.95) in placing sixth and finished third in the 800 meters (2:27.43) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 31) … set personal bests in the 800 (2:20.81) and the 3000 (11:07.29) at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (Jan. 25) … placed fifth in the 800 (2:22.33) in a dual meet at Akron (Jan. 17).
2019 (Cross Country): Competed in six meets ... placed 23rd (5K, 19:29.0) at the Jeff Drenth Memorial (Aug. 30) ... finished 54th (6K, 24:58.2) at the NIU Huskie Classic (Sept. 6) ... ran a 5K season-best 19:06.6 at the Joe Piane - Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) ... posted a season-best 23:35.4 (6K) at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 18) ... finished 101st at the MAC Championships (6K, 25:50.9) (Nov. 2).
High School: Four-year letterwinner in track & field and cross country ... two-time cross country team captain ... holds school records in the 800 and the 1600 ... qualified for the Michigan High School Athletic Association Track & Field State Finals in the 400, the 800, and the 1600 in 2019 and in the 800 in 2018 … qualified for the MHSAA Division 2 Cross Country State Finals in 2018 … Oakland Activities Association Blue Division cross country champion in 2017 … two-time OAA Scholar-Athlete … two-time OAA Three-Sport Athlete Award winner … two-time Academic All-State honoree … earned two varsity letters in soccer.
Personal: Daughter of Beate and Kevin Turner … has two older brothers, Brian and Justin … dual minored in German and leadership … aspires to become an ESL teacher and a coach … Fun fact: “I love languages. I’m bilingual in English and German, I also learned Japanese for seven years and French for three.”
Why CMU?: “When I came on my visit to meet the cross country team, I immediately felt welcomed. My brother was also one of the few people I knew who attended CMU. I chose to attend because of the friendly people who would surround me!”
