2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster
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French, Anna
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Anna French
- Event(s):
- Distance
- Indoor:
- Sophomore
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, MN
- High School:
- Wayzata HS
- Major:
- Microbiology
Bio
French's Performance History & Personal Bests
2019-20 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Participated in five meets … MSU’s second highest finisher in first three meets competed in … Took ninth overall at the MSU Cross Country Classic (Sept. 21) … Finished in the top 30 at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. (Oct. 5) … Took 34th at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Member of scoring lineup in each race … Named to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team.
Indoor (Senior): Did not compete in any meets.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
Indoor (Junior): Participated in two events at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Finished 19th in the 5,000 and 26th in the 3,000 … Earned a first-place showing in the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 15) with a season-best nonconverted time of 10:35.10 in the 3,000 … Competed in four meets for the Bobcats and ran the 3,000 in each ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Junior): Made four appearances during the season … Finished 11that the Big Sky Conference Championships in the steeplechase … Took second in the steeplechase at UCLA’s Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) … Earned best time of season in steeplechase at Mt. SAC Relays with mark of 10:25.96 on April 19 … Time was 43rdfastest on the West Region performance list … Also took second in the 1,500 at the Cat-GrizDual on April 27.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all five meets for the Bobcats … Member of MSU’s scoring lineup on four occasions … Placed among top 10 runners in first three meets of the season … Placed seventh overall at the Montana Invitational (Sept. 29) … Took second among Bobcats and ninth overall at the Bronco Invitational as part of MSU’s runner-up showing at event … Took 32nd in first Big Sky Championship appearance on Oct. 28 … Best time of year (17:37.69) came in opening MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational.
Indoor (Sophomore): Participated in the 3,000 and 5,000 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Finished 11th and 20th, respectively, in the events at the conference meet … Appeared in five total meets for the Bobcats … Placed first in opening event (5,000) at the MSU Invitational on Jan. 12 … Finished first in mile with a time of 4:51.58 at the Powder River Dual on Jan. 27 … Mark was ninth all-time in program history … Following week finished atop the 5,000 with a converted mark of 16:42.67 at the Bobcat Invite (Feb. 2) … Time was fifth fastest on MSU all-time top 10 … Next week took first in the 3,000 by crossing the line in 9:39.48 … Placed her seventh in the event in program history … Closed season on Big Sky performance list third in the 3,000, sixth in the 5,000 and eighth in the mile … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Contributed to Montana State team score while competing in two events at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Placed eighth in the 3,000 steeplechase (10:50.17) and 20th in the 5,000 (17:33.83) … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round and finished 38th in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:38.99 … Earned MSU’s program’s third best mark ever in the steeplechase (10:22.95) at the Triton Invitational on April 14 … Jumped to eighth on the Bobcats’ 5,000 all-time top 10 chart with a time of 16:45.73 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Had the fifth best time in the steeplechase and ninth fastest in the 5,000 on the Big Sky performance list … Steeplechase mark was 30th in the West Region and 64th in Division I track … Took first in her race at the Triton Invite and earned runner-up showings at Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite (March 31) and the Cat-Griz Dual (April 28) … Selected as an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recipient by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team ... Selected as an USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honoree.
West Virginia: Competed for two years in Morgantown as a part of the West Virginia cross country and track and field programs ... Placed 47th overall as a freshman in 2015 at the NCAA Cross Country Mid-Atlantic Regional and was an Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team member ... Competed in three cross country meets during the 2015-16 calendar year ... Redshirted for the Mountaineers during that year’s indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, then didn’t compete in 2016-17.
High School: Highly decorated runner out of Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn. ... Placed 19th, eighth and 34th in consecutive years at the Nike Nationals Cross Country Meet ... A three-time all-state honoree for the Trojans, while serving as a member of two state championship teams (2012, 2014) and one Nike Nationals champion (2013) ... Was a conference and section champion three consecutive years during her prep career, finishing as high as seventh at the MSHSL Class 2A meet ... Served as team captain her senior cross country season.
Personal: Daughter of of Jean and Chris French ... Aunt, Cindy, was a member of the US Olympic Speedskating team ... Majoring in conservation biology and ecology.
2019-20 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Participated in five meets … MSU’s second highest finisher in first three meets competed in … Took ninth overall at the MSU Cross Country Classic (Sept. 21) … Finished in the top 30 at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. (Oct. 5) … Took 34th at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Member of scoring lineup in each race … Named to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team.
Indoor (Senior): Did not compete in any meets.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets.
Indoor (Junior): Participated in two events at the Big Sky Conference Championships … Finished 19th in the 5,000 and 26th in the 3,000 … Earned a first-place showing in the Big Sky Tuner (Feb. 15) with a season-best nonconverted time of 10:35.10 in the 3,000 … Competed in four meets for the Bobcats and ran the 3,000 in each ... Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Junior): Made four appearances during the season … Finished 11that the Big Sky Conference Championships in the steeplechase … Took second in the steeplechase at UCLA’s Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (March 29) … Earned best time of season in steeplechase at Mt. SAC Relays with mark of 10:25.96 on April 19 … Time was 43rdfastest on the West Region performance list … Also took second in the 1,500 at the Cat-GrizDual on April 27.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all five meets for the Bobcats … Member of MSU’s scoring lineup on four occasions … Placed among top 10 runners in first three meets of the season … Placed seventh overall at the Montana Invitational (Sept. 29) … Took second among Bobcats and ninth overall at the Bronco Invitational as part of MSU’s runner-up showing at event … Took 32nd in first Big Sky Championship appearance on Oct. 28 … Best time of year (17:37.69) came in opening MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational.
Indoor (Sophomore): Participated in the 3,000 and 5,000 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships … Finished 11th and 20th, respectively, in the events at the conference meet … Appeared in five total meets for the Bobcats … Placed first in opening event (5,000) at the MSU Invitational on Jan. 12 … Finished first in mile with a time of 4:51.58 at the Powder River Dual on Jan. 27 … Mark was ninth all-time in program history … Following week finished atop the 5,000 with a converted mark of 16:42.67 at the Bobcat Invite (Feb. 2) … Time was fifth fastest on MSU all-time top 10 … Next week took first in the 3,000 by crossing the line in 9:39.48 … Placed her seventh in the event in program history … Closed season on Big Sky performance list third in the 3,000, sixth in the 5,000 and eighth in the mile … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Contributed to Montana State team score while competing in two events at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Placed eighth in the 3,000 steeplechase (10:50.17) and 20th in the 5,000 (17:33.83) … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round and finished 38th in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:38.99 … Earned MSU’s program’s third best mark ever in the steeplechase (10:22.95) at the Triton Invitational on April 14 … Jumped to eighth on the Bobcats’ 5,000 all-time top 10 chart with a time of 16:45.73 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Had the fifth best time in the steeplechase and ninth fastest in the 5,000 on the Big Sky performance list … Steeplechase mark was 30th in the West Region and 64th in Division I track … Took first in her race at the Triton Invite and earned runner-up showings at Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite (March 31) and the Cat-Griz Dual (April 28) … Selected as an Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship recipient by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team ... Selected as an USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honoree.
West Virginia: Competed for two years in Morgantown as a part of the West Virginia cross country and track and field programs ... Placed 47th overall as a freshman in 2015 at the NCAA Cross Country Mid-Atlantic Regional and was an Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team member ... Competed in three cross country meets during the 2015-16 calendar year ... Redshirted for the Mountaineers during that year’s indoor and outdoor track and field seasons, then didn’t compete in 2016-17.
High School: Highly decorated runner out of Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn. ... Placed 19th, eighth and 34th in consecutive years at the Nike Nationals Cross Country Meet ... A three-time all-state honoree for the Trojans, while serving as a member of two state championship teams (2012, 2014) and one Nike Nationals champion (2013) ... Was a conference and section champion three consecutive years during her prep career, finishing as high as seventh at the MSHSL Class 2A meet ... Served as team captain her senior cross country season.
Personal: Daughter of of Jean and Chris French ... Aunt, Cindy, was a member of the US Olympic Speedskating team ... Majoring in conservation biology and ecology.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05
