Liz Anderson Season 2011-12
Distance
Honors
– 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
– 2013 First Team All-SEC (Cross Country)
– 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
– 2011 First Team All-SEC (Cross Country)
– 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team (Cross Country)
Cross Country Personal Bests
5K – 17:16.35 (2011 Greater Louisville Classic)
6K – 20:21.1 (2012 Wisconsin adidas Invitational)
2013 Cross Country: Finished 5th at the SEC Championship in a time of 20:29.04… Led the way for the Dores at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational running the 6K course in 20:44.0 for 60th overall against a loaded field… Opened her season at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. as the Commodores’ top finisher in a time of 21:19.00 for 14th overall.
2012 Cross Country: Was top team finisher at Commodore Classic and Wisconsin adidas Invitational … Finished third overall at the Commodore Classic (21:08.8), helping Vanderbilt win the team title…Had her best 6K time of the season at Wisconsin, finishing 36th overall in 20:21.1 … Finished 15th at the SEC Championships (21:11.3), missing All-SEC honors by six seconds … Finished 16th at the NCAA South Regional (20:33.4 in 6K) to help Commodores to a second place finish and automatic berth in the NCAA Championships.
2012 Track: Broke school record in the indoor 3000 meters, posting a mark of 9:24.04 at Washington … Set a personal record of 4:52.21 in the indoor mile at Kentucky … Part of indoor distance medley relay team which set school record of 11:19.76 at the SEC Championships … Did not compete in the 2012 outdoor season.
2011 Cross Country: Had personal best runs (6K) twice in 2011 season – 20:50 (Wisconsin Invitational) and 20:35.84 at the SEC Championship (10/31/11) … Just missed All-America honors as she helped Vanderbilt to a sixth place team finish at the NCAA Championships … Finished 43rd at the national meet, just three spots shy of All-America … Finished fourth overall at the SEC Championships to earn First Team All-SEC honors and help Commodores to the team title … Helped the Commodores burst on to the national scene with a second place finish at the Wisconsin-Adidas Invitational, finishing 35th overall and second on the team with a time of 20:50 … Opened season with a ninth-place finish at the Louisville Invitational (17:16.35), leading the team.
2011 Track: Finished seventh overall at the Kentucky Invitational to set a personal record and eight-best school record time of 9:52.67 in the 3,000 meter … Broke her previous best 3,000 meter time at the SEC championships, clocking in at 9:40.66 on her way to finishing ninth overall … Competed in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational, setting a school (11th all-time) and personal best record with a 4:57.90 finish … Finished 6th overall in the 5,000 meter at the SEC Championship with a time of 16:41.27, which she bested at the NCAA East Prelims a month later with a personal best time of 16:29.67.


2010 Cross Country: Finished ninth overall at the Belmont-VU Opener, clocking a time of 14:36 in the 4K race … Ran an 18:10 5K at the Louisville Classic, placing 62nd out of 302 runners …. Named SEC Freshman of the Week (10/19) after finishing 7th in the Open Race at Pre-Nationals with a time of 22:02 … Named to All-SEC Freshman team after finishing 24th overall at the SEC Championship meet, clocking a time of 21:48.60 … Finished 28th overall at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 20:57.76.


High School (Dupont Manual): Named 2010 Kentucky Indoor Track Distance Runner of the Year … Finished seventh overall in the 2-mile (10:43) at the 2010 Nike High School Indoor Nationals … Kentucky 3A runner-up in the 3,200 meter with a personal best of 11:14 … Ranked sixth on the Kentucky High School cross country list with a 5K time of 18:41 in the fall of 2009 … Recipient of the Chamoli Scholarship for Outstanding Student Athlete in 2010 … Member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society.


Personal: Elizabeth Dunn Anderson … Born May 11, 1992 … Father, Steve, graduated from Vanderbilt University … Twin brother, Knox, is a member of the swim team at Boston University.