Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler – Santana Spearman: The Complete Package
Student-Athlete Highlights
• Three-time NCAA East First Round qualifier (2024, ’25, '26)
• 2023 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships qualifier
Academic Honors
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• 2024, ’25 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
In the Record Books
• Holds school record as a member of the shuttle hurdle relay (55.77)
• Second in Vanderbilt history in the 100-meter hurdles (13.23)
• Tied for third in Vanderbilt history in the 60-meter hurdles (8.24)
As a Senior (2026)
• Fourth and a season best in the 100mH (13.41) at the LSU Alumni Gold
• Won the 60-meter hurdles final (8.24) at the Music City Challenge
• Second in the 60-meter hurdles prelims (8.42) and final (8.39) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Third in the 60mH final (8.29) at the Commodore Challenge
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
As a Junior (2025)
• 2024-25 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar honorable mention
• Ran 13.36 in the 100mH prelims, PRed in the quarterfinals (13.23) at the NCAA East Region First Round
• Won the 100mH invite (13.33) at the Outdoor Music City Challenge
• Won the 100mH (13.29) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
• Top 20 in the 100mH (13.54) at Florida Relays
• 14th in the 100mH prelims (13.61) at Texas Relays
• Nominated for the Allstate NACDA Good Works Winter Team
• 20th in the 60mH prelims (8.49) at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Third in the 60mH final (8.32) with a personal best, also PRed in the semifinals (8.36) at the Music City Challenge
• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee – Social Impact Committee Co-Chair
As a Sophomore (2024)
• 32nd in the 100mH prelims (13.52) at the NCAA East First Round
• 17th in the 100mH (13.52) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Second in the 100mH qualifying (13.20, 2.5 m/s), third in prelims (13.23, 4.6 m/s) and fourth in the final (13.28, 4.3 m/s) at the Music City Challenge
• Fifth in the 60-meters hurdles (8.60) and recorded the second-fastest qualifying time (8.55) at the Music City Challenge
• Second in the 60-meter hurdles final (8.43), second in prelims (8.54) at the Commodore Challenge
• Member of the 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
As a Freshman (2023)
• Competed at the 2023 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter hurdles
• Competed in five indoor and four outdoor meets, including the indoor and outdoor SEC Championships
• Second in the 100-meter hurdles final (13.62) at the Music City Challenge
• Third as a member of the shuttle hurdle relay (55.77) at the Pepsi Florida Relays
• 17th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.58) at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Seventh in the 60-meter hurdle final (8.77), fifth in the prelims (8.65) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
The Spearman File
• Four-year letterwinner at Providence Day School
• Prep bests of 14.18 in the 100-meter hurdles, 5.56 meters in the long jump and 11.12 meters in the triple jump
• 2022 NCISAA DI state champion in the long jump
• Named a freshman All-American
• Silver medalist in the 100mH at the Junior Olympics
• Three-time high school state champion and three-time silver medalist in the 100mH
Personal
• Santana’s parents’ names are Juanetta and Christopher
• Sister’s name is Falon
• Her father played football in college
Instagram: @Santana.spearman