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2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

Savannah Fornshell

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School North Lincoln
  • Hometown Iron Station, N.C.

Biography

ALSO RUNS CROSS COUNTRY FOR THE BRAVES

AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Clinched the school record in the 2000m steeplechase with a time of 8:00.79 for a sixth place finish at the Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays … Logged a personal best time of 12:05.53 in the 3000m steeplechase for an eighth place finish and score points for the Braves at the PBC Championships along with a 21st place finish in the 5000m run (19:50.79) … Tallied a 12th place finish at the VertKlasse Meeting in the 3000m steeplechase (12:31.78) and a 14th place finish in the 5000m run at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (19:56.72) … Ran a time of 19:49.42 in the indoor 5000m run for a personal best time and 23rd place finish at the Hilton Garden Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Ran a personal best time in the 10000m run at the PBC Championships for a 10th place finish with a time of 41:50.19, while also placing 20th in the 5000m run with a time of 19:50.24 … Captured a seventh place finish in the 5000m run with a personal best time of 19:48.82 at the Wofford College Terrier Relays … Also ran the 5000m run at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational (28th, 20:06.63) and the CCU Shamrock Invitational (18th, 20:09.19).

AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Competed in the 3000m run (12:12.88) at the Gene Anderson Invitational and placed 26th overall.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at North Lincoln under coach Matt Reep … Lettered in cross country (4), track and field (4) and swimming (1) … As a senior, in cross country she was conference champion, second in region and eighth in the state meet with a personal best time of 19:02 … In track she was second in the conference meet, second in region and ninth in state in the 3200m run … Ran a season best in the time of 11:51 in the 3200m, 5:41 in the 1600m and 52.91 seconds in the 300m hurdles … Help her team place second in state and regionals and become conference champs in cross country for two-consecutive years … As a junior she was second in conference, fourth in the region meet and second in the state meet … Ran a season-best time of 19:34 in the 5K … Ran season best times in the 3200m (12:08), 1600m (5:37) and 400m (1:07) … Finished second in conference, fourth in region and third in state in the 3200m, as well as third in conference in the 1600m and fourth in the conference in the 400m.


PERSONAL
The daughter of Andrea and John Fornshell … Has a younger sister, Sophia … Ranked 95th in her 244-member senior class and garnered a 3.7 cumulative grade point average … A member of the A/B Honor Roll and Fellowship of Christian Athletes … A pre-med major at UNCP.

BEST PERFORMANCES
2000m Steeplechase - 8:00.79 @ Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays (03/20/15)  -- school record --
3000m - 12:12.88 @ Gene Anderson Invitational (02/02/13)
3000m Steeplechase - 12:05.53 @ PBC Championships (04/17/15)
5000m Indoor - 19:49.42 @ Hilton Garden Invitational (01/30/15)
5000m - 19:48.82 @ Wofford College Terrier Relays (04/05/14)
10000m -  41:50.19 @ PBC Championships (04/17/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'6"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'6"