Anna Devitt

Height:
5-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
Christian Life Academy

Career Results

Career Honors
• 2012 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Freshman of the Year (Cross Country)
• 2012 All-Louisiana (Cross Country)
• 2013 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Cross Country)
• Sun Belt Female Cross Country Runner of the Week (10/16/13)
• 2014 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Cross Country)
• 2014 All-Louisiana (Cross Country)
• 2014 LSWA Female Runner of the Year (Cross Country)

2014-15: Cross Country - Named the Louisiana Female Cross Country Runner of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing ninth overall at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships, crossing the finish line of the 5K race in 17:29.9 ... earned six top-10and four top-5 finishes in seven events during the season ... claimed the individual title at the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational, completing the 5K race in 17:32.40 ... finished third at the USA Azalea City Classic after posting a time of 20:54.90 on the 6K course ... was fourth at the McNeese Cross Country Relays and fifth at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede ... competed at the NCAA South Central Regional, posting a time of 21:36.2 on the 6K course.

2013-14: Outdoor Recorded a personal-best time in the 3,000-meters (10:13.85), claiming first-place honors at the McNeese Cowboy Relays ... earned a first-place finish in the 5,000-meters at the NSU Leon Johnson Invitational setting a season-best time of 18:45.07 ... completed the 1,500-meters at the Bobcat Invitational in a season-best time of 4:50.61 ... Indoor - Posted a season-best time in the 1-mile run (5:16.86) at the Samford Multi and Invitational ... recorded a time of 10:32.02 in the 3,000-meters at the ASU Invitational ... finished seventh overall in the 5,000-meters at the Samford Multi and Invitational, crossing the finish line in a season-best time of 18:11.26 ... Cross Country - Ragin' Cajuns top runner in all seven events during the season with six top-15 finishes ... earned third-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing 15th overall at the league championships (18:64.4) ... earned SBC Female Runner of the Week honors after finishing 14th overall (18:25.2) at the Florida State Invitational ... earned a third-place finish at the McNeese State Cowboy Stampede crossing the finish line of the 5K course in 18:03.8 ... placed 68th overall at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships, finishing in 22:37.3 at the 6K event.

2012-13: Outdoor - Posted a personal-best time in the 10,000-meters (38:23.38) at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... finished fourth overall in the 5,000-meters at the Bobcat Invitational crossing the finish line in a personal-best time of 17:23.89 ... set a personal-best in the 1,500-meters (4:42.36) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... claimed the 3,000-meter title at the Jaguar Invitational with a season-best time of 10:19.48 ... finished in first place in the 5,000 at the Louisiana Classics 18:15.67 ... Indoor - Finished third overall in the 1-mile run at the LSU Twilight, crossing the finish line in a personal-best 5:16.52 ... placed fourth overall in the 3,000 at the McNeese Cowboy Invitational (10:55.15) ... posted top time (17:54.47) in the 5,000 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Cross Country: Named the Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and a member of the All-Louisiana Women’s Cross Country Team … the top runner for the Ragin’ Cajuns earning three top-20 finishes and twice recording sub-20 minute performances … finished 18th overall at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, covering the five-kilometer course in a season-best time of 18 minutes, 53.6 seconds … earned a second-place finish at the Ragin’ Cajun Invitational posting a 5K time of 19:18.9 … finished 14th overall at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede with a time of 20:01.0 … best 6K performance (23:26.8) came at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.

High School: Named the Louisiana Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year at Baton Rouge’s Christian Life Academy … a two-time Baton Rouge Advocate Metro Cross Country Runner of the Year (2011, 2012) … earned Class 1A MVP honors at the 2012 state meet … helped CLA to Class 1A state runner-up finish at the 2011 state cross country meet … won 11 individual state titles and set a pair of Class 1A state records (1,600-meter run, 3,200-meters) during her career … an all-district selection in soccer.

Personal: Born April 30, 1994 in Baton Rouge … the daughter of Karen and Jim Devitt … has two sisters, Megan and Molly, and one brother, Ryan … named Class Salutatorian at CLA … career ambition is to work for a major public relations firm … a public relations major.