2021-22 Track Roster
Vess, Anna
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Wednesday, March 09

Anna Vess
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fairview, N.C.
- High School:
- AC Reynolds
Bio
2021 ACC Indoor Champion - DMR
1x All-American:
Collegiate-Best Marks
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
2021 Cross Country:
2020 Outdoor Track & Field:
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
2020 Cross Country:
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
2019 Cross Country:
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
2018 Cross Country:
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
2017 Cross Country:
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
2016 Cross Country:
Prep/Personal:
1x All-American:
- 2021 Indoor - DMR (First Team)
- 2022 - 1500m
- 2021 - 1500m
- 2018 - 1500m
- 2022 Outdoor - 1500m (3rd place)
- 2022 Indoor - DMR (3rd place)
- 2021 Indoor - DMR (1st place)
- 2021 Indoor - Mile (3rd place)
- 2022 Outdoor
- 2021-22 Indoor
- 2020-21 Indoor
- 2019-20 Indoor
- 2022 Track & Field
- 2021 Track & Field
Collegiate-Best Marks
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Placed 24th at the NCAA Championships in the 1500m
- Clocked the fourth-fastest 1500m time in program history at the ACC Championship with a 4:12.04, good for third place and First Team All-ACC
- Competed as a member of the 4x1500m relay squad that ran the second-fastest time in collegiate history at Penn Relays (16:55.19)
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed at the NCAA Championships in the DMR
- Notched top-10 finishes in both events she ran in at the ACC Championships, placing third in the DMR (10:58.10) and tenth in the Mile (4:51.49)
- Ran top-10 program marks in the 800m (2:09.30) and Mile (4:37.42) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
- Posted a PR in the 3000m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener with a 9:34.05
2021 Cross Country:
- Recorded an 11th-place finish at the adidas XC Challenge (17:37.0)
- Placed second at the ECU Pirate Invitational with a time of 21:27.16
2020 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Ran a PR of 4:21.62 in the 1500m in the prelims at the ACC Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 1500m, where she finished 46th
- Competed in the 800m at the ACC Championships
- Clocked a 2:06.99 in the 800m at the Tobacco Road Challenge for the fifth-fastest time in program history and a second-place finish
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed in the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing in seventh place and tabbing First Team All-America honors while setting a school record (11:06.14)
- Ran as part of the ACC Championship-winning DMR squad that posted the second-best mark in program history
- Placed third at the ACC Indoor Championships in the mile with a time of 4:44.22 for First Team All-ACC
- Placed in the top 10 in every regular-season race she competed in, including one podium spot
2020 Cross Country:
- Participated all of NC State’s regular-season meets
- Placed 17th at the Virginia Tech Invite for her highest finish of the season with a time of 22:20.8
- Ran a 22:35.98 at a meet hosted by Wake Forest
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
- Notched a top-10 finish at the ACC Championship in the mile (5:02.08)
- Won her season-opening mile race at the Gamecock Opener in 4:54.06
- Placed third in the 3000 at the Camel City Invite with a 9:46.21 PR mark
2019 Cross Country:
- Competed in all three of the Pack's regular-season meets
- Placed 12th at the adidas XC Challenge (17:42.3) to open her 2019 campaign
- Participated in the open races at both the Notre Dame Invitational (5th, 17:26.54) and the Nuttycombe Invitational (13th, 21:31.7)
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- Claimed the 1,000m title at the Clemson Elite with a time of 2:54.12
- Collected four top-10 finishes
- Placed second in the mile at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational with a season-best 4:46.12 mark
2018 Cross Country:
- Ran for the Wolfpack at the ACC Championships, placing 50th in 21:45.9
- Competed in the B races at the Nuttycombe Invitational and the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, securing top-25 finishes in each
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Took first place for the first time in her career, winning the 1,500m at the Gamecock Invitational
- Scored points for the Wolfpack women at the ACC Championships, placing eighth in the 1,500m with a 4:23.88 PR
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 1,500m
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
- Ran a 2:19.83 PR in the 800m at the Carolina Cup, finishing fifth
- Placed sixth at the Keydet Invitational in the 1,000m with a time of 2:56.57
2017 Cross Country:
- Did not compete
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season, did not compete
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season, did not compete
2016 Cross Country:
- Redshirted the season and ran unattached in three races.
- Ran unattached at the adidas XC Challenge where she finished 37th with a time of 18:35.2.
- Placed 10th at the VertCross Invitational, crossing in 21:58.68.
- Concluded the season at the 3 Stripe Invite where she tabbed a first place finish with a time of 17:57.49.
Prep/Personal:
- 9x 3A State Track Champion (2016 800 outdoor, 2015 800 outdoor, 2016 1,600m outdoor, 2015 1,600m outdoor, 2014 1,600m outdoor, 2016 3,200m outdoor, 2014 3,200m outdoor, 2016 3,200m indoor, 2014 4x800 outdoor)
- 2x 3A State XC Champion (2014-15)
- 2016 3A State Track Championship Meet MVP
- Footlocker South XC qualifier 2014-15
- Footlocker National XC qualifier 2015
- 3A State Championship record holder in 3,200m (set in 2014)
- Also swam competitively in high school and set the AC Reynolds 200 IM school record at the NC State Championship Meet
- National Junior Honors Society Member
- Member of service organization R.E.A.C.H.
- Coach by AC Reynolds head coach and former Wolfpacker David Honea