2020-21 Track Roster
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Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09

Savannah Shaw
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Upper St. Clair, Pa.
- High School:
- Upper St. Clair
Bio
3x All-American:
- 2022-23 Indoor - DMR (First Team)
- 2021 Outdoor - 5000m (Second Team)
- 2020-21 Indoor - DMR (First Team)
- 2023 - 5000m
- 2022 - 5000m
- 2021 - 5000m
- 2022-23 Indoor - DMR (3rd place)
- 2022 Outdoor - 5000m (6th place)
- 2022 Outdoor - 1500m (6th place)
- 2021 Outdoor - 5000m (4th place)
- 2020-21 Indoor - 3000m (6th place)
- 2019-20 Indoor - 3000m (5th place)
- 2019 Cross Country
- 2023 Outdoor
- 2022-23 Indoor
- 2022 Outdoor
- 2021-22 Indoor
- 2021 Cross Country
- 2021 Outdoor
- 2020-21 Indoor
- 2019-20 Indoor
- 2019 Cross Country
- 2018 Cross Country
- 2022 Track & Field
- 2021 Cross Country
- 2021 Track & Field
- 2020 Cross Country
- 2020 Track & Field
- 2019 Cross Country
- 2019 Track & Field
2023 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Produced a top-10 finish in the 1500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:22.20
2022-23 Indoor Track & Field:
- Member of the DMR team that set the school record and finished third at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 10:52.16
2022 Cross Country:
- Opened the season with a PR in the 2k and 5k at the adidas XC Challenge with times of 06:35.7 and 16:52.8, respectively
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Placed 20th in the 5000m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 16:02.32
- Ran the fourth-fastest 5000m time in program history at the NCAA East Regional with a 15:33.42
- Was a member of the 4x1500m relay squad that ran the second-fastest time in collegiate history (16:55.19) at Penn Relays
- Clocked the seventh-fastest program mark in the 1500m at the ACC Championships with a mark of 4:16.39
- Registered an 800m PR at the Duke Invitational (2:10.38)
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed for the Pack at the NCAA Championships in the DMR
- Ran in both the Mile and 3000m at ACCs, placing seventh in the 3000m
- Tabbed the seventh-fastest Mile time in NC State history with a 4:39.98 at the Hokie Invitational
- Clocked the 10th-fastest program mark in the 3000m at the Camel City Invitational in 9:06.22
2021 Cross Country:
- Suited up for NC State at the Southeast Regional meet, running a 20:53.7 for 25th place and All-Region accolades
- Ran at the ACC Championships for the Pack women, placing 25th with a time of 20:56.2
- Placed first in the Joe Piane Invite B race, completing the 5K in 16:58.0
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Finished 16th in the 5000m at the NCAA Championships to collect Second Team All-American accolades
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 5000m after a seventh-place performance in the event at the NCAA East Preliminary
- Opened her outdoor season with a 15:40.37 in the 5000m at Raleigh Relays for the fourth-best time in program history
- Clocked a 4:17.46 in the 1500m at West Coast Relays, the sixth-best program mark
- Placed fourth in the 5000m at the ACC Championships, garnering Second Team All-ACC honors
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
- Ran the anchor leg of the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships, garnering First Team All-America accolades (seventh place) and setting a school record
- Tabbed Second Team All-ACC in the 3000m with a sixth-place finish at the ACC Championships (9:16.65)
- Claimed first place in the mile at the Hokie Invitational
- Posted a third-place finish in the 3000m at the Virginia Beach Invitational as well as in the mile at the Camel City Invitational
2020 Cross Country:
- Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Virginia Tech Invite, running a 21:01.1
- Placed 11th at the Wolfpack Invite with a time of 17:51.9
- Competed in her third ACC Championships meet, finishing in 21:43.4 (70th)
- Posted her highest career NCAA Championships finish of 98th (21:29.2)
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
- Placed fifth at the ACC Championships with a 9:19.71 clip in the 3000
- Won the mile at the Hokie Invite in 4:42.12, a PR
- Notched a second-place finish in the mile at the Gamecock Opener (4:55.06)
- Collected five top-10 finishes, placed in the top 20 in all seven events she competed in
- Set a PR in the 3000 at the Valentine Invite, clocking in at 9:17.52
2019 Cross Country:
- Competed in all six meets for the Wolfpack in 2019
- Garnered the first All-Region and All-ACC honors of her career with top-25 finishes at the ACC Championships (21st, 21:22.0) and the NCAA Southeast Regional (20th, 20:48.2)
- Earned the best finish of her season at the adidas XC Challenge. Opened her sophomore debut with an eighth-place result (17:20.0)
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- Placed sixth in the mile at the Virginia Tech Challenge, finishing in 4:47.27
- Placed fourth at the DMR at the ACC Championships
2018 Cross Country:
- Competed in all five meets during the Wolfpack's 2018 season
- Scored for the Wolfpack at the ACC Championships, crossing the finis line in 21:05.5 for 25th place
- Represented the Pack at the NCAA Southeast Regional (20:52.4 for 32nd place) and the NCAA Championships (20:22.0 for 231st place)
- Made her NC State debut at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a 21:06.3 6K time for 87th place
Prep/Personal:
- Bronze medalist at 2017 PIAA State Cross Country Championships
- 2017 New Balance Outdoor Nationals qualifier in the mile
- Finalist at Foot Locker Nationals
- 2017 WPIAL District 7 AAA Champion in the outdoor 1,600m
- Posted three top-10 finishes at state championship meets in her career
- Received Ronald Reagan Leadership Award