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2020-21 Track & Field Roster
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Finch, Gemma
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Gemma Finch
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Hometown:
- Newbury, U.K.
- High School:
- Peter Symonds College
Bio
College Bests:
400m: 57.12 (2/8/19)
600m: 1:38.49 (1/31/16)
800m: 2:10.84 (2/19/19)
1000m: 2:56.62 (1/11/19)
60H: 9.37 (2/22/16)
HJ: 1.67m (2/22/16)
LJ: 5.13m (2/23/16)
SP: 8.49m (2/23/16)
Pent: 3521 (2/23/16)
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200m: 26.71 (5/13/16)
400m: 56.92 (4/6/19)
800m: 2:08.99 (3/29/19)
1500m: 4:47.94 (3/16/19)
100H: 15.37 (5/13/16)
HJ: 1.69m (4/15/16)
LJ: 5.26m (5/13/16)
SP: 8.53m (5/13/16)
JT: 25.75m (5/13/16)
Hep: 4580 (5/13/16)
Junior (2019):
Indoor:
• Won the 800m race three times in the season, including taking home gold at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in a personal record time of 2:10.84 which set the school record
• Part of the 4x400m relay team that won four races highlighted by winning the race at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in 3:44.63, second fastest in school history
• A member of the distance medley team that won two races this season including taking home gold in a school record time of 11:47.14 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships
• Finished fifth at the UAB Blazer Invitational 1000m race in a personal record time of 2:56.62
• Set her personal record in the 400m race at the Bulldog Invite in 57.12.
Outdoor:
• Won the Doc Anderson Invitational 1500m race in a personal record time of 4:47.94
• Part of the 4x400m relay team that won the race at the Doc Anderson Invitational in 3:45.01
• Finished second at the Bulldog Relays and War Eagle Invitational 800m races with respective times of 2:09.25 and 2:09.33
• Set the school record in the 800m race at the Florida Relays in 2:08.99
• Member of the 4x800m relay team that set the school record at the Florida Relays in 8:49.03
• Helped the distance medley team set the school record time of 12:00.14 at the Penn Relays
• Finished second (2:11.86) in the Sun Belt Conference 800m Preliminary race and took home gold in the championship race with a time of 2:11.63.
Sophomore (2017):
Indoor:
• Finch finished 21st in her only 400m event at the Samford Open with a time of 59.05
• She finished in the top 10 in two of her four 800m events
• Her best time was at the Jaguar Invitational where she finished seventh with a time of 2:16.81.
Outdoor:
• Finch finished in the top 10 in one of her two 400m events
• Her best time and finish was at the Samford Alabama Challenge where she finished sixth with a time of 57.71
• Also, placed in the top 5 in all of her 800m events
• Her best finish was at the Bill Carson Invitational where she finished second with a time of 2:13.25.
Freshman (2016):
Indoor:
• Competed in the 60m hurdles, 600m, high jump, long jump, and pentathlon events
• Finished fifth in the 600m at the KMS Invitational with a team best 1:38.49
• High jumped a team best 1.66m at the Sun Belt Championship, where she finished fourth
• Scored a team best in the pentathlon at the Sun Belt Championship with a 3521.
Outdoor:
• Finished in the top 5 twice in the high jump, along with a twelfth place finish at the Sun Belt Championship
• In the long jump, she finished eighth at the USA Invitational
• Finished in the top 10 twice in the heptathlon and scored her personal best 4580 at the Sun Belt Championship
• Ran in the 800m once and finished fourth at the Bill Carson Invitational.
400m: 57.12 (2/8/19)
600m: 1:38.49 (1/31/16)
800m: 2:10.84 (2/19/19)
1000m: 2:56.62 (1/11/19)
60H: 9.37 (2/22/16)
HJ: 1.67m (2/22/16)
LJ: 5.13m (2/23/16)
SP: 8.49m (2/23/16)
Pent: 3521 (2/23/16)
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200m: 26.71 (5/13/16)
400m: 56.92 (4/6/19)
800m: 2:08.99 (3/29/19)
1500m: 4:47.94 (3/16/19)
100H: 15.37 (5/13/16)
HJ: 1.69m (4/15/16)
LJ: 5.26m (5/13/16)
SP: 8.53m (5/13/16)
JT: 25.75m (5/13/16)
Hep: 4580 (5/13/16)
Junior (2019):
Indoor:
• Won the 800m race three times in the season, including taking home gold at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in a personal record time of 2:10.84 which set the school record
• Part of the 4x400m relay team that won four races highlighted by winning the race at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in 3:44.63, second fastest in school history
• A member of the distance medley team that won two races this season including taking home gold in a school record time of 11:47.14 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships
• Finished fifth at the UAB Blazer Invitational 1000m race in a personal record time of 2:56.62
• Set her personal record in the 400m race at the Bulldog Invite in 57.12.
Outdoor:
• Won the Doc Anderson Invitational 1500m race in a personal record time of 4:47.94
• Part of the 4x400m relay team that won the race at the Doc Anderson Invitational in 3:45.01
• Finished second at the Bulldog Relays and War Eagle Invitational 800m races with respective times of 2:09.25 and 2:09.33
• Set the school record in the 800m race at the Florida Relays in 2:08.99
• Member of the 4x800m relay team that set the school record at the Florida Relays in 8:49.03
• Helped the distance medley team set the school record time of 12:00.14 at the Penn Relays
• Finished second (2:11.86) in the Sun Belt Conference 800m Preliminary race and took home gold in the championship race with a time of 2:11.63.
Sophomore (2017):
Indoor:
• Finch finished 21st in her only 400m event at the Samford Open with a time of 59.05
• She finished in the top 10 in two of her four 800m events
• Her best time was at the Jaguar Invitational where she finished seventh with a time of 2:16.81.
Outdoor:
• Finch finished in the top 10 in one of her two 400m events
• Her best time and finish was at the Samford Alabama Challenge where she finished sixth with a time of 57.71
• Also, placed in the top 5 in all of her 800m events
• Her best finish was at the Bill Carson Invitational where she finished second with a time of 2:13.25.
Freshman (2016):
Indoor:
• Competed in the 60m hurdles, 600m, high jump, long jump, and pentathlon events
• Finished fifth in the 600m at the KMS Invitational with a team best 1:38.49
• High jumped a team best 1.66m at the Sun Belt Championship, where she finished fourth
• Scored a team best in the pentathlon at the Sun Belt Championship with a 3521.
Outdoor:
• Finished in the top 5 twice in the high jump, along with a twelfth place finish at the Sun Belt Championship
• In the long jump, she finished eighth at the USA Invitational
• Finished in the top 10 twice in the heptathlon and scored her personal best 4580 at the Sun Belt Championship
• Ran in the 800m once and finished fourth at the Bill Carson Invitational.
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