Anna Buckstaff

Class:
Junior
High School:
Palatine
Hometown:
Palatine, Ill.

2020-21:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (Jr.): Saw action in four meets in the 1500m … Clocked season-best time of 5:08.88 at the ISU Redbird Invitational (April 2).
Indoor (Sr.): Ran in a pair of meets, competing in the 3000m at the UW-Parkside Triangular #1 on Feb. 6 at the UWM Panther Tune-up on Feb. 14 in the 5,000m … Recorded personal bests in both outings.
Cross Country (Sr.): Saw action in the BIG EAST Championships on March 5 … Finished with a time of 24:19.8.

2019-2020:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Jr.): Placed fifth in the 800m (2:28.67) and the 4x400 (4:19.52) at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 18) ... Took fifth in the 3000m at the Parkside Classic (Feb. 8) with a time of 10:55.41 ... Earned runner-up honors in the mile at the Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) with a time of 5:14.81 ... Took 16th in the prelims of the mile (5:17.97) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
Cross Country (Jr.): Placed 75th with a time of 19:48.47 (5k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13th)... Competed at the Bradley Pink Classic women's 6k white race finishing with a time of 24:20.6.

2018-19:
Indoor (So.): Competed in six meets during her sophomore year at MU... Finished ninth at the Black & Gold Premier on Jan. 26 in the 3000m (10:49.11)... Took fourth place at the Parkside Classic on Feb. 2 in the 3000m, setting a new personal best in the event... Placed 13th at the BIG EAST Championships in the mile (5:11.79).
Outdoor (So.): Competed in six meets... Placed 10th at the Marquette Invitational in the 1500m (4:50.38), setting a new personal best... Earned runner-up honors at the Wisconsin-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on April 26 in the 5000m, another personal best (18:46.47).
Cross Country (So.): Competed in five meets for MU as a sophomore... Set a new personal-best in the 5k at the Illini Open (Oct. 19) with a time of 19:32.6 on the way to a 31st-place finish... Took 32nd overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 14) with a time of 25:07.

2017-18:
Cross Country (Fr.): Competed in two meets ... Finished 41st overall and 13th for Marquette at the UW-Parkside Vic Godfrey open race (6k; 25:12.8).
Indoor (Fr.): Notched a career-best 2:26.57 in the 800 at the SHELL Shocker Meet, good for a ninth place finish ... Turned in a 5:18.29 mile time at the GVSU Big Meet.
Outdoor (Fr.): Raced in the 1,500 and 5,000 during her first outdoor season ... Placed third in the 5,000-meter race at the UW-Whitewater Alternative meet for a 18:58.49 time.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered in both cross country and track at Palatine High School ... Served as captain in her senior campaign for both squads ... Was all-state in the 4x800-meter relay in 2016 ... Helped her team to a regional and sectional championship for cross country in her last year as a Pirate ... Helped her cross country team to a state runner-up finish in 2014.

Personal: Buckstaff was born in Palatine, Ill. and is the daughter of Angus and Jane ... Has one younger sister, Christina ... Plans to major in exercise physiology.

Championships History (Top-8):

Cross Country:
BIG EAST Cross Country Championships:
2020-
80th (24:19.8, 10th on MU)