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Sydney Seymour
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seven Hills, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Joseph Academy
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 4K: 13:25.93 (2018)
- 5K: 16:52.2 (2020)
- 3 Mile: 17:36.78 (2019)
- 6K: 20:11.6 (2019)
Indoor Track
- Mile: 5:02.18 (2020)
- 3000m: 9:24.60 (2021)
- 5000m: 16:18.46 (2021)
Outdoor Track
- 800m: 2:24.78 (HS)
- 5000m: 15:34.01
- 10000m: 34:39.37
SEC Scoring
Cross Country
- 2019 - 6K - 20th - 20:49.5
- 2018 - 6K - 52nd - 20:41.84
Indoor Track
- 2021 - 5,000m - 5th - 16:18.46
Outdoor Track
- 2022 - 10,000m - 4th - 34:39.37
HONORS
- 2022 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-America - 5000m
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Individual
- 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Individual
- 2019 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-South Region
- 2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Placed 13th at the NCAA Championships in the 5,000m run at 15:51.50, earning USTFCCCA Second Team All-America honors (6/11)
- Will make her first-career appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after she ran a school-record breaking 5,000-meter at the NCAA East Prelims, finishing at 15:34.01 (5/28)
- Ran a lifetime-best of 34:39.37 in the 10,000-meter run at the SEC Championships (5/12), scoring for the Lady Vols with a fourth-place finish
2021 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Clocked a career-best time of 16:18.46 in the 5000m at the SEC Championships (2/26), placing fifth and entering the program's all-time top 10 as the No. 6 performer in Tennessee history indoors
- Entered the Lady Vol all-time top 10 in the 3,000m, running 9:24.60 for the 7th fastest time in school history at Clemson University's Bob Pollock Meet (1/30)
- Opened her indoor season with a win at the Commodore Indoor (1/15), running the fastest indoor 5K by a Lady Vol since 2017 with a time of 16:40.11
2020-21 CROSS COUNTRY
- Finished ninth place at the FSU Winter Classic (2/5), leading her squad with a time of 20:33.4 over a six-mile course and making it her third-straight top-10 XC finish
- Recorded her second straight top-3 finish at the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16), placing third with a time of 20:17.57 over the 6K course
- Opened her season with a runner-up finish at the Live In Lou Cross Country Classic (10/3), running a personal-best 5K time of 16:52.2
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Made her SEC Track Championship debut (2/28-2/29), running personal-best times in the 3000m (9:52.29) and 5000m (16:54.44)
- Ran the first mile of her college career at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14), turning in a time of 5:02.18
- Took 13 seconds off her previous best 3000m at the Virginia Tech Invite (1/17), recording a time of 9:55.46 for second place at the meet
- Made her college track debut in the Tennessee-Indiana Duals women's 3000m, clocking in at 10:08.77 (1/11)
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
2019 CROSS COUNTRY
- Finished top-three on the team at all six meets during her sophomore campaign on Rocky Top
- Claimed a 13th place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/15) with a time of 20:36.5 which earned her All-Region honors
- Improved 42 spots with a 20th-place finish at the SEC Championships (11/1), clocking in at 20:49.5
- Earned an eighth place finish at the Penn State National Open (10/18) with a time of 20:55.9
- Finished thirteenth at the Paul Short Run (10/5) with a 6K PR of 20:11.6
- Placed fourth at the University of Virginia's Cavalier Classic with a personal-best 5K time of 17:21.5 to help UT win the meet
- Opened her sophomore campaign with a first-place finish at the Tennessee Tri-Star Cross Country Challenge (8/30) with a time of 17:36.78 over the three-mile course
2018 CROSS COUNTRY
- Competed in five meets during her first semester with the Vols
- Top times in three of those meets: 3 Mile (Louisville Meet - 17:50.01), 4K (13:25.93 - Pre-SEC Meet) and 6K (SEC Championship - 20:41.84)
PERSONAL
- Sydney Marie Seymour born on August 11th, 1999
- Daughter of Bill and Lisa Seymour
- Completed degree in Marketing in May 2022
- Aspires to start her own business
- Hobbies include: traveling, drawing, and writing
- Biggest sports influence is Alexi Pappa
- 4x All Ohio in Cross Country, 2x All Ohio in Track, Placed 2nd for Team Ohio in Mideast Cross Country Championships
- Recipient of the Jan R. Williams Women's Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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