COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 400m - 56.91, 600m - 1:30.63, 800m - 2:02.67
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x CSC Academic All-District ('26)
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ('26)
1x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '26)
2x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ('25, '26)
RECORDS:
- No. 1 all-time in outdoor 4x800 (8:18.43 – NCAA No. 8 all-time)
- No. 3 all-time in indoor 800m (2:02.67)
- No. 8 all-time in outdoor 800m (2:04.36)
Spring 2026
Season: Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 800 meters after posting a personal-best 2:04.36 at the Pepsi Florida Relays. Recorded three consecutive sub-2:05.20 performances in the 800 meters during the outdoor season and won the 800-meter title at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, ran for Penn State's 4x800-meter relay that finished in 8:18.43 to earn first place and to break the program record...
BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 6): Opened the year by winning the 800 meters in a personal-best 2:02.67...Pepsi Florida Relays (Apr. 3-4): Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best 2:04.36 in the 800 meters...Virginia Challenge (Apr. 17-18): Finished fifth in the 800 meters in 2:04.96...Also competed in the 1,500 meters and 4x400-meter relay, helping the relay place ninth in 3:51.35...Penn Relays (Apr. 23-25): Ran on Penn State's 4x800-meter relay that finished in 8:18.43 to earn first place and break the program record...Larry Ellis Invitational (May 1-2): Placed sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.15...Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 15-17): Competed in the 800-meter preliminaries, running 2:09.17...NCAA Division I East First Round (May 27-30): Competed in the 800 meters, finishing 28th in 2:05.23.
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed primarily in the 800 meters, recording a season-best time of 2:06.28 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou and advancing to the semifinals at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 28-29): Opened the outdoor season with a season-best 2:06.28 in the 800 meters to finish sixth...Florida Relays (Apr. 4-5): Ran 2:06.70 in the 800 meters...Virginia Challenge (Apr. 18-19): Placed fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:07.49...Larry Ellis Invitational (May 2-3): Finished sixth in the 800 meters in 2:06.74...Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18): Advanced to the 800-meter semifinals and finished 16th overall in 2:07.93...Also competed on the 4x400-meter relay that placed 14th in 3:41.14.
Indoor 2025
Season: Earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors as part of Penn State's distance medley relay that placed fourth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Posted a season-best 600-meter time of 1:30.63 at the Penn State National Open and claimed titles in the 600 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge.
Penn State National Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 1): Opened the indoor season with a season-best 600-meter time of 1:30.63 to finish second...Also competed in the 400 meters, running 56.91, and helped the 4x400-meter relay place third in 3:46.58...PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (Feb. 8): Won the 600 meters in 1:33.07 and ran on the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:40.49)...Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 14-15): Ran 2:07.60 in the 800 meters...Penn State Tune-Up (Feb. 21): Competed in the 800 meters...Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1): Advanced to the 600-meter final after running 1:31.55 in preliminaries before placing seventh in the final in 1:32.90...Helped Penn State's distance medley relay finish fourth in 11:07.30 to earn All-Big Ten Second Team honors.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 800m – 2:06.02
Attended St. Joseph’s Catholic in Australia where she won multiple national medals throughout her high school career…Is a seven-time World Junior Championships qualifier in the 800m.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Rebecca and Michael Buchanan…Has one brother, Jordan…Studying kinesiology at Penn State…Hobbies include reading, going to the beach, and animals…Chose Penn State because “Penn State is a great all-around school that I believe can help me to become the athlete, student, and person that I want to be. Similarly, the great coaches and professors the school has to offer, as well as facilities will help me become the best version of myself.”