2021 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Weems, Ava
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
Ava Weems
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Hoover HS
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
Bio
2021 Outdoor Season
At the Bulldog Relays, she finished in 12th in the 1500m at 4:42.71 (3/27) ... Competed in the 5000m at the Crimson Tide Invitational, finishing in 17th in 18:28.01 (4/10).Â
2021 Indoor Season
Competed at the Carolina Challenge in the 3000m, finishing in sixth overall (1/23) ... Finished in 27th in the 5000m at the Music City Challenge (2/12).Â
2020Â Cross Country Season
Finished the SEC Preview (9/19) 5K in 18:34.6 ... Completed the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16) 6K in 22:24.95 ... Concluded the season at the SEC Championship (10/30), covering the 6K course in 22:02.1.Â
2020Â Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
2020 Indoor Season
Placed fourth in the mile run at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 5:11.02 … Placed ninth in the 5000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Ran in the 3000m at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) ... Recorded a new personal best at 10:18.89 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/15).
2019 Cross Country Season
Â
2019 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.Â
2019 Indoor Season
Did not compete.Â
2018 Cross Country Season
Made her MSU debut at the Memphis Twilight Classic (9/1), running 19:16.02 in the 5K … Placed 39th in the 5K at the Falcon Classic (9/15), finishing in 20:15.57 … Ran a personal-best 19:00.6 in the 5K at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/29).Â
Academics / Service
Named to the SEC Honor Roll three times (fall 2019, spring 2020, fall 2020) ... A five-time President's Scholar (Fall 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021) ... Named to the Bulldog Honor Roll six times and named a Top Dawg honoree five times.Â
Before the Bulldogs
Lettered four years at Hoover High School where she competed with fellow Bulldog signee Sydney Steely … Part of the school-record and freshman-record 4x800m relay team … Broke the freshman record in the 3200m and later set the school record … Competed along with Steely and her sister, Presley, in the 4x800m relay at the 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals with a time of 9:19.57, which was 20 seconds faster than any other relay in the state that year … Won the state championship, both indoors and outdoors, in the 4x800m relay every year from 2016 to 2018 … Won team state championships all four years of her career … Won the 2017 Oak Mountain Cross Country Invitational … Hoover’s second-highest finisher at the 2017 state cross country championships, placing 16th behind Steely to earn all-state honors … Also played basketball.Â
Personal
Born Ava Hayes Weems on April 26, 2000 to Lance and Ami Weems … Father played basketball at Auburn … Has a sister, Presley, who runs track at Auburn … The only member of her family to not attend Auburn … Majoring in health and dietetics.Â
Collegiate Bests:
Cross Country
5K – 18:16.7 (Louisville Classic – 10/5/2019)6K – 21:38.36 (UAB Blazer Classic – 10/18/2019)
Indoor
Mile – 5:11.02 (UAB Blazer Invitational – 1/10/2020)3000m – 10:18.89 (Music City Challenge – 2/15/2020)
5000m – 17:46.62 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/17/2020)
Outdoor
1500m – 4:42.71 (Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays - 3/27/2021)5000m – 18:28.01 (Crimson Tide Invitational – 4/10/2021)
FOOTBALL | Practice #4 Media Session - 08/08/22
Monday, August 08
Houston Franks: Wired
Tuesday, September 18
Houston Franks Presser - 9/1/17
Friday, September 01
