Sutherland Named USTFCCCA Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
6/23/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Senior Savannah Sutherland of the University of Michigan women's track and field team has been named United States Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Women's Athlete of the Year, as announced by the organization Monday (June 23).
Sutherland captured her second national title in the 400-meter hurdles and her third straight top-two finish at the NCAA Championships on June 14. She ran a personal-best 52.46 seconds to finish 2.20 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, set five records — the NCAA record, the NCAA Championship meet record, the Big Ten record, the Michigan program record and the Canadian national record — and earned first team All-America honors.
The Borden, Saskatchewan, native is now just the second runner in NCAA history to break 53 seconds, with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone setting the previous collegiate record of 52.75 in 2018. The time ranks No. 9 in the world on the all-time performance list and is tied for the second-fastest time in the world this season.
Sutherland also ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clocking 50.71 for the fastest second leg and second-fastest split of the race. The relay squad finished 19th overall with a time of 3:33.75 to earn All-America honorable mention.
The senior capped an impressive career in her final season for the Maize and Blue, winning her third straight Big Ten title in the 400-meter hurdles before setting the NCAA East First Round meet record (54.39) for the second consecutive year. She also helped set the program record in the 4x400-meter relay twice this season and earned a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships.
Sutherland is the first Wolverine in program history to earn USTFCCCA Athlete of the Year honors.
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