2025 Women's Track & Field Roster
Savannah Sutherland
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Borden, Saskatchewan
- High School:
- James Bishop Mahoney
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Major:
- Biology, Health, and Society
At Michigan
• Represented Canada at the 2024 Olympics, finishing seventh (53.88) in the 400-meter hurdle finals, the first Canadian to reach the event finals since 1996
• Canadian National Record Holder (outdoor 400H)
• Canadian National Record Holder (indoor 400m)
• Collegiate Record Holder (outdoor 400H)
• 2022 World U20 Championships competitor (400 meter hurdles)
• Canadian U20 Champion (400H, 2022)
• Canadian U20 Champion (100H, 2022)
• Canadian U23 Record Holder (Outdoor 400H)
• School Record Holder (Indoor 4x400)
• School Record Holder (Indoor 200m)
• School Record Holder (Outdoor 400H)
• School Record Holder (Outdoor 4x100, 4x400)
• NCAA 400-meter hurdle Champion (2023)
• NCAA 400-meter hurdle Champion (2025)
• Big Ten Champion (2025, Outdoor 400H)
• Big Ten Champion (2025, Indoor 400m)
• Big Ten Champion (2024, Outdoor 400H)
• Big Ten Champion (2024, Indoor 400m)
• Big Ten Champion (2023, Indoor 4x400)
• Big Ten Champion (2023, Outdoor 400H)
• First-Team All-American (Outdoor 400H, 2025)
• First-Team All-American (Indoor 400m, 2025)
• First-Team All-American (Outdoor 400H, 2024)
• First-Team All-American (Indoor 400m, 2024)
• First-Team All-American (Indoor 400m, 2023)
• First-Team All-American (Outdoor 400H, 2023)
• Second-Team All-American (Outdoor 4x400m relay, 2023)
• Second-Team All-American (Indoor 4x400m relay, 2023)
• Honorable Mention All-American (Outdoor 4x400m relay, 2025)
• Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2025)
• Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2024)
• Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2023)
Collegiate PR | Indoor: 60m - 7.34; 200m - 23.26; 400m - 51.23; 600m - 1:30.15; 60H - 8.63 | Outdoor: 200m - 23.32; 100H - 13.91; 400H - 52.46
High School PR | 60m - 7.66i; 100m - 12.21 (+0.0m/s); 200m - 24.17 (+1.4m/s); 400m - 52.91; 60H - 8.42; 100H - 13.73 (+0.5m/s); 400H - 57.27
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
Senior (2024-25)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 54.13 in the 400m hurdles preliminaries and a Canadian national record, program record, collegiate record, meet record, and conference record 52.46 to win the NCAA title. Also ran 3:33.75 in the 4x400m relay for 19th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14)
• Ran 55.07 in the 400m hurdles preliminaries and 54.39 to win the finals, 44.55 in the 4x100m relay for sixth, and a program record 3:29.22 in the 4x400m relay for 10th at the NCAA East First Round (May 28-31)
• Ran 55.37 in the 400m hurdles preliminaries and 56.29 to win the finals and set a meet record, and 3:32.47 in the 4x400m relay for third at the Big Ten Championships (May 16-18)
• Ran 45.23 in the 4x100m relay for second at the Len Paddock Open (May 9)
• Ran 53.46 to win the 400m hurdles and a program record 3:30.17 in the 4x400m relay for ninth at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 18-19)
• Ran 55.28 to win the 400m hurdles and 3:35.57 in the 4x400m relay for third at the 44 Farms Team Invitational (April 11-12)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 51.65 in the in the 400m dash prelims and a career-best and program record 51.23 in the finals for fourth at the NCAA Championships (March 14-15)
• Ran 51.74 in the in the 400m dash prelims and 51.77 in the finals to win, and 3:35.90 in the 4x400m relay for fourth at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Ran 7.35 in the 60m dash prelims and a career-best 7.34, the No. 2 time in program history, to win the 60m dash at the Michigan Invitational (Feb. 8)
• Ran a career-best and program record 23.26 to win the in the 200m dash, 52.03 to win the 400m dash, and 3:35.38 to win the 4x400m relay at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24-25)
• Ran a career-best and program record 23.49 to win the in the 200m dash and 3:35.46 to win the 4x400m relay at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan.18)
Junior (2023-24)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 54.04 in the in the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries and a career-best 53.26 in the finals for second at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 5-8)
• Ran a season-best 54.61 in the in the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries, setting a meet record, and 55.25 in the finals for first. Also ran in the 4x400-meter relay that was disqualified at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 22-25)
• Ran 55.72 in the in the 400-meter hurdles preliminaries and 55.01 in the finals to win and set the meet record, 44.78 in the 4x100-meter relay for fifth, and 3:37.56 in the 4x400-meter relay for fifth at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 55.36 in the 400-meter hurdles to break a 29-year old meet record at the Penn Relays (April 25-27)
• Ran a career-best 23.32 in the 200-meter dash (the No. 2 time in program history) for the win at the Jim Green Invitational (April 19-20)
• Ran 54.86 in the 400-meter hurdles (the No. 1 time in the NCAA and the world) for the win and 3:36.71 in the 4x400 relay for 13th (the No. 8 time in program history) at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran 23.33 in the 200-meter dash (the No. 2 time in program history) for the win at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 52.26 in the 400-meter dash preliminaries and 52.33 in the finals for seventh and All-America First Team honors at the NCAA Championships (March 8-9)
• Ran 52.18 in the 400-meter dash preliminaries and 51.67 in the finals to win the title at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 11:00.69 in the second leg of the DMR for fourth at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 17)
• Ran 3:39.48 in the 4x400 meter relay for third at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9-10)
Sophomore (2022-23)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a school record and career-best 54.45 to win 400 meter hurdles title at the NCAA Championships (June 7-10)
• Ran 3:30.68 in the 4x400 meter relay for 13th at the NCAA Championships (June 7-10)
• Ran 56.06 and 56.77 in the 400 meter hurdles preliminaries at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-27)
• Ran 55.75 to win the 400 meter hurdles title, 44.12 in the 4x100 meter relay for third, and a school record 3:30.52 in the 4x400 meter relay for second at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran a school record 44.10 in the 4x100 meter relay for seventh at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 12-15)
• Ran a school-record 57.44 in the 400 meter hurdles for second at the Florida Relays (March 30- April 1)
• Ran a school-record 44.70 in the 4x100 relay for third at the Black & Gold Invitational (March 17-18)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:31.24 in the 4x400 relay for 9th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10-11)
• Ran 51.60 in the 400 meter dash for 7th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10-11)
• Ran 51.41 in the 400 meter dash for 2nd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran a career-best 23.51 in the 200 meter dash for 5th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) Finals
• Ran a school-record 52.23 in the 400 meter dash for 6th at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Ran a career-best 23.66 in the 200 meter dash for the win at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan, 27-28)
• Ran a career-best 53.01 in the 400 meter dash for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 23.97 in the 200 meter dash for the win at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 14)
First-Year (2021-22)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:04.46 for 42nd in the 400-meter hurdles prelims at the World Athletics U20 Championships (August 2).
• Swept the 400-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles titles at the Canadian U20 Championships (June 25-26). She won the 400-meter hurdles in 58.69 to earn a spot on Team Canada for the World Athletics U20 Championships and claimed the 100-meter hurdles title in 14.31 (-2.5m/s).
• Ran 58.34 for 16th in the 400 meter hurdles quarterfinals after running 58.53 for 15th in the first round and ran a leg of the 21st-place 4x400 relay in 3:42.62 at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28)
• Ran 58.99 for 10th in the 400 meter hurdles prelims and ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x400 relay in 3:38.22 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)
• Ran 58.86 for 7th in the 400 meter hurdles final at the Drake Relays (April 28-30). Also ran a leg of the 5th-place distance medley relay in 11:25.97.
• Ran a career-best 58.05 for 8th in the 400 meter hurdles final at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14-16). Ran a leg of the 7th-place 4x400 relay in 3:36.86
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 55.05 for 14th in the 400 meter dash prelims at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
• Ran a career-best 8.63 in the 60-meter hurdles final to finish 4th at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 22)
• Ran 1:31.87 in the 600 meter run for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 15), and also finished 7th in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.71 after running 8.75 in the prelims.
HIGH SCHOOL
Bronze medalist in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2021 World U20 Championships ... No. 2 on the all-time Canadian list in the 400-meter hurdles ... Ranked No. 6 in the world among U20 athletes in the 400-meter hurdles for the 2021 outdoor season and No. 24 at 400 meters ... Finished the 2019 season as the 16th-fastest U18 woman in the world in the 100-meter hurdles ... Won the 2019 Canadian U18 Championships titles in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles, and finished runner-up in the 2019 Canadian U20 Championships in the 100-meter hurdles ... Also finished third in the 2019 Canadian U20 Championships over 200 meters.
