Anthony Berry

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Traverse City, Mich.
High School:
Traverse City
Position:
Distance
Major:
Communication

Last Updated: June 8, 2021

Redshirt Senior (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:50.23 in the 800 meter run for 12th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16)
• Ran a career-best 1:49.99 in the 800 meter run for the win at the B1G Len Paddock Open (May 8)
• Ran 3:46.53 in the 1500 meter run for 11th at the B1G Billy Hayes Invitational (April 30-May 1)
• Ran a career-best 3:44.56 in the 1500 meter run for 6th at the B1G Indiana Invitational #3 (April 16)
• Ran a career-best 3:45.44 in the 1500 meter run for 3rd at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3), and ran a leg of the third-place 4x800 relay in 7:42.26.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:25.94 in the mile for 23rd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
• Ran 1:52.61 in the 800 meter run for 7th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 19)
• Ran 4:07.19 in the mile for 6th at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Ran 4:06.67 in the mile for 3rd at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23)

Cross Country
• Did not compete

Senior (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:53.29 in the 800 meter run for 11th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29)
• Ran 4:06.34 in the mile for 18th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14-15)
• Ran a career-best 1:50.19 in the 800 meter run for 2nd at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
• Ran a career-best 4:01.77 in the mile for 10th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 25)

Junior (2018-19)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 1:51.67 in the 800 meter run for 7th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) after running a career-best 1:50.90 in the prelims.
• Ran 4:13.32 in the mile for 50th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 1:54.25 in the 800 meter run for 8th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)

Cross Country
• Ran 25:03.1 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 58th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 28)
• Ran 25:15.90 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 17th at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13) in the unseeded Gray Race.
• Ran 25:27.3 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 42nd at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28) in the open race.
• Ran 16:04.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 21st at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)

Sophomore (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:51.97 in the 1500 meter run to finish 4th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) after running a career-best 3:47.11 in the prelims
• Ran 3:48.41 in the 1500 meter run to finish 12th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and ran a leg of the 7th-place distance medley relay team.
• Ran a career-best 3:47.78 in the 1500 meter run to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 1:50.43 in the 800 meter run to finish 3rd at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24) , after also running a leg of the 4x400 relay where the team ran 3:26.18 to finish 8th

Indoor Track & Field
• Scored four points with a run of 4:14.89 in the Mile to finish 5th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran a career-best 4:06.77 in the Mile to finish 15th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 4:09.72 in the Mile to finish 11th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a career-best 1:52.18 in the 800 meter run to finish 2nd at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20), and also ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x400 relay (3:27.39).
• Ran a career-best 4:09.78 in the Mile to finish 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Cross Country
• Running unattached he clocked 15:28.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 7th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 20)

Freshman (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Ran 3:51.10 in the 1500 meter run to finish 15th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran a leg of the team that clocked 7:23.93 in the 4x800 relay to finish 7th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)
• Ran 1:52.60 in the 800 meter run to finish 8th at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
• Ran a career-best 3:47.83 in the 1500 meter run (open) to finish 8th at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 1:52.04 in the 800 meter run to finish 4th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran 3:51.16 in the 1500 meter run to finish 8th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)

Indoor
• Redshirted

Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Finished sixth in 15:33.5 while competing unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21)
• In his collegiate debut, finished 23rd at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in 16:14.4 while competing unattached

Prep

Cross Country
• Three-time All-State (2013-15) including two top-five finishes and the fastest time in school history (15:20)
• MITC Dream Team (2014)
• Owns freshman records for the state (15:47), region (16:03) and TCC High School and all-time school record (15:11)
• Fastest in his class all four years at the state meet
• Fastest freshman at 2012 Foot Locker Nationals (16:28)

Track and Field
• Emerging Elite New Balance National Champion at 800 meters (PR 1:51.83)
• Finished ninth in the DMR National race in NYC (2015) and sixth in the 4-Mile Relay (2014; school record)
• Fastest freshman state time in school history at 1,600-meters (7th place; 4:19.44)
• All-Region (2015-16) with regional titles at 400, 800 and 1,600 meters as a senior
• Two-time Golden Mile Winner (2014-15)
• School record-holder at 1,600-meters (4:09.3)

Personal
• Undeclared Major
• Born February 6, 1998
• Son of Michael D. Berry and Lisa Sheldon
• Father, Michael, played football at Michigan State University (1977-79).