2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Candace Archer
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bristow, Va.
- High School:
- Patriot HS
2019-20 (r-Sr.)
Indoor Season- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the Big 12 Indoor Championship with a time of 11:28.39
- Also raced in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, taking ninth place (9:46.16)
- Notched a top-15 finish at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, after placing 14th in the 1,000 meters
- Earned a victory in the 1,000 meters in her season debut at the Penn State National Open
2018-19
Outdoor Season (r-Jr.)- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Finished 12th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:26.52 at the Big 12 Championship
- Placed seventh in the 1,500-meter run in 4:23.00 at the Bison Outdoor Classic
- Grabbed a second-place finish in the 1,500 meters in 4:29.37 at the Virginia Quad
- Competed in the 800 meters and finished in 14th with a time of 2:10.54 at the Raleigh Relays
- Took second place in the women’s 800 meters in 2:15.14 at the West Virginia Open
- Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the 49er Classic in 10:02.38
- Redshirted
2017-18
Outdoor Season (r-So.)- Earned a 13th-place (4:35.26) finish in the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championship
- Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational, finishing 11th in 4:33.48
- A member of first-place 4x800 relay team, which won Bison Outdoor Classic in 9:19.98
- Recorded a third-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Grand Prix (4:26.17)
- Crossed the finish line in the 1,500 meters at the Virginia Challenge in 4:26.64
- Placed 16th in the 1,500 meters at the Bison Outdoor Classic in 4:28.99
- Helped the distance medley relay team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (11:28.20), earning All-Big 12 honors
- Won the 1,000 meters at the Penn State National Open (invitational) in 2:50.88
- Finished ninth in the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship (2:51.98)
- Ran the 800 meters at the UCS Invitational, finishing fifth in 2:12.94
- Also competed in the mile at the BU Valentine Invite (4:51.86 – 29th)
2016-17
Outdoor Season (r-Fr.)- Recorded a third-place finish in the 800-meter run, crossing the finish line in a career-best 2:09.22 at the Mason Spring Invitational
- A member of WVU’s third-place 4x1500-meter relay team with a time of 19:05.69 at the Raleigh Relays
- Finished fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.67 at the 49er Classic
- Crossed the finish line in seventh with a time of 2:11.78 and placed 12th in the 1,500 meters (4:27.32) at the Bison Classic
- Placed seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.96 at the Virginia Grand Prix
- Finished 38th in the 800 meters in 2:11.74 and placed 54th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:36.40 at the Virginia Challenge
- Earned All-Big 12 honors in the 1,000 meters for placing seventh with a career-best time of 2:49.43; also helped DMR team to all-conference honors, placing fifth in 11:38.39 at the Big 12 Championship
- Won the 800 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up with a career-best time of 2:10.34
- Fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run gold division in 2:12.27 at the Akron Invitational
- Took fourth in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:53.07 at the PSU National Open
- Placed 30th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.76 at the Husky Classic
2015-16 (Fr.)
Outdoor Season- Redshirted
- Won the 800-meter run with a season-best time of 2:12.55 at the High Point Team Challenge
- Placed 37th overall in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:16.87 at the Big 12 Championship
- Placed third in the mile, finishing with a time of 5:03.49 at the PSU National Invitational
- Finished in fourth place in the 800 meters (2:13.01) at the Akron Invite
- Placed sixth in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in 2:12.80 at the Penn State Tune Up
- Took 12th in the 600 meters with a time of 1:36.31 at the Nittany Lion Challenge
High School
- Ran at Patriot High for coach Adam Daniels
- Seven time all-state performer
- At the 2015 VHSL Group 6A Conference Championship, she ran a personal-best of 5:00.05 in the 1,600 meters
- Ran a personal-best of 2:11.08 in the 800-meter event at the 2014 VHSL Group 5A/6A State Outdoor Championship
- Ran in 1,000-meters (2.54.42) at the 2015 VHSL Group 6A State Indoor Track and Field
- Competed in the distance-medley relay at the 2015 indoor championship to earn All-American honors
- Ran the 5K in a career-best time of 18:48.30
Personal
- Daughter of Robert and Margaret Jones
- Has one sister
- Birthday is March 14
- Pursuing Masters in Coaching and Sport Education with an undergraduate degree in journalism
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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