2022 Track & Field Roster
Keefer, Anna
Anna Keefer
- Position:
- Sprints/Jumps
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Michael Albertville, Minn.
- High School:
- St. Michael Albertville
Bio
All-America
2022 Indoor Long Jump
2022 Indoor 200M (2nd team)
2021 Indoor Long Jump (2nd team)
ACC Champion
2022 Indoor Long Jump
All-ACC
2022 Indoor Long Jump
2022 Indoor 60M (2nd team)
2022 Indoor 200M (2nd team)
2022 Outdoor Long Jump
2022 Outdoor 100M (2nd team)
2022 Outdoor 200M (2nd team)
2021 Indoor 200M
2021 Outdoor Long Jump
2020 Indoor Long Jump
2020 Indoor 60M ((2nd team)
School Records
Outdoors 100 meters (all-conditions), 11.23
Outdoors 200 meters (all-conditions), 22.83
Indoor Long Jump, 21-6
Majoring in communication studies ... Honored as the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for 2021-22
2022
Indoors: Qualified for NCAA Championships in both long jump and 200 meters ... Earned first-team All-America honors in long jump aft, second-team honors in the 200 meters ... ACC Champion in the long jump ... First-team All-ACC in long jump, second in both 60 meters and 200 meters ... All-ACC Academic Team for indoor track & field
Outdoors: Qualified for NCAA Championships in the long jump ... Long jump champion at the Penn Relays ... Also won long jump at the Duke Invite ... Second in long jump at ACC Championships to earn first-team honors in that event ... Earned second-team honors in the 100 (6th place) and the 200 (5th place)
2021
Indoors: Qualified for NCAA Championships in the long jump and placed 10th [6.35m (20-10)] to earn second-team All-America honors ... Second in the 200M at ACC Championships ... All-ACC Academic Team
Outdoors: Outdoors: Placed third in long jump at ACC Championships ... All-ACC Academic Tea
2022 Indoor Long Jump
2022 Indoor 200M (2nd team)
2021 Indoor Long Jump (2nd team)
ACC Champion
2022 Indoor Long Jump
All-ACC
2022 Indoor Long Jump
2022 Indoor 60M (2nd team)
2022 Indoor 200M (2nd team)
2022 Outdoor Long Jump
2022 Outdoor 100M (2nd team)
2022 Outdoor 200M (2nd team)
2021 Indoor 200M
2021 Outdoor Long Jump
2020 Indoor Long Jump
2020 Indoor 60M ((2nd team)
School Records
Outdoors 100 meters (all-conditions), 11.23
Outdoors 200 meters (all-conditions), 22.83
Indoor Long Jump, 21-6
Majoring in communication studies ... Honored as the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for 2021-22
2022
Indoors: Qualified for NCAA Championships in both long jump and 200 meters ... Earned first-team All-America honors in long jump aft, second-team honors in the 200 meters ... ACC Champion in the long jump ... First-team All-ACC in long jump, second in both 60 meters and 200 meters ... All-ACC Academic Team for indoor track & field
Outdoors: Qualified for NCAA Championships in the long jump ... Long jump champion at the Penn Relays ... Also won long jump at the Duke Invite ... Second in long jump at ACC Championships to earn first-team honors in that event ... Earned second-team honors in the 100 (6th place) and the 200 (5th place)
2021
Indoors: Qualified for NCAA Championships in the long jump and placed 10th [6.35m (20-10)] to earn second-team All-America honors ... Second in the 200M at ACC Championships ... All-ACC Academic Team
Outdoors: Outdoors: Placed third in long jump at ACC Championships ... All-ACC Academic Tea
2020
Indoors: Earned All-ACC honors in both the long jump and 60 meters at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Finished third in the long jump for first-team All-ACC after jumping 20-3.75 (6.19 meters) and earned second team honors with a fifth-place finish in the 60 (7.41) ... Improved her No. 2 all-time standing in the UNC 60-meter records after clocking 7.35 seconds in the ACC Indoor Championship prelims ... Also ran the third leg of Carolina’s fourth-place 4x400 (3:46.22) ... Won three regular season titles in the long jump at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge, Virginia Tech Invitational and the Power 5 Invitational ... Also earned top-three finishes in the 60 meters at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge and the Power 5 Invitational ... All-ACC Academic Team
Outdoors: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic • Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2018-19: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 100 meters (11.47), 200 meters (23.71) and long jump [19-7 (5.97m)] where she finished 19th, 31st and 18th, respectively • Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the long jump after finishing sixth [20-3.5 (6.18m)] at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Also finished seventh in the 100 final (11.56) at ACC Outdoors • Ran the third-fastest 100 (11.43) in UNC history to finish fourth at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational while also winning the long jump [19-9.5w (6.03m), +2.9w] • Collected a trio of titles at the Battle of the Blues, winning the 100 (11.62), 200 (23.92) and long jump [20-0.25 (6.10m)] • Ran a career-best 200 time (23.54) to win the event at the VertKlasse Meeting • Also helped the 4x100 relays win at the VertKlasse Meeting (45.55) and the season-opening Yellow Jacket Invitational (45.28) • In indoors, earned first-team All-ACC honors in the long jump with a career-best wing-legal mark of 20-6.5 (6.26m) to finish second at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also finished 14th in the 60 (7.45) at ACC Indoors • Clocked the fourth-fastest time in UNC history in the 60-meter prelims (7.44) before finishing third at the Gamecock Inaugural • Won four long jump titles during the regular season — Dick Taylor Carolina Cup, Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational, Doc Hale VT Elite Meet and JDL DMR Invitational • Earned All-ACC Academic honors in both the indoor and outdoor seasons • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual • Competed for Team USA in the 100 and long jump at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, where she finished 22nd (11.90) in the 100 semifinals and 14th (6.10m) in the long jump qualifications.
2017-18: Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in her first season as a Tar Heel • Earned second-team All-America accolades in the long jump with a 15th-place finish and a personal-best wind-legal mark of 20-3 (6.17m) • Competed in the long jump and 4x400 competitions at the NCAA East Prelims, finishing with a mark of 20-2 1/2 (6.16m) for 11th and a time of 44.84 for 16th • Jumped a then-PR 20-2 1/2 (6.16m) to win the ACC Indoor Championship long jump title and first-team All-ACC honors • Earned second-team All-ACC honors in the women’s long jump after placing sixth at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 19-10 1/4 • Ran a career-best 100 at the Virginia Grand Prix, taking third in 11.66 • Finished eighth in the 200 at the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with a PR 23.89 • Won the long jump competitions at the Notre Dame Invitational and the Virginia Challenge • Also won the long jump at the Battle of the Blues with a wind-aided (+2.5) mark of 20-9 (6.32m) • Ran a leg of the 4x100 relay that ran 44.73 for first-place at the Virginia Challenge • Competed in five different events in her first year and accumulated a total of 13 top-five finishes.
Prep: 2017 Minnesota Gatorade Track & Field Player of the Year • Six-time state champion – long jump (2x), 4x100m (2x), 200m, 100m • Team won the state championship in 2017 • Broke the long jump state record • Finished third in the long jump at the 2017 USATF Junior Championships • 2016 AAU Junior Olympic long jump champion • Named to the honor roll all four years • Her high school coach was her mom, Tiffini.
Personal: Anna Jade Keefer is the daughter of Tim and Tiffini Keefer • Born December 26 • Her mother competed in track and field at South Dakota State, earning All-America honors • Her father played football at the Augustana University.
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