The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Chrisann Gordon
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jamaica
• 2017 NCAA Outdoor Champion - 400m
• 2017 Jamaican National Championships Silver Medalist - 400m
• 2017 IAAF World Championships - 10th place 400m
• 2017 IAAF World Championships - 4x400m Relay participant
• 2016 Rio Olympic Games Silver Medalist (4x400m Relay)
• 2017 Big 12 Champion - 400m (Indoor & Outdoor)
• 2017 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-America - 4x400m Relay
• 2016 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor Champion - 4x400m Relay
• 2016 Big 12 Champion - Outdoor 4x100 Relay
• 2016, 2017 USTFCCCA First-Team All-America - 400m (Indoor & Outdoor)
• 2016 USTFCCCA First-Team All-America - 4x400m Relay (Indoor & Outdoor)
• 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
TEXAS CAREER RESULTS & BESTS VIA TFRRS
2016-17
Outdoor:
• NCAA Champion in 400m, clocking 50.51
• Ran fastest semifinal time in NCAA history in 50.39 seconds, time also ranks her No. 7 performer in NCAA history overall
• Clocked personal best 50.13 to finish 2nd at Jamaican Championships and qualify for IAAF World Championships
• Finished 10th in semifinals at IAAF World Championships
• Member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay at IAAF World Championships, posted a DNF in the final due to injury of teammate
• Helped 4x400 team finish 5th at NCAA Championsihps, ran lead leg of 4x100 relay that finished 11th
• Was a member of the Texas A 4x100 relay team that finished second at the Texas Invitational with a time of 44.41
• Participated as a member of the Texas A team in the Sanya Richards-Ross 4x400m Relay (Invitational), finishing third with a time of 3:31.55
• Ran a leg of the Carlette Guidry 4x100 Relay Final at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing in third with a time of 43.99
• Was a member of the 4x100 Texas A relay team that finished first with a time of 44.64 at the Victor Lopez Classic
Indoor:
• Finished 6th in the 400m at the NCAA Championship with a time of 52.81
• Came in 1st in the 400m at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 51.79
• Placed 2nd as a member of 4x400 at the Big 12 Championship, finishing with a time of 3:33.59
• Won the 400m Olympic Development section at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 51.71
• Ran a leg of the 4x400, winning and setting a new meet record at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a time of 3:33.71
• Placed 1st in the 400m with a time of 53.31 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Earned silver in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for Team Jamaica in the 4x400m relay, contributing to a 3:22.38 time in the team's qualifying heat
• Placed 6th in the 400m at the Jamaican Olympic Trials with a time of 51.09 seconds
• Finished 5th in the 400m finals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 51.72, recording 4 team points for the Longhorns
• Was a member of the 4x400m relay team that won gold at the NCAA Championships, finishing with a time of 3:27.64
• Placed 2nd in the 400m final at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 51.56
• Set a new personal best in the 400m Section A at LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 51.03, the no. 5 best performance in school history
• Helped the Texas A 4x400 relay team that won the event at LSU Alumni Gold with a team time of 3:27.29
• Was a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished 2nd at LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 43.81
• Helped the Texas A 4x400 relay team set a team mark of 3:26.54 in the Sanya Richards-Ross Invitational relay at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, winning the event and recording the no. 6 performance in school history
• Member of the Texas A relay team that finishing second in the Invitational 4x200m relay with a team time of 1:32.60
Indoor:
• Member of the NCAA Champion 4x400 relay team that finished with a team mark of 3:28.27, the 9th NCAA Indoor 4x400 title in school history
• Placed 3rd in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 51.69, a new personal best and the 4th best time in school history
• Set a new personal best in the 400m with a time of 52.36 in the Big 12 Championships, finishing in 2nd place and recording the 10th best performance in school history
• Helped the Texas A 4x400 relay team set a mark of 3:27.94 at the Tyson Invitational, the 4th-best time set in the NCAA all-time.
• Member of the first place 4x400m relay team that set a meet record with a time of 3:33.80 at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
• Member of the first place 4x400m relay team that set a facility record with a time of 3:34.36 at the Power Five Invitational
2013-2015 SOUTHPLAINS COLLEGE
• 2014 NJCAA 400m Champion and 800m Champion for outdoor, helping her team win the D1 NJCAA Outdoor Championship
• 2015 NJCAA 400m Champion for outdoor, 600m and 800m Champion for indoor, helping her team with the D1 NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championship
• Named 2015 NJCAA Athlete of the Year for both indoor and outdoor
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• In high school, team was Girls Championship winners all four years
• Named MVP Athlete at Penn Relays her junior year of high school
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Raymond Gordon and Nora Watson-Gordon
• Has three sisters, Melisha, Cadine, and Cassandra, and one brother, Kevaughn
• Dean’s list for all semesters at South Plains College
• Majoring in youth & community studies
