A member of Rutgers-Camden’s cross country program during the brief pandemic-altered season in March 2021, Rebecca Savidge also competed with the outdoor track team during the 2021 spring semester. She returned for a full cross country season during the 2021 fall semester, where she was one of two runners on the Rutgers-Camden team. She continued her athletic career with the indoor track program.
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 scholastic year…Member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List student for the 2020 Fall, 2021 Spring, 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring semesters.
Outdoor Track 2022: Did not compete.
Indoor Track 2021-22: Competed in the mile run at two December meets…Posted a PR of 7:12.73 at the Fastrack Season Opener (Dec. 3) to finished 28th of 28…Notched a time of 7:14.10 and finished 21st of 22 at the Bow-Tie Invitational (Dec. 10).
Cross Country 2021: Competed in seven invitationals for the Scarlet Raptors, running second on the team behind Kirstin Slater at each meet…Posted her personal best 5K time at the Osprey Memorial Invitational (Sept. 10), finishing 18th of 21 athletes in a 25:39.35 clocking…Also finished 48th of 55 runners (29:34.9) at the season-opening 5K Bryn Mawr Invitational (Sept. 1)…Ran her best 6K time of the season at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (Oct. 30), finishing 68th of 83 runners with a 30:00.1 clocking…Placed 105th of 129 at the 6K NJAIAW Championships (Sept. 25) in a time of 31:10.93…Ran a 31:29.9 6K race at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 2), finishing 245th of 263 athletes…Placed 69th of 90 in the 6K Jack Saint Clair Memorial (Oct. 9) in a time of 32:42.9…Closed the season at the NCAA Metro Regional (Nov. 13), posting a 30:28.9 6K time to finish 150th of 171.
Outdoor Track 2021: Competed at four spring meets, running at 1,500 meters during three of them…Opened her season in the 3,000-meter run at the Stockton Invitational #1 (March 26), finishing seventh of seven athletes in a time of 13:22.67…Ran the first of her 1,500-meter races at the Bill Fritz Invitational (April 17), placing 10th of 12 in a 6:17.45 clocking…Set a PR of 6:11.43 at 1,500 meters, while finishing seventh of 14 at the Osprey Twilight Meet (April 30)…Finished 11th of 14 at 1,500 meters (6:19.25) at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (May 8).
Cross Country 2020-21: Led the women’s cross country team at both of the Raptors’ meets during the brief March season…Finished ninth of 16 overall at the 5K Stockton Invitational (March 6) with a time of 27:35.64…Placed 25th of 36 overall at the 6K New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (March 20), running a time of 29:34.7.
Indoor Track 2020-21: Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: Multi-sport athlete at Audubon High School for Coach Adam Cramer…Captured two varsity letters apiece in cross country, winter track and spring track…Earned the Girls’ Cross Country Pride and Excellence Award…Captain of the cross country team during her senior season…Honor Roll every marking period…Two-time member of the Principal’s List…National Honor Society member…Graduated in 2020.
Personal: Born January 23, 2002…Hobbies and interests include church, Cultivate College Ministry, fishing, kayaking, running, spending time with family, art, serving with Seeds of Hope in Camden, and visiting historic sites and museums…Double major in Mathematics and History…Plans to continue her education at Rutgers-Camden to pursue a Master’s Degree in Education and Special Education, then teach special education in middle school or high school…Rebecca is the daughter of Mark and Debbie Savidge of Mount Ephraim.
