When it came to sprints excellence, Savena Pyett Freeland had no peer, either at Millersville or in the PSAC.
As a sophomore in 1984, Freeland established team and conference records in winning the sprint "daily double"--the 100 meters (11.74 seconds) and the 200 meters (24.02 seconds). And, although many sprinters have tried the past 17 years, no one has equaled or bettered those outstanding marks.
Freeland repeated as PSAC champion in both the 100m and 200m (12.27 and 25.10 times, respectively) in 1985, and she also captured the ECAC Division II indoor 200-meter title (25.28).
In her senior season (1986), the Philadelphia native was runner-up in the 100 final (12.62) and placed third in the 200 (25.89).
A 1986 MU graduate with a bachelor's degree in psychology (concentration in statistical and experimental design), Freeland earned a master's of science in administration degree in general administration from Central Michigan University in 1999.
After graduation from Millersville, Freeland served in financial analyst posts for several privately-owned companies in Arlington, Va. from 1987 to 1995. She moved with her husband, Jeffrey, a major in the U.S. Army, to California in 1996 and was a systems analyst at Fort Irwin for two years.
After she completed her master's studies, Freeland returned to northern Virginia. Today, she is employed as a senior financial/budget analyst at Anteon Corporation. She has a daughter, Kaitlyn.
Freeland is a member of the National Contract Management Association, the U.S. National Athletic Academy, and the U.S. National Achievement Academy.
