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BIANCA KNIGHT
Event: Sprints • Height: 5-3 • Weight: 134 • PR: 100m - 11.07 (2008); 200m – 22.25 (2008) Born: 01/02/1989 • Current Residence: Austin, TX • Hometown: Ridgeland, MS High School: Ridgeland (MS) H.S. '07 • College: University of Texas '11 Coach: Darryl Woodson • Agent: Mark Wetmore • Sponsor: Adidas |
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USA Championships
2007 USA Junior champion (23.35) 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals 200m champ (23.06) 2006 USA Junior 200m runner-up (22.94) Awards and Honors 2005-2006 Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year |
International Championships
2014 IAAF World Relays gold medal 4x200 2012 Olympic Games 4x100m gold medalist (40.82WR) 2011 World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist (41.56) 2007 Pan Am Junior 200m gold medalist (23.17) 2005 World Youth 100m gold medalist and 200m silver medalist World Record - 40.82 4x100m Collegiate Championships 2008 NCAA Indoor 200m champion |
ABOUT BIANCA
Knight proved her foot speed at an early age in setting the collegiate indoor 200m record and running the fastest time ever by a junior athlete and placed her as the eighth best performer on the All-time list with her 22.40. Shortly after the Indoor Championships in 2008, Knight announced her decision to turn professional and leave the University of Texas. Knight proved to be a key member of Team USA's 4x100m teams at the 2011 World Outdoor and 2012 Olympics as both teams won gold and the Olympic team smashed the world record. By the time Knight graduated from Ridgeland H.S. in 2007, she had won 15 individual state titles at 100m, 200m and 400m among her 23 overall including relays. She also owns state high school records at 100m and 200m, and was the first Mississippian to be named Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
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NATASHA HASTINGS
Event: 400m • Height: 5-8 • Weight: 135 • PR: 400m: 49.84 (2007); 200m: 22.62 (2007)
Born: 07/23/1986 • Current Residence: Locust Grove, GA • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY High School: A. Philip Randolph Campus (New York City, NY) H.S. ‘04 College: University of South Carolina ‘08 • Coach: Darryl Woodson • Agent: Mark Wetmore Sponsor: Under Armour • Club: New York Athletic Club (NYAC) |
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USA Championships
2013 USA Outdoor champion (49.94) 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up (49.84) 2014 USA Outdoor bronze medalist (50.53) 2014 USA Indoor bronze medalist (51.34)4x400- American Record Collegiate Championships 2007 NCAA Indoor (50.80) and Outdoor (50.15) champion Awards and Honors 2007 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year |
International Championships
2015 World relays gold medal 4x400 2015 Outdoor world championships Silver medal 4x400 2014 IAAF World relays gold medalist 4x400 2014 World Indoor championships gold medal 2013 World Outdoor 4x400m silver medalist 2012 World Indoor bronze medalist (51.82) Two-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist – 2007; 2009 2010 World Indoor 4x400m gold medalist 2012 World Indoor 4x400m bronze medalist 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist 2006 NACAC U23 silver medalist (52.11) 2004 World Junior champion (52.04) 2004 World Junior 4x400m gold medalist (3:27.60) 2003 World Youth champion (53.41) |
ABOUT NATASHA
Natasha is a 2 time olympian and the American Indoor Record holder in the 300m (36.22). In 2013 Hastings finally captured a long-awaited USA Outdoor championship, cruising past the line with a time of 49.94 to earn her place atop the podium. Hastings has been a fixture of Team USA's 4x400m relay, with six international relay medals to her name. In 2012 she added an individual world medal to her trophy case with a bronze medal at the 2012 World Indoor Championships. Hastings (52.57) had third-leg duty in the women’s 4x400m at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships where Team USA won their first-ever gold in the women's 4x400m relay at a World Indoor Championships in American record fashion, finishing in 3:27.34. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hastings made her first Olympic Team with her fifth place finish in the women’s 400m (51.13), which qualified her for the 4x400 relay pool. As a junior at the University of South Carolina in 2007, Hastings established herself one of the country’s best 400m runners. Following a dominant collegiate season in which she won national titles indoors and outdoors, Hastings finished as the USA Outdoor runner-up. Her personal-best time of 49.84 was the fastest ever run by a collegian. She chose to forgo her final year of NCAA eligibility.
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JASMINE CHANEY
Event: 400m Hurdles • Height: 5-3 • Weight: 127 • PR: 55.22 (2011) Born: 08/25/1988 • Current Residence: Austin, TX • Hometown: Tempe, AZ High School: McClintock High School • College: Arizona State ‘11 Coach: Darryl Woodson • Agent: Tony Campbell |
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USA Championships
3rd at 2011 USA Outdoors (55.22) International Championships Member of Team USA for 2011 World Outdoor Championships Awards and Honors Four-time NCAA Division I All-American |
Collegiate Championships
4th at 2011 NCAA Outdoors (56.03) 2011 PAC-10 Outdoor 400m champion (52.23) 2010 MPSF Indoor 400m champion (53.83) and 60m Hurdles runner-up (8.33) 3rd at 2011 PAC-10 Outdoor 100m Hurdles (13.15) 3rd in 100m Hurdles (13.46), 100m (11.74) and 200m (23.72) at 2010 PAC-10 3rd at 2009 PAC-10 Outdoor 400m Hurdles (58.58) |
ABOUT JASMINE
An extremely diverse sprinter and hurdler, Jasmine Chaney gave her name international recognition in the 400m hurdles with a spot on Team USA for the 2011 World Outdoor Championships. Competing in essentially all sprints and hurdle races from 400m on down for Arizona State, Chaney picked up four All-American honors while a Sun Devil. She is one of five children in her family and majored in theater while attending Arizona State. Her hobbies outside of track & field include dancing.
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MICHAEL TINSLEY
Event: 400m Hurdles • Height: 6-0 • Weight: 180 • PR: 47.70 (2013) Born: 04/21/1984 • Current Residence: Round Rock, TX Hometown: Little Rock, AR • High School: Pulaski Robinson (Little Rock, AR) H.S. '03 College: Jackson State '06 • Coach: Darryl Woodson • Agent: Mark Wetmore • Sponsor: Adidas |
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International Championships
2014 Diamond League champion 2013 World outdoor silver medalist 400H 47.70 2012 Olympic silver medalist (47.91) Collegiate Championships 2006 NCAA Outdoor champion (48.25) 3rd at 2005 NCAA Outdoors (48.55) |
USA Championships
2013 USA Outdoor champion (47.96) 2012 Olympic Trials champion (48.33) 3rd at 2010 USA Outdoors (48.46) Awards and Honors Three-time NCAA All-American |
ABOUT MICHAEL
Michael is a 2 time olympian. The 2013 season saw Tinsley continue his ascent to track & field fame. He captured his first ever USA Outdoor Championship with a time of 47.96 and set a new personal best during the season with a time of 47.70. Clearly Tinsley wasn't rattled under the bright lights of the London Olympic Games when he won a silver medal in the men's 400m hurdles. Tinsley finished strong in winning the Olympic Trials before running a personal best to take silver in London and recorded the fastest time in the U.S. in 2012. With his win at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Tinsley became the first Jackson State University track athlete to win an NCAA Division I title. To celebrate his win, JSU proclaimed Thursday, June 15, 2006, “Michael Tinsley Day” and publicly recognized him and his family with a reception held in the Walter Payton Health and Wellness Center on campus. An All-State and All-District selection in several events during his high school career, Tinsley was a Criminal Justice major at Jackson State.
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MIKE RODGERS
Event: 100m • Height: 5-9 • Weight: 167 • PR: 60m - 6.48i (2011); 100m - 9.80 (2014) Born: 04/24/1985 • Current Residence: Round Rock, TX • Hometown: St. Louis, MO High School: Berkeley (St. Louis, MO) H.S. • College: Oklahoma Baptist University ‘06 Coach: Darryl Woodson • Agent: Tony Campbell • Sponsor: Nike |
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USATF Championships
Three-time USATF Indoor 60m champion - 2008 (6.54); 2011 (6.46) 3rd at USATF Outdoor 100m - 2011 (9.99); 2015 (9.97)2015 World relays Gold American Record - 37.38 4x100 2014 USA Outdoor 100m champion 2010 USATF Indoor 60m runner-up (6.52) 2009 USATF Outdoor 100m champion (9.91w) |
International Championships
2014 Continental Cul 100m Silver medal 100m 2014 Continental cup Gold medalist 4x100m 2010 World Indoor 60m silver medalist (6.53) Five-time decanations champion Collegiate Championships/Honors Four-time NAIA champion |
ABOUT MIKE
Mike Rodgers is a 2 time olympian and TGE 2016 World Indoor Tour winner. The close of the 2013 season found Rodgers trailing behind only Olympic champions and all-time greats Usain Bolt and Justin Gaitlin on the world 100m rankings. Rodgers has found some of the better results of his career competing at the Nike Prefontaine Classic. In 2011, Rodgers ran a personal best time at the meet and was the second fastest by an American that year. In 2009, he bested a field which included former world record holder, Asafa Powell of Jamaica. Rogers won NAIA individual titles competing for Oklahoma Baptist and owned the top 60m time in the world in 2011. He was dangerously close to quitting the sport before meeting his current coach, Darryl Woodson, while ordering a hot dog at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, who convinced him they should work together. His personal best of 9.85 is tied for fifth on the all-time U.S. list.
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MILES UKAOMA
Event: 400m • Height: 6-2 • Weight: 210 • PR: 400mH: 48.84 - 200m: 21.44 Born: 06/21/1992 • Current Residence: Georgetown, TX • Hometown: Maize, KS High School: Maize • Coach: Darryl Woodson • Sponsor: Adidas |
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NCAA Championships
2014 (O): 400h, 49.23 (1st) 2013 (O): 400h: 49.67 (6th) 2012 (O): 400h: 50.83 (13th) 2011 (O): 400h, 51.33 (16th); 4x400m, 3:09.86 (18th) Honors Academic All-Big Ten (2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2011) More... |
Big Ten Championships
2014 (I): 60m hurdles, 7.96 (10th) 2014 (O): 400m hurdles, 49.70 (1st); 110m hurdles, 13.98 (5th) 2013 (I): 60h, 8.14 (16th) 2013 (O): 4x400m, 3:07.87 (1st) 2012 (I): 60h, 8.00 (6th); 4x400m, 3:12.60 (8th) 2012 (O): 110h, 13.94 (4th); 400h, 49.23 (1st) International Championships 2015 Collegiate champion 400mH 49.23 2015 Nigerian national champion 400mH 48.84 |
ABOUT MILES
Ukaoma became the Huskers’ 78th national champion at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, capturing the 400-meter hurdles title. He earned the national title with a lifetime-best-matching time of 49.23, cementing his spot at second all-time in the Nebraska record books. Ukamoa became a four-time All-American as a senior, earning the distinction in the 400-meter hurdles for the fourth time in his career. Ukaoma captured the 400-meter hurdles title at the 2014 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, earning first-team All-Conference honors.
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RAKIEEM "MOOKIE" SALAAM
Event: Sprints • Height: 5-11 • Weight: 160 • PR: 60m - 6.54 (2011); 100m - 9.86 (2013); 200m - 20.03 (2011) • Born: 04/05/1990 • Current Residence: Austin, TX Hometown: San Bernardino, CA • High School: Edmond North (OK) HS College: Oklahoma • Coach: Darryl Woodson • Agent: John Regis • Sponsor: Adidas |
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USA/World Rankings and Personal Bests
2011: Indoor bests – 60m, 6.54 (No. 3 in the USA, No. 7 in the world); 200m, 20.39 (No. 1 in the USA, No. 1 in the world); Outdoor bests – 100m, 9.97 (No. 6 in the USA, No. 17 in the world, ranked No. 10 in the USA by T&FN); 200m, 20.05 (No. 2 in the USA, No. 7 in the world, ranked No. 5 in the USA by T&FN) 2010: Indoor bests – 60m, 6.68; 200m, 20.79 (No. 9 in the USA, No. 10 in the world); Outdoor bests – 100m, 10.25; 200m, 20.41 (No. 10 in the USA, No. 29 in the world) Collegiate Championships 2011 NCAA Indoor champion 200m (20.41) 2011 NCAA Outdoor runner-up 100m (9.97) |
Results
2011: 7th at USA Outdoor 200m (20.43); 2nd at NCAA Outdoor 100m (9.97) and 6th in 200m (20.54); 1st at Big-12 Outdoor 100m (10.23) and 200m (20.05); 1st at NCAA Indoor 200m (20.41) and 8th in 60m (6.92); 1st at Big-12 Indoor 60m (6.59) and 200, (20.79) 2010: 7th at USA Outdoor 200m (20.52); 5th at NCAA Outdoor 100m (10.21); 2nd at Big-12 Outdoor 100m (10.25) and 3rd in 4x100m (40.16); 4th at NCAA Indoor 200m (20.97); 1st at Big-12 Indoor 60m (6.69) and 2nd in 200m (20.80) |
ABOUT RAKIEEM
Salaam took up track during his junior year of high school as a way to stay in shape for football. After not advancing to the finals of NCAA’s during his freshman year, he revealed his true talent his sophomore year with a top 5 finish at NCAA Outdoors and a top 10 finish at USA Outdoors. It was during his junior year that Salaam turned heads with his win at the NCAA Indoor 200m in a then world leading time of 20.41. By the end of 2011, Salaam once again finished in the top-10 at USA Outdoors and announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility to turn pro. Salaam followed his college coach, Matt Kane, to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to begin his career as a professional. Salaam didn’t take up track until his junior year of high school as a means to stay in shape for football. Salaam’s father passed away when he was four-years-old and he was raised by a single mother. In high school, the state was about to move him to a foster home when Kevin and Lisa Peterson, the parents of a football teammate, volunteered to become his foster parents. When Salaam turned 18 he moved back in with his mother and stepfather, and he now considers himself to have two sets of parents. Full name is Rakieem “Mookie” Mustafa Allah Salaam. Says that his nickname “Mookie” given by his mother is defined as someone who acts out of character, who’s always happy, funny and does their own thing. Salaam’s father was a distance runner at Grambling State and his grandfather was an elite sprinter.
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JAVON FRANCIS
Event: 4x400m Relay • Height: 6-0 • Weight: 150 • Born: 12/14/1994 Coach: Darryl Woodson |
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Personal best(s)
200 m – 20.54 (2016)
400 m – 44.50 (2015)
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Mixed relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2012 San Salvador 4×400 m relay
200 m – 20.54 (2016)
400 m – 44.50 (2015)
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Mixed relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2012 San Salvador 4×400 m relay
ABOUT JAVON
Javon Francis (born 14 December 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won silver medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2013 World Championships and 2016 Olympics. At the 2016 Olympics he also took part in the individual 400 m event. He was the flag bearer for Jamaica during the closing ceremony.
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AARON WILLIAMS
No. 23 Buffalo Bills
Position: Strong Safety • Height: 6-0 • Weight: 199 • Born: 04/23/1990 Current Residence: Round Rock, TX • Hometown: San Jose, CA • High School: McNeil College: Texas • NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 • Coach: Darryl Woodson |
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CAREER STATISTICS (2015)
Tackles: 227 • Passes Def: 30 • INTs: 7 • Forced Fumbles: 2
ABOUT AARON
Williams attended McNeil High School in Austin, Texas. He was considered the top safety recruit by Rivals.com and the second best cornerback recruit by Scout.com in 2008. He was selected 1st team All State by Dave Campbell Texas Football magazine and was also named to the 2008 Parade All American team. Williams was named an outstanding performer at the 2007 Army National Combine which lead to him being selected to the 2008 Army All American bowl game. He was also a two-year letterman in baseball and track & field. He chose Texas over offers from Baylor and USC. More...
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CARLIN ISLES
Sport: Rugby Sevens • Position: Wing • Height: 5-8 • Weight: 165 DOB: 11/21/1989 • Birthplace: Akron, OH • High School: Jackson High School (Massillon, OH) ‘08 College: Ashland University • Coach: Darryl Woodson • Sponsor: Nike |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2015 NACRA Sevens Championships (1st) • 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series (6th) • 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series – Las Vegas (4th)
2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series – Port Elizabeth (5th)
2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series – Port Elizabeth (5th)
ABOUT CARLIN
Isles played football and participated in track and field at Jackson High School in Ohio, where he holds school records in the long jump, 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter events. He was an All-American in the 60 meter dash at Ashland University, running a personal best of 6.68 seconds. Isles was also an All-GLIAC selection on the Ashland University football team and still holds school records for most kickoff return yardage in a game and longest kickoff return for a touchdown. Though his 100 meter time of 10.13 seconds would have been good enough for the semi-finals at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Isles did not attend the Games. He began his rugby career shortly thereafter with the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Football Club and earned a Residency contract with the Men’s Eagles Sevens. Isles was one of the leading try-scorers on the Eagles during the 2012-13 IRB Sevens World Series. Isles returned to the Olympic Training Centre in 2014 following a stint with the Glasgow Warriors of the Guinness Pro12.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1 x World Championships finalist • American Record - 7.70 60mh • 3 x Diamond League meeting winner • 1 x NCAA champion • More...
ABOUT SHARIKA
Sharika started competing as a professional in 2015. After losing her first race she remained unbeaten during the 2015 indoor season, winning seven consecutive races; her winning time in Malmö (7.83) was her personal best and the fastest time in the world that winter. Outdoors, she made her Diamond League debut in Doha, placing second in a personal best 12.54. She then scored her first Diamond League victory in Rome, improving to 12.52 as Stowers, Brianna Rollins and Sally Pearson all crashed; the win moved her into an early lead in the 2015 Diamond Race. Nelvis entered the national outdoor championships as one of the favorites, and won her heat in a world-leading 12.34 (+1.9); the time moved her up to seventh on the world all-time list and third on the national all-time list. She also led the field in the semi-finals (12.37); in the final she only placed third in 12.59, but made the American team for the World Championships in Beijing by one-hundredth of a second. More...
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
60 meters (Hall) - 6.54 (2014) • 100 Metres - 9.94 (2015) • 200 Metres (stadium) - 20.49 (2014) • 200 Metres (Hall) - 20.32 (2014)
• NCAA indoor champion and first team All-America, 200 meters (2014)
• First team All-America, indoor 60 meters (2014)
• First team All-America, outdoor 100 meters (2013)
• First team All-America, outdoor 4x100 relay (2013)
• First team All-America, indoor 200 meters (2013)
• SEC Indoor champion and first team All-SEC, 60 Meters (2014)
• SEC Outdoor champion and first team All-SEC, 100 Meters (2013)
• D1 National Athlete of the Week Honorable Mention for the week of April 16, 2013, for performance at the Georgia Spec Towns National Team Invitational
• SEC Men's Runner of the Week (April 16, 2013) following performance at the Spec Towns Invitational
• NCAA indoor champion and first team All-America, 200 meters (2014)
• First team All-America, indoor 60 meters (2014)
• First team All-America, outdoor 100 meters (2013)
• First team All-America, outdoor 4x100 relay (2013)
• First team All-America, indoor 200 meters (2013)
• SEC Indoor champion and first team All-SEC, 60 Meters (2014)
• SEC Outdoor champion and first team All-SEC, 100 Meters (2013)
• D1 National Athlete of the Week Honorable Mention for the week of April 16, 2013, for performance at the Georgia Spec Towns National Team Invitational
• SEC Men's Runner of the Week (April 16, 2013) following performance at the Spec Towns Invitational
ABOUT DIONDRE
Diondre is an american sprinter who specializes in cross-country sprint. In 2014 he won gold medals in the 100 meters and relay 4 x 400 meters at the youth championship NACAC. He is also a NCAA gold medalist. First name is pronounced "DEE-on-DRAY". One of the nation's top sprinters during prep career, having qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 meters, Diondre set personal-best performances of 10.10 in the 100 meters, 20.50 in the 200 while running a top relay split of 46.2 in the 400. He starred at wide receiver on the football team at American River College and was a football/track two-sport star at Laguna Creek High School. Batson was named 2009 district most valuable player in football while earning all-district honors on both offense and special teams. He came to ARC to play football, but in an agreement with his mother (a former track athlete at Oklahoma) he joined the track team in 2010. His breakout 2012 season included winning the state junior college title in both the 100 and the 200, while also participating in the Olympic Trials.
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TRAVIA JONES Sport: Sprinter • Height: 5-2 • Weight: 120 • DOB: 03/16/1993 Birthplace: Freeport, Bahamas • College: University of Southern California Hometown: Kissimmee, FL • Coach: Darryl Woodson |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
11.19 (1.1 m/s, Eugene, OR 2016)
22.54 (1.9 m/s, Eugene, OR 2016)
22.54 (1.9 m/s, Eugene, OR 2016)
ABOUT TYNIA
Tynia was born on March 16, 1993 in Freeport, Bahamas. Her parents are Sabrina Johnson and Tony Gaither and she has a brother, Hashim. Her hobbies include working with children. Her favorite foods are pizza, pasta and seafood. Her sports hero is Shelly-Ann Fraser Price who reminds her of herself. She would like to visit Singapore someday and is a Sociology major at USC.
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BRYCE ROBINSON Sport: Sprinter • Height: 5-11 • Weight: 170 • DOB: 11/13/1993 High School: Edmond Memorial HS • College: University of Tulsa Hometown: Edmond, OK • Coach: Darryl Woodson |
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Personal Bests
Indoor: 60m: 6.59, 200m: 20.63
Outdoor: 100m: 9.96, 200m: 20.30
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• Six-time All-American
• Won three indoor conference titles and two outdoor conference titles
• Named the American Athletic Conference Most Outstanding Performer at both the 2015 Indoor and Outdoor Track Meet
Indoor: 60m: 6.59, 200m: 20.63
Outdoor: 100m: 9.96, 200m: 20.30
Overall
• Six-time All-American
• Won three indoor conference titles and two outdoor conference titles
• Named the American Athletic Conference Most Outstanding Performer at both the 2015 Indoor and Outdoor Track Meet
ABOUT BRYCE
Bryce competed at Edmond Memorial High School in track and football and was named the Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year and the Oklahoma Athlete of the Year. He holds the Edmond Memorial school record in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and the Oklahoma state meet record in the 200m. He began running track his senior year. Born November 13, 1993, son of Shawn and Tammy Billeter. Bryce has two siblings: Ashton and Kelsie. Majoring in mechanical engineering. His favorite local restaurant is Tally's... favorite book is The Hunger Games.
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AHMED ALI Sport: Sprinter • Height: 5-9 • Weight: 160 • DOB: 11/15/1993 College: University of Alabama • High School: Alief Hastings HS Hometown: Houston, TX • Coach: Darryl Woodson |
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Personal Bests
60 m – 6.66 (2013)
100 m – 10.23 (2013)
200 m – 20.16 (2016)
First Team All-America, outdoor 4x100 relay (2015)
Honorable Mention All-America, outdoor 200 meters (2015)
Second Team All-SEC, outdoor 4x100 relay (2015)
International Competitions
Representing Sudan
2016
African Championships Durban, South Africa 16th (sf) 200 m 21.38
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58th (h) 200 m 20.78
60 m – 6.66 (2013)
100 m – 10.23 (2013)
200 m – 20.16 (2016)
First Team All-America, outdoor 4x100 relay (2015)
Honorable Mention All-America, outdoor 200 meters (2015)
Second Team All-SEC, outdoor 4x100 relay (2015)
International Competitions
Representing Sudan
2016
African Championships Durban, South Africa 16th (sf) 200 m 21.38
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58th (h) 200 m 20.78
ABOUT AHMED
Ahmed was one of the top sprinters in the junior college ranks. Coached by Chris Beene at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. He is a 2012 graduate of Alief Hastings High School near Houston, Texas, who originally signed with the University of Houston. He was fourth in the 100-meter dash (10.12) at the 2013 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Outdoor Championships in a wind-aided race that featured four sprinters running sub-10.20, including two at 9.96 and 9.98. He ran on South Plains' winning 4x100-meter relay (39.62) at the 2013 NJCAA Outdoor Championships, placed fifth (20.90) in the 200 at the 2012 Texas Class 5A Outdoor Championships. Ahmed was the 2012 Class 5A Region 3 200-meter champion (20.79w), posted an indoor best of 21.33 in the 200 while winning at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals, clocked a 6.42 in the indoor 60-meter dash at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals. He showed his potential as a high school sophomore in 2010 by running the outdoor 200 in 21.74 at the Rice University Victor Lopez Classic. He was voted Most Valuable Performer on the Alief Hastings track team all four years of his high school career, was a five-time prep all-America honoree and set school records in the 100 and 200 and ran on record-setting 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay foursomes. Son of Adam Ali and Amna Korashy.