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2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Nyela Williams

  • Class Junior
  • Position sprints
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Bowie, Md.
  • High School Bishop McNamara HS
  • Prev School St. Johns

Biography

2021 Outdoor (Sophomore): Opened the outdoor season at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26) competing in the 200m (26.85) and the 4x400… placed third in the 400m (1:02.55) at the Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet (4/10)... competed in the 400m (1:02.26) and the 200m (26.85) at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Invitational (4/30)... placed third in the 400m (1:01.59) at the Jim Thorpe Invite (5/7)

As a Freshman at St. John's (2019-20): Participated in six of St. John's nine meets during the 2019-20 indoor season ... recorded a personal-best time of 8.12 in the 60-meter dash at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... notched a fifth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Bill Ward Invitational ... set a personal-best mark of 26.78 in the 200 meters at the Penn 8-Team Select on Jan. 18. 

Before Maryland: Spent four seasons with McNamara High School ... earned numerous First and Second Team All-WCAC selections ... named the MVP and received the Coaches Award in each of her four years at McNamara ... has been an active participant at the Penn Relays, including a first place victory in the 4x4000 meter relay in her division during her senior campaign in high school ... personal records in 2018-19 with a 200-meter dash time of 26.20 and a time of 58.70 in the 400 meters. 

Personal: Daughter of Natalie Williams... Pursuing a degree in Kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    sprints
  • 2021-22Junior

    sprints