Troy University Athletics
2017-18 Track & Field Roster
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Alexander, Niata
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Sprints
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Hurdles
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Sprints
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Sprints
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Mid-Distance
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Sprints
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Jumps
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Distance
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Mid-Distance
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Pole Valut
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Mid-Distance
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Pole Valut
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Mid-Distance
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Multi Events
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Sprints
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Sprints
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Hurdles
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Sprints
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
Mid-Distance
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Multi
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Mid-Distance
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Jumps
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Pole Vault
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Multis
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Throws
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Sprints
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Mid-Distance
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Sprints
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Mid-Distance
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Throws
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Mid-Distance
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Throws
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Sprints
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Distance
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Niata Alexander
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Ga.
- High School:
- New Manchester HS
Bio
College Bests:
60m: 7.61 (12/1/17)
200m: 23.76 (2/19/18)
300m: 39.92 (1/12/18)
400m: 54.41 (2/19/18)
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200m: 23.59 (3/23/19)
400m: 53.09 (5/12/19)
Senior (2019): Outdoor - Won the 200m race at the Bulldog Relays with a personal record time of 23.59 .. Finished second at the Joe Walker Invitational 200m dash in 23.85 seconds ... Set her personal record in the 400m race in 53.69 placing her second at the War Eagle Invitational, also putting her second all-time in Troy in the 400m ... Earned Sun Belt Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week on April 24 after her dominant performances at the War Eagle Invitational ... Won the Doc Anderson Invitational 400m race with a time of 56.89 seconds ... Crossed the finish line in fourth at the Tiger Classic 400m race in 54.49 ... Took home gold at the Sun Belt Conference 400m Championship race with a personal record time of 53.09, which is also the school record ... Earned a bronze medal in the Sun Belt Conference 200m Championship race finishing in 23.66 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m races ... Member of the 4x100m (45.02) and 4x400m (3:37.56) relay teams that set the school records at the NCAA East Preliminaries.
Senior (2018): Indoor - Set school records in the 200m, 300m and 400m dashes … Crossed the line in 23.76 seconds in the 200m at the Sun Belt Championship to take home silver and place her name at the top of the school record list … Won the 200m at the BSC Ice Breaker with a 24.53 and finished second at the Samford Open with a 24.32 … Set the indoor record in the 300m with a 39.92-second run at the UAB Invite and finished 10th … Finished third in the 60m at the BSC Ice Breaker and tied the school’s third-fastest time with a 7.61 in the process … Reached the podium in the event at the Sun Belt Championship, taking bronze with a 7.64-second run … Ran the school’s fastest indoor 400m time ever with a 54.41 at the Sun Belt Championships to claim the silver medal after running the fastest qualifying time … Finished in the top 8 twice more with third and sixth place finished at the KMS Invite and Camel City Invite, respectively.
Junior (2017): Indoor - Alexander finished in the top 3 in three of her six 200m events … Best finish was at the Samford Open where she finished second with a time of 24.59 … Finished in the top 5 in two of her four 400m events … At the Sun Belt Championship, she finished fifth with a time of 55.88. Outdoor - In her only 100m event, Alexander finished third at the Bill Carson Invitational with a time of 11.88 … She finished in the top 5 in three of her five 200m events … Best finish was at the Samford Alabama Challenge where she finished first with a time of 24.11 … Also, finished in the top five in all her 400m events … Her best finish was at the Jaguar Classic where she finished first with a time of 54.25.
Sophomore (2016): Indoor - Finished fifth at the Sun Belt Championship in the 200m … Finished in the top 10 in four of the five 400m events she competed in, including a second place finish at the Sun Belt Championship. Outdoor - Finished in the top 8 in all three 200m events she ran in … Personal best time in the 200m was a 24.11 at the Bill Carson Invitational, where she finished second … In the 400m, she finished in the top 6 four of the five events she competed in, including a first place finish at the USA Invitational … Set a personal best 54.99 in the 400m at the Sun Belt Championship.
Freshman (2015): Indoor - Named All-Sun Belt for Indoor … Finished first at the USA Invitational with a 56.83 time in the 400 meters event … Finished eighth at the War Eagle Invite with a 24.56 time in the 200 meters event … Finished 4th-prelim in the Indoor Sun Belt Championships with a 24.33 200 meters … Finished first at the UNC Open with a 56.17 time in the 400 meters event … Had the best 400 meters event time on the team with a 55.67 time.
High School: Ran at New Manchester High School in Douglasville, Ga …. ran 4x400 at the 2012 and 2014 Summer Track Nationals.
Personal: Full name is Niata Janay Alexander … Born on May 7, 1996 … Parents are Julian Carter and Bonita Ellis … has five siblings, Eric, Joshawn, Dominique, Ja’Nyla, and Sanyia ... Majoring in Social Work.
60m: 7.61 (12/1/17)
200m: 23.76 (2/19/18)
300m: 39.92 (1/12/18)
400m: 54.41 (2/19/18)
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200m: 23.59 (3/23/19)
400m: 53.09 (5/12/19)
Senior (2019): Outdoor - Won the 200m race at the Bulldog Relays with a personal record time of 23.59 .. Finished second at the Joe Walker Invitational 200m dash in 23.85 seconds ... Set her personal record in the 400m race in 53.69 placing her second at the War Eagle Invitational, also putting her second all-time in Troy in the 400m ... Earned Sun Belt Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week on April 24 after her dominant performances at the War Eagle Invitational ... Won the Doc Anderson Invitational 400m race with a time of 56.89 seconds ... Crossed the finish line in fourth at the Tiger Classic 400m race in 54.49 ... Took home gold at the Sun Belt Conference 400m Championship race with a personal record time of 53.09, which is also the school record ... Earned a bronze medal in the Sun Belt Conference 200m Championship race finishing in 23.66 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m races ... Member of the 4x100m (45.02) and 4x400m (3:37.56) relay teams that set the school records at the NCAA East Preliminaries.
Senior (2018): Indoor - Set school records in the 200m, 300m and 400m dashes … Crossed the line in 23.76 seconds in the 200m at the Sun Belt Championship to take home silver and place her name at the top of the school record list … Won the 200m at the BSC Ice Breaker with a 24.53 and finished second at the Samford Open with a 24.32 … Set the indoor record in the 300m with a 39.92-second run at the UAB Invite and finished 10th … Finished third in the 60m at the BSC Ice Breaker and tied the school’s third-fastest time with a 7.61 in the process … Reached the podium in the event at the Sun Belt Championship, taking bronze with a 7.64-second run … Ran the school’s fastest indoor 400m time ever with a 54.41 at the Sun Belt Championships to claim the silver medal after running the fastest qualifying time … Finished in the top 8 twice more with third and sixth place finished at the KMS Invite and Camel City Invite, respectively.
Junior (2017): Indoor - Alexander finished in the top 3 in three of her six 200m events … Best finish was at the Samford Open where she finished second with a time of 24.59 … Finished in the top 5 in two of her four 400m events … At the Sun Belt Championship, she finished fifth with a time of 55.88. Outdoor - In her only 100m event, Alexander finished third at the Bill Carson Invitational with a time of 11.88 … She finished in the top 5 in three of her five 200m events … Best finish was at the Samford Alabama Challenge where she finished first with a time of 24.11 … Also, finished in the top five in all her 400m events … Her best finish was at the Jaguar Classic where she finished first with a time of 54.25.
Sophomore (2016): Indoor - Finished fifth at the Sun Belt Championship in the 200m … Finished in the top 10 in four of the five 400m events she competed in, including a second place finish at the Sun Belt Championship. Outdoor - Finished in the top 8 in all three 200m events she ran in … Personal best time in the 200m was a 24.11 at the Bill Carson Invitational, where she finished second … In the 400m, she finished in the top 6 four of the five events she competed in, including a first place finish at the USA Invitational … Set a personal best 54.99 in the 400m at the Sun Belt Championship.
Freshman (2015): Indoor - Named All-Sun Belt for Indoor … Finished first at the USA Invitational with a 56.83 time in the 400 meters event … Finished eighth at the War Eagle Invite with a 24.56 time in the 200 meters event … Finished 4th-prelim in the Indoor Sun Belt Championships with a 24.33 200 meters … Finished first at the UNC Open with a 56.17 time in the 400 meters event … Had the best 400 meters event time on the team with a 55.67 time.
High School: Ran at New Manchester High School in Douglasville, Ga …. ran 4x400 at the 2012 and 2014 Summer Track Nationals.
Personal: Full name is Niata Janay Alexander … Born on May 7, 1996 … Parents are Julian Carter and Bonita Ellis … has five siblings, Eric, Joshawn, Dominique, Ja’Nyla, and Sanyia ... Majoring in Social Work.
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