Troy University Athletics
2015-16 Track & Field Roster
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Alexander, Niata
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Niata Alexander
- Class:
- Sophomore
- 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)
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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 Invitationalย ...ย 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 200mย Championship race finishing in 23.66 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 400m, 4x100mย and 4x400m races ... Member of the 4x100mย (45.02) and 4x400mย (3:37.56) relay teams that set the school records at the NCAA East Preliminaries.ย
Senior (2018):ย Indoor -ย Set school records in the 200m, 300m and 400m dashes โฆย 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 โฆย Won the 200m at the BSC Ice Breaker with a 24.53 and finished second at the Samford Open with a 24.32 โฆ Set the indoor record in the 300m with a 39.92-second run at the UAB Invite and finished 10th โฆ Finished third in the 60m at the BSC Ice Breaker and tied the schoolโs third-fastest time with a 7.61 in the process โฆย Reached the podium in the event at the Sun Belt Championship, taking bronze with a 7.64-second run โฆย Ran the schoolโs 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 โฆย 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 -ย Alexander finished in the top 3 in three of her six 200m events โฆ Best finish was at the Samford Open where she finished second with a time of 24.59 โฆ Finished in the top 5 in two of her four 400m events โฆ At the Sun Belt Championship, she finished fifth with a time of 55.88.ย Outdoor -ย In her only 100m event, Alexander finished third at the Bill Carson Invitational with a time of 11.88 โฆ She finished in the top 5 in three of her five 200m events โฆ Best finish was at the Samford Alabama Challenge where she finished first with a time of 24.11 โฆ Also, finished in the top five in all her 400m events โฆ Her best finish was at the Jaguar Classic where she finished first with a time of 54.25.
Sophomore (2016):ย Indoor - Finished fifth at the Sun Belt Championship in the 200m โฆย 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.ย Outdoor -ย Finished in the top 8 in all three 200m events she ran in โฆ Personal best time in the 200m was a 24.11 at the Bill Carson Invitational, where she finished second โฆ 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 โฆ Set a personal best 54.99 in the 400m at the Sun Belt Championship.
Freshman (2015): Indoor -ย Named All-Sun Belt for Indoor โฆ Finished first at the USA Invitational with a 56.83 time in the 400 meters event โฆ Finished eighth at the War Eagle Invite with a 24.56 time in the 200 meters event โฆ Finished 4th-prelim in the Indoor Sun Belt Championships with a 24.33 200 meters โฆ Finished first at the UNC Open with a 56.17 time in the 400 meters event โฆ Had the best 400 meters event time on the team with a 55.67 time.
High School:ย Ran at New Manchester High School in Douglasville, Ga โฆ. ran 4x400 at the 2012 and 2014 Summer Track Nationals.
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Personal:ย Full name is Niata Janay Alexander โฆ Born on May 7, 1996 โฆ Parents are Julian Carter and Bonita Ellis โฆ has five siblings, Eric, Joshawn, Dominique, JaโNyla, and Sanyiaย ... 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)
ย
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 Invitationalย ...ย 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 200mย Championship race finishing in 23.66 ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m, 400m, 4x100mย and 4x400m races ... Member of the 4x100mย (45.02) and 4x400mย (3:37.56) relay teams that set the school records at the NCAA East Preliminaries.ย
Senior (2018):ย Indoor -ย Set school records in the 200m, 300m and 400m dashes โฆย 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 โฆย Won the 200m at the BSC Ice Breaker with a 24.53 and finished second at the Samford Open with a 24.32 โฆ Set the indoor record in the 300m with a 39.92-second run at the UAB Invite and finished 10th โฆ Finished third in the 60m at the BSC Ice Breaker and tied the schoolโs third-fastest time with a 7.61 in the process โฆย Reached the podium in the event at the Sun Belt Championship, taking bronze with a 7.64-second run โฆย Ran the schoolโs 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 โฆย 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 -ย Alexander finished in the top 3 in three of her six 200m events โฆ Best finish was at the Samford Open where she finished second with a time of 24.59 โฆ Finished in the top 5 in two of her four 400m events โฆ At the Sun Belt Championship, she finished fifth with a time of 55.88.ย Outdoor -ย In her only 100m event, Alexander finished third at the Bill Carson Invitational with a time of 11.88 โฆ She finished in the top 5 in three of her five 200m events โฆ Best finish was at the Samford Alabama Challenge where she finished first with a time of 24.11 โฆ Also, finished in the top five in all her 400m events โฆ Her best finish was at the Jaguar Classic where she finished first with a time of 54.25.
Sophomore (2016):ย Indoor - Finished fifth at the Sun Belt Championship in the 200m โฆย 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.ย Outdoor -ย Finished in the top 8 in all three 200m events she ran in โฆ Personal best time in the 200m was a 24.11 at the Bill Carson Invitational, where she finished second โฆ 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 โฆ Set a personal best 54.99 in the 400m at the Sun Belt Championship.
Freshman (2015): Indoor -ย Named All-Sun Belt for Indoor โฆ Finished first at the USA Invitational with a 56.83 time in the 400 meters event โฆ Finished eighth at the War Eagle Invite with a 24.56 time in the 200 meters event โฆ Finished 4th-prelim in the Indoor Sun Belt Championships with a 24.33 200 meters โฆ Finished first at the UNC Open with a 56.17 time in the 400 meters event โฆ Had the best 400 meters event time on the team with a 55.67 time.
High School:ย Ran at New Manchester High School in Douglasville, Ga โฆ. ran 4x400 at the 2012 and 2014 Summer Track Nationals.
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Personal:ย Full name is Niata Janay Alexander โฆ Born on May 7, 1996 โฆ Parents are Julian Carter and Bonita Ellis โฆ has five siblings, Eric, Joshawn, Dominique, JaโNyla, and Sanyiaย ... Majoring in Social Work.
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