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Ohio State Overview
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American First Team (100m, 200m)
- 2024 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American First Team (100m)
- 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American First Team (4x100m relay) and Honorable Mention (100m)
- 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American First Team (4x100m relay)
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American Second Team (4x100m relay)
- 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American Second Team (60m)
- 2024 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American Second Team (4x100m relay)
- 2024 Indoor USTFCCCA All-American Second Team (60m)
- 2024 Outdoor Big Ten Champion (100m, 4x100m relay)
- 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Champion (100m, 4x100m relay – broke the meet record)
- 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Champion (4x100m relay)
- Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2024 Indoor All-Big Ten Second Team
- Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
- Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay that set the program record three times during the 2022 outdoor season and then again in the 2023 NCAA semifinals (42.68)
- Set the 100m program record at the 2025 NCAA East First Round (10.92), becoming the first Buckeye in program history to run a wind-legal sub-11.00 time and tying for the third-fastest time in NCAA East First Round meet history
- Set the 60m program record at the Corky Classic (2024) by running a 7.20 and then broke her own record (7.19) on Feb. 28, 2025 at the Big Ten Championships
- Broke the program record in the sprint medley relay (3:45.73)
- Ranks third in the outdoor 200m (22.54) upon graduation
2024-25
Indoor
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At the NCAA Championships, finished 13th in the 60m (7.27)
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At the Big Ten Championships, finished second in the 200m (23.09 – fastest Buckeye time of the season) and third in the 60m (7.19), setting a program record
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Had the fastest 10 times of the season for the Buckeye women in the 60m and the fastest two 200m times (five of the top 10)
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Won both the 60m (7.34) and 200m (23.58) at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic
Outdoor
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In the NCAA finals, finished fourth in the 200m (22.60) and fifth in the 100m (11.21)
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In the NCAA semifinals, finished third in the 100m (10.91), sixth in the 200m (22.54 – PR and fifth in program history) and 11th in the 4x100m relay (43.32)
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In the NCAA quarterfinals, finished second in the 100m (10.99), fourth in the 200m (22.71) and eighth in the 4x100m relay (43.46)
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In the NCAA first round, set a program record in the 100m (10.92), finishing second and also finished sixth in the 200m (22.91), running a personal best
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In the Big Ten Championships, finished fourth in the 100m (11.20), seventh in the 200m (23.26) and third in the 4x100m relay (43.84)
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Had the nine fastest Buckeye times of the season in the 100m and the three fastest 200m times (seven of the top 10)
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Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay squad twice – Drake Relays (43.91) and USF Invite (44.89)
2023-24
Indoor
- Earned three wins in the 60m – Corky Classic (7.20 – program record), Rod McCravy Memorial (7.26), Arkansas Qualifier (7.40)
- Finished 15th in the 60m (7.37) in the NCAA semifinals
- Was the Big Ten 60m runner-up (7.29) after finishing third (7.33) in the prelims
- Also finished fifth in the Big Ten Championships in the 200m (23.81) after finishing eighth (23.98) in the prelims
- Ran the Buckeyes’ five-fastest 60m times of the season and the two-fastest 200m times
- Finished in the top-two in every 60m race during the regular season
- Was the 200m runner-up at Louisville (23.73)
- Was seventh in the 100m (11.05) in the finals at the NCAA Championships
- Finished 10th in the 4x100m relay (43.38) in the NCAA semifinals
- Qualified for the 100m championships after finishing seventh (11.17) in the NCAA semifinals
- At the NCAA East First Round: finished fourth in the 4x100m relay (43.09) to advance to the semis, ninth in the 100m quarterfinals (11.09) to advance and ran the first round of the 200m (23.39)
- Big Ten Champion in the 100m (11.16) and 4x100m relay (43.44), also was the runner-up in the 200m (22.98 – PR)
- Won the 200m (23.57) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay at the Penn Relays (43.92) and Jesse Owens Classic (44.33)
- Recorded the seven-fastest 100m times for the Buckeyes this season
- Three additional top-10 finishes in the 100m this season – runner-up at South Carolina (11.32), sixth at Penn Relays (11.67), seventh at Florida (11.24)
- Was the 200m runner-up (23.33) at South Carolina
Indoor
- Won the 200m (24.09) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Finished ninth at the Big Ten Championships in the 60m (7.44), also competing in the 200m (23.93)
- Ran a personal-best time of 7.28 in the semifinals of the 60m at the Clemson Invitational, her fourth PR in the event this season
- Finished third in the 60m at the Arkansas Qualifier (7.39), fourth at the Rod McCravy Memorial (7.47) and fifth at the Texas Tech Open (7.33)
- Had a PR in the 200m (23.80) at the Texas Tech Open, finishing 13th out of 107 finishers
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay squad that broke the meet record (43.17) at the Big Ten Championships and then the program record in the NCAA semifinals (42.68)
- Big Ten 100m Champion (11.15) after breaking the program record with an 11.08 in the prelims to finish first in that round too
- Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay squad that finished fifth (42.85) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished fifth in the 100m at the NCAA East First Round (11.08), 11th in the quarterfinals (11.17) and 20th in the semifinals (11.37)
- Finished in the top-10 of the 100m in all five regular-season meets – third at the Jesse Owens Classic (11.44), third at the Bulls Invite (11.41), sixth at the Lloyd Wills Invite (11.47) and ninth at the Tom Jones Invite (11.20, a then-PR to put her into the top-five in program history)
- Two top-10 finishes in the 200m – eighth at the Lloyd Wills Invite (23.76, PR) and ninth at the Bulls Invite (23.90)
Indoor
- Finished second as a team at the Big Ten Championships
- Won the 60m at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invite (7.48)
- Ran the 60m and 200m at the Big Ten Championships, Rod McCravy Memorial and the Clemson Tiger Paw
- Won the Big Ten outdoor championships as a team, setting a meet record with 185.5 points scored (breaking the previous record of 179 set in 1994)
- Individually competed at Big Ten championships in the 100m and 200m
- Ran a 11.52 in the 100m in the first round of the NCAA regionals
- Finished in the top-10 four times in the 100m, including a runner-up finish (11.21) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Had three top-10 finishes in the 200m, including a fifth-place finish (24.13) at the Jesse Owens Classic
