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Ohio State Overview
- Nya is majoring in health and rehabilitation sciences.
- 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American First Team (4x100m relay) and Honorable Mention (100m, 200m)
- 2022 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American First Team (4x100m relay), Second Team (100m)
- 2024 Outdoor USTFCCCA All-American Second Team (4x100m relay), Honorable Mention (100m)
- 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Champion (4x100m relay – broke the meet record)
- 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Champion (100m, 4x100m relay)
- 2024 Outdoor Big Ten Champion (4x100m relay)
- Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Three-time OSU Scholar Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
- Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay that set the program record three times during the 2022 outdoor season and again in the 2023 NCAA semifinals (42.68)
- Ranks third in program history in the 100m after running a wind-legal 11.23 in the 2022 NCAA semifinals, improved her time to 11.15 in the 2023 NCAA First Round
- Broke the program record in the sprint medley relay (3:45.73)
Indoor
- Finished sixth in the semifinals of the 60m (7.48) at the Rod McCravy Memorial after being fifth (7.40) in the prelims
- Finished eighth in the 200m (24.49) at Louisville
- Finished 10th in the 4x100m relay (43.38) in the NCAA semifinals, also finishing 22nd in the 100m (11.38)
- At the NCAA East First Round: finished fourth in the 4x100m relay (43.09) to advance to the semis, 12th in the 100m (11.26) quarterfinals to advance after running a 11.34 in the first round
- Big Ten Champion in the 4x100m relay (43.44), also finishing fourth in the 100m (11.29) and seventh in the 200m (23.61)
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay at the Penn Relays (43.92) and Jesse Owens Classic (44.33)
- Won the 100m (11.27) at the Jesse Owens Classic, also finishing fourth in the 200m (23.97)
- Finished fifth in the 100m at South Carolina (11.51) and seventh (11.70) at the Penn Relays
Indoor
- Won the 60m (7.36 – PR at the time) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Finished fifth in the 60m (7.34 – PR) at the Big Ten Championships, also running an indoor PR in the 200m (23.88)
- Finished sixth in the 60m (7.46) at the Arkansas Qualifier
- Tied her indoor PR (at the time) in the 200m (23.98) at the Texas Tech Open, finishing 14th among 107 finishers
- Also ran the 60m at the Clemson Invitational, Michigan Invitational and Texas Tech Open
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay squad that broke the meet record (43.17) at the Big Ten Championships and the program record in the NCAA semifinals (42.68)
- At the Big Ten Championships, finished fifth in the 100m (11.31) and sixth in the 200m (23.40) after running an 11.32 and a PR of 23.14 in the prelims
- Ran a leg on the 4x100m relay squad that finished fifth (42.85) at the NCAA Championships
- In the 100m, finished eighth in the NCAA East First Round (11.15) to move up to third in program history) and finished fifth in the quarterfinals (11.08, wind)
- In the 200m, finished 14th in the NCAA East First Round (23.00) and 10th in the quarterfinals (22.90) with both times being wind-aided
- In the NCAA semifinals, finished 18th in the 100m (11.32) and 23rd in the 200m (23.39)
- Recorded three top-10 finishes in the 100m during the regular season – runner-up at the Bulls Invite (11.36), runner-up at the Jesse Owens Classic (11.42), seventh at the Lloyd Wills Invite (11.47) and was also 11th (11.30) at the Texas Relays
- Finished third at the Bulls Invite (23.52) in the 200m
Indoor
- Finished second as a team at the Big Ten indoor championships
- Finished eighth in the 60m (7.43) at the Big Ten Championships after running a season-best 7.41 during the qualifying heats
- Finished sixth at the Big Ten Invite in the 60m (7.49) and seventh in the 300m (39.68)
- Finished ninth in the 200m (24.41) at the South Carolina Challenge
- Finished 12th as a team at NCAA outdoor championships
- Made it to the second round at the NCAA regionals in the 200m (23.26) and the semifinals in the 100m (11.23), finishing 16th in the 100m
- 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)
- Finished sixth in the 200m (23.24) at the Big Ten championships
- Had seven top-eight finishes in the 100m, including a runner-up finish (11.35) at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invite
- Had five top-10 finishes in the 200m, including a runner-up finish (23.54) at the Jesse Owens Classic
Notable Notes
• Nya helped Twinsburg to three consecutive regional championships and to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 OHSAA state track and field championships.
• A two-time state qualifier who was part of two state champion 4x200-meter relay teams, including the 2019 team that ran the second fastest relay in state meet history (1:37.77).
• Raced to third- (200 meters) and fourth-place (100 meters) finishes at the state meet.
