2013-14 Track and Field Roster
Nwokenkwo, Shayna

Shayna Nwokenkwo
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hazel Crest, Ill.
- High School:
- Homewood-Flossmoor
Bio
2016-17 (Senior)
Indoor:
- Competed in seven meets
- Won the 60m Dash (7.611) at the Finals for the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/2)
- Won the 60m Dash (7.55) at the Finals for the Chicagoland Championships (2/10)
- Won the 60m Dash (7.57) at the Preliminaries for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/24)
- Took second in the 60m Dash (7.56) at the Finals for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/25).
Outdoor:
- Competed in six meets
- Took third in the 100m Dash (11.87) at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invite (4/29)
- Won the 100m Dash (11.87) at the Preliminaries for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/12)
- Took third in the 100m Dash (11.98) at the Finals for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13)
- Took 16th in the 200m Dash (25.48) at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invite (4/29)
- A member of the 4x100 relay team that won (47.14) the Benedictine NCAA Challenge (4/8)
- A member of the 4x100 relay team that took second (46.70) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13).
2015-16 (Junior)
Indoor:
- Ran in the 60m dash at six meets
- Recorded an eighth place finish at the Hoosier Open (12/11) with a time of 7.72
- Finished fourth at the Hoosier Hills Invitational (2/12) with a run of 7.69
- Boasted a third place finish at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/27) with a career best time of 7.65.
Outdoor:
- Ran the 100m at six meets
- Saw a second place finish at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a time of 12.16
- Finished third at the ISU Pacesetter Invite (4/23) and the Illinois Open (5/4) with times of 11.95 and 11.91, respectively
- Set a career best in a second place finish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/14) with a run of 11.87
- A member of the 4x100m relay team that won the event at the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a time of 46.41, as well as at the ISU Pacesetter Invite (4/23) with a mark of 46.14
- A member of the 4x100m relay team that finished second at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (5/14) with a time of 46.44.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor:
- Sprinted in five meets
- Placed eighth in the 60m at the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/5) with a time of 7.76
- Recorded a time of 7.86 and finish of seventh at the Hoosier Hills Invite (2/13) for the 60m dash
- Earned a sixth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships (3/1) in the 60m with a time of 7.83.
Outdoor:
- Competed in six meets for the 100m dash
- Won the event at the Chicagoland Championships (4/10) and the NCC Gregory Final Qualifier (5/15)
- Posted a PR of 11.98 at the NCC Gregory Final Qualifier
- Made the podium at the BIG EAST Championship (5/8-5/9) with a time of 12.06 in the final
- Finished sixth or better each time she competed.
2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor:
- Competed in four meets
- Ran a 7.96 at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25) in the 60m dash
- Recorded a pair of 7.81 times at the BIG EAST Championships to qualify for the final and earn eighth.
Outdoor:
- Piece of the BIG EAST champion 4x100 relay team (46.27)
- Won the 100m at the Chicagoland Championships (4/12) when she notched a season-best time of 11.98 in the final
- Earned second place at the Blue Demon Open (4/19) in the 100m with a time of 12.25
- Took fifth at the BIG EAST Championships in the 100m with a time of 11.84.
High School:
- Four-year letterwinner in track & field at Homewood-Flossmoor High School
- Placed third at the 2012 IHSA State Championships in the 4x100-meter relay
- Ran a 12.04 in the 100-meter dash at the 2013 State Championships, good enough for third place.
Personal:
- Daughter of Simon Nwokenkwo and Ireatha Jones
- Psychology major with a concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Has two siblings, Simeon and Isaiah.
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