2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Nikesha Keith
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cy Springs HS
- Hometown:
- Corsicana, Texas
2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier – 4x400-meter Relay
2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Champion – 4x400-meter Relay
2018 First Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay
2018 American Athletic Conference Indoor Bronze Medalist – 4x400-meter Relay
2018 Third Team All-American Athletic Conference – Indoor 4x400-meter Relay
2017 American Athletic Conference Indoor Bronze Medalist - DMR
2017 Third Team All-American Athletic Conference - DMR (Indoor)
2018-19 (Junior)
Indoor: Helped the Cougars finished fourth in the 4x400-meter relay at the Reveille Invitational.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Grabbed a bronze medal at the 2018 American Indoor Championships as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that ran 3:43.26…Was also a member of the distance medley relay team that ran 12:00.51 to finish fifth and score four points…Set a personal-best in the 400-meter dash at the indoor Championships in 57.71…Opened the season with a personal-best 25.30 in the 200-meter dash at the Reveille Invitational.
Outdoor: Was a member of the Cougars’ 4x400-meter relay squad that ran 3:44.56 to finish 23rd at the NCAA West Regional…Won gold at the 2018 American Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4x400-meter relay squad that ran 3:36.51 to win the event…Earned First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors for the gold in the 4x1…Set a personal-best in the 200-meter dash, when she ran 24.63 at the Texas Invitational.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Indoor: Earned Third Team All-American Athletic Conference honors with a bronze finish in the distance medley relay where the team ran 11:45.86...Set a personal best in the 400-meter dash when she ran 57.78 at The American Championships...Ran 25.51 in her collegiate debut to finish 10th at the Reveille Invitational in the 200-meter dash and set her personal best.
Outdoor: Competed in eight outdoor meets during her freshman campaign...Set personal bests in the 200- and 400-meter dashes when she ran 24.97 (13th) and 55.96 (eight), respectively at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Invitational...Opened the outdoor season with a win in the 400-meter dash at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational in 56.87.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two year letterwinner for Cypress Springs High School while competing in the 400-meters…Own the school record in the 400-meters at Cy Springs…Regional Champion in the 400-meters during her senior season.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Philtheria Oliver and Nika Keith…Volunteers at Ronald McDonald House and Star of Hope…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering…Was a member of the honor roll in high school…Enjoys shopping and dancing in her free time.
