2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster
Amira Aduma
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Va.
- High School:
- Phoebus
2021
Indoor
- Finished in 10th place in the 60 m at the Big Ten Championships with a 7.51 (qualified with a PR 7.48)
- Placed third in both the long jump and the 60 m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
- Secured second place for the Illini in the long jump at the Husker Quad with a jump of 19-1.5
Outdoor
- Finished in 45th in the 200 m at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 24.09
- Placed eighth at the B1G Championships in the 100 m to earn one point for the squad
- Placed third in the 200 m open at the B1G North Florida Invite with a time of 24.15
- Placed second in the 400 m hurdles at the B1G Invite #2 with a 1:00.27
- Took second place in the 100 m with a time of 11.65 at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays
- Placed third in the long jump with a PR mark of 6.02 m and second in the 200 m with a PR time of 23.76 at the M City Classic
2020
Outdoor
- Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
- Competed in the Long Jump, 60m, 200m, and 4x400m relay across five meets for the Illini, including Big Ten Championships
- Tied for the fifth-best indoor Long Jump in program history at the Larry Wieczorek Invite, winning the event title with a jump of 20-1 3/4 (6.14 meters)
- Scored for the Illini at Big Ten Championships as part of the 4x400m relay, which placed eighth with a season-best time of 3:41.10
- Won the event title in the 60m Dash at the Illini Invitational, clocking a finish time of 7.52
- Won the event titles in the Long Jump and with the 4x400m at the Illini Invitational
- Set a PR in the 200m at the Music City Challenge, timing 24.49 to finish eighth in the event
2019
Outdoor
- Competed in 7 meets for the Illini
- Competed in the 400m hurdles at Big Ten Championships, timing 1:01.93
- Ran a season best 1:00.59 in the 400m hurdles at the Drake Relays
- Took 1st place in the 400m hurdles at the Ole Miss Classic and Illini Twilight
- Academic All-Big Ten team
Indoor
- Did not compete
2018
Outdoor
- Qualified for NCAA Prelims as member of the 4x100m relay
- Competed at Big Ten Championships in 400m hurdles, timing 1:00.12
- Clocked 1:00.00 to set a new PR at Drake Relays
- Timed a 1:00.89 PR in the 400m hurdles at Mt. SAC Relays
- Placed runner-up in the 400m hurdles at the Illinois Twilight
- USTFCCCA All-Academic
Indoor
- Set 60m and 200m PRs at Big Ten Championships, timing 7.52 and 24.68 respectively in her conference meet debut
- Reset PRs in 60m (7.57) and 200m (24.69) at Iowa State Classic
- Set a new 400m PR wit ha time of 55.99 at Rod McCravy
- Scored 20 points for the team at the Illini Classic, placing in the top-3 of the 60m, 200m and 400m races.
- Made her collegiate debut at the Illinois Open, placing fourth in the 200m
High School
- No. 7 ranked 400m hurdler in the country and No. 16 in the indoor long jump
- 14-time Virginia State Champion (long jump, 55m, 100m, 200m, 300m)
- 2017 New Balance Nationals 400m Hurdles Third Place
- Scored 68 points between VHSL indoor and outdoor state championships in 2017
Personal
- Born January 25, 1999
- Daughter of Nyarinda Aduma
- Has older siblings, Niamani and Kwesis
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Mother, Nyarinda, competed at the University of Mississippi and sister, Niamani, competes at VCU
- Cites Sanya Richards-Ross as her favorite athlete because of her personality and what she's accomplished
- Chose Illinois after falling in love with the atmosphere of the school and team during her visit.
Career-Bests
Indoor
60m: 7.48 - Big Ten Championships (2/25/21)
200m: 24.49 - Music City Challenge (2/15/20)
400m: 55.99 - Rod McCravy (2/3/18)
Long Jump: 20'1.75" (6.14m) - Larry Wieczorek Invite (1/17/20)
Outdoor
100m: 11.65 FI B1G Relays - 4/24/21
200m: 23.76 M City Classic - 4/30
400m Hurdles: 1:00.00 - Drake Relays (4/28/18)
Long Jump: 19'6" (5.94m)
Updated May 2021
Illini Track I Melissa Wullschleger NCAA Outdoor All-American Heptathlon 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Rose Yeboah NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Kam Garrett NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/13/25
Saturday, June 14
Illini Track I Sophia Beckmon NCAA Outdoor All-American Long Jump 6/12/25
Friday, June 13
