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