Safiya Walker

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hanover, N.H.
High School:
Hanover

2017 Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Brown Springtime Invitational … set a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.34) at the Ocean State Invitational … part of the runner-up 4x400 meter relay team at the Ocean State Invitational.

2016-17 Indoor: Ran a career-best 1:03.34 in the 400m at the URI Coaches Tribute Invitational … competed at the Joe Donahue Games and Beantown Challenge.

2016 Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Brown Springtime Open … fifth in the 400m hurdles at the George Davis Invitational … also competed at the Ocean State Invitational and Mark Young Invitational.

2015-16 Indoor: Competed at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet with the 4x4 relay team … Placed 13th in the 400m (1:04.00) at the 2016 USATF New England Championship.

2015 Outdoor: Placed third in the 400-meter hurdles at the Brown Springtime Invitational … also competed at the Brown Invitational and Mark Young Invitational.

2014-15 Indoor: Finished eighth in the 400m (1:04.75) at the USATF New England Indoor Championship … Finished second in the 4x400 relay (4:08.72) and 20th in the 300m (44.62) at the Brown University Alden Invitational.

2014 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 200 meters at the Brown Springtime Open.

2013-14 Indoor: Was a member of the 4x400 relay that finished third at the Alden Invitational in a time of 4:17.76.

Before Brown: A three-year letterwinner in track & field at Hanover High School … team captain for cross country and track & field as a senior … Most Improved Award winner in outdoor track & field in 2011 and 2012 … placed fourth in 300m hurdles at D2 State Meet … top-10 all-time Hanover 300m hurdles record … two-year letterwinner in cross country … also played basketball and was team captain as a senior ... four-year honor roll at Hanover … member of the National Society of High School Scholars Nobel Family Scholars Program at Hanover.

Personal: Born on July 11, 1995 … daughter of Melina Hill Walker and Charles Walker … concentrating in economics.

College Personal Bests:
200 Meter - 28.45 (O)
300 Meter - 44.62 (I)
400 Meter - 1:03.34 (I)
400 Hurdles - 1:06.87 (O)