Sierra Nesmith
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- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
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- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Philadelphia High School for Girls
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
200 Meter Dash: 26.37
400 Meter Dash: 57.65
60 Meter Hurdles: 9.06
100 Meter Hurdles: 14.78
400 Meter Hurdles: 1:01.55
Long Jump: 5.17m
Triple Jump: 11.64m
2017 Outdoor: Crowned the 2017 Northeast Conference 400m Hurdle Championion with a time of 1:01.89...Also took fifth in the triple jump and in the 4x400m relay...Set two personal records at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 100m and 400m hurdles, claiming her best finish in 10th place in the 400H...Was the UConn Northeast Challenge runner-up in the 400m hurdles.
2017 Indoor: Was the Northeast Conference Triple Jump Champion with a season best jump of 11.53 meters...Finished in sixth at the NEC's in the 400 meter dash, and anchored the fourth place 4x400 meter relay team...Competed at the ECAC Championships in the triple jump...Took first on the 4x4 team at the 35th Yale Collegiate Invitational...Recorded a season fastest 60 meter hurdle time of 9.10 at the Joe Donahue Games.
2016 Outdoor: Competed in the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships tackled a personal record in the 400 meter hurdles, 1:02.22, in the preliminary round...Placed seventh while running a collegiate best in the 100 meter hurdles at the CCSU Invite...Posted a season high 4.99 meter leap in the long jump at the Northeast Conference Championship...Also marked a season best triple jump distance at the conference finals, 11.49 meters, naming her the 2016 NEC's triple jump runner-up.
2016 Indoor: Posted four standing personal records in her first season of collegiate competing...Competed in five seperate events for the Blue Devils at the NEC Indoor Championships...Placed second in the triple jump for a personal best leap of 11.64m...Was a participant of the CCSU 4x4 team that came in fourth place, clocking in at 3:59.86...Set a PR in the long jump (5.17m) good for seventh...Sprinted 60 meter of hurdles in 9.06 in the preliminaries for her third PR of the Championships, and took eighth place overall with a time of 9.15 in the finals...Bolted a collegiate best 26.37 in the 200 meter dash at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet.
Before Central: Named captain of Philadelphia High School for Girls track team...Placed fifth in the PIAA 300 meter hurdles.
News mentions
The Blue Devils collected eight all-Northeast Conference honors.
Mendelson and Nesmith closed out the ECAC Championships in Princeton, NJ on Sunday.
The women's 10k race will open up Sunday's events.
Junior Sierra Nesmith was named the NEC MVP for the first time in program history.
The Blue Devils earned three medals and qualified four members to Sunday's finals.
The Blue Devils run at the Northeast Conference Championships beginning Saturday.
Central won the CCSU Blue Devil Invite by margin of 77 points on Saturday.
Brawner snagged two personal records and finished as the 1,500 meter runner-up on Saturday.
Junior Sierra Nesmith led CCSU at UConn with an ECAC, personal record 400m hurdle time.
Nesmith runs 1:01.83 in in 400 meter hurdles at Miami
Junior Madeline Mondo finished in seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at Princeton.
Brawner won the 1,500 meter run to lead CCSU.
Junior McKenna Kilian was named to the All-NEC First Team.
Brawner won the 1,000 meter run while setting a new CCSU record a time of 2:54.34 on Sunday.
The Blue Devils finished fifth overall with a total score of 65 points.
McKenna Kilian became the first ever Blue Devil to win the Northeast Conference long jump title.
The women's events will begin on Friday at 9:20 a.m. at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
The Blue Devils will compete next week at the NEC Championships on Feb. 16-17 in Staten Island, NY.
Nesmith, Rospierski post personal records for CCSU.
The Blue Devils challenged their largest field of competition this season, consisting of just under 1,500 student-athletes representing 80 universities.
The Blue Devils competed against Northeastern, Hartford and UMass Amherst.
The Blue Devils will compete next on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Boston, MA for the Joe Donahue Invite.
Rospierski led the Blue Devils, winning the 60m hurdles with a collegiate best time of 9.07 seconds.
The Blue Devils were given one first place vote behind LIU Brooklyn (2) and Sacred Heart (7).