Aijah Urssery 2013-14 Track and Field Roster

AS A SENIOR:Competed in 15 meets during the indoor/outdoor track & field season … concluded season and collegiate career as a member of the Irish[apos]s 4×100 relay team that finished 22nd in the preliminaries (46.03) at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round … capped the indoor season with a seventh place finish in the finals of the 60m dash (7.54) at the ACC Indoor Championships while also placing 13th in the preliminaries of the 200m dash (24.94) … had an impressive showing at the Meyo Invitational, placing third in the finals of the 60m dash (7.51) and seventh in the 200m dash (24.95) … began the outdoor season with a 47th place finish in the preliminaries of the 100m dash (12.12) as well as a 12th place preliminary finish as a member of the 4×100 relay team (45.43) … competed in three meets at the ACC Outdoor Championships: placed 10th in the preliminaries of the 100m dash (12.01); finished 19th in the preliminaries of the 200m dash (24.90); and was a member of the Irish[apos]s second place 4×100 relay team (45.07) … impressed at the Virginia Challenge, placing fourth in the finals of the 100m dash (11.94) and ninth in the finals of the 200m dash (24.72) … earned a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in 16 meets during the indoor & outdoor season for the Irish … participated primarily in the 60m, 100m and 200m dashes as well as competing as a member of the 4x100m relay team … participated at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 100m and on the 4x100m relay team … earned all-BIG EAST honors in the 100m (2nd, 11.56) and 4x100m relay (1st, 45.19) at the league outdoor championships … finished first in the 100m (11.63) at the GVSU Second to Last Chance Meet … placed fourth in the 100m (11.74) at the Drake Relays … turned in successful Polytan Invitational, registering two first-place finishes – 100m (12.06) and 4x100m relay team (46.39) – and a second place finish in the 200m (24.46) … placed third in the 100m (11.99) and 4x100m relay team (46.50) at the Louisville Border Battle … the 4x100m team notched a fifth place finish (45.99) at the Stanford Invitational … placed fifth in the 60m (7.64) at the Alex Wilson Invitational … earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in 15 indoor & outdoor track & field events for the Irish … assisted her teammates to a first-place finish in the 4x100m (45.17) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, earning an all-BIG EAST citation … finished third in the 100m dash (11.55) to earn another all-BIG EAST scroll … picked up first-place finishes in the 60m dash at the Blue & Gold Invitational (7.64) and Meyo Invitationals (7.48) … racked up a total of six first-place and second-place finishes on the year … was a participant at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star … earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in 10 meets during the track & field season … specialized in the sprint and relay events … placed seventh out of 41 runners in the 100-meter dash at the outdoor Gina Relays … claimed first out of 26 runners in the 200m at the outdoor Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational in 26.19 … also finished second out of 31 runners in the 100m … helped 4x100m relay team finish third out of nine teams to close out the weekend … placed fifth out of 24 runners in the 200m at the indoor Indiana University Relays in 25.47 … earned a third place showing in the 60m dash at the indoor Notre Dame Invitational in 7.88 and a fourth place finish in the 200m in 25.54 … won the 60m dash (7.78) and finished second in the 200m dash (25.70) at the indoor Blue & Gold Invitational … earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in track & field … helped team to an undefeated slate all four years … part of the 400m relay state champion team … named MVP during junior campaign … member of the Saint Mary[apos]s Health Careers program … served as the commissioner of athletics for two years … class officer during freshman and sophomore years … has two siblings … enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters and majoring in sociology.