2019 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

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Jameria Smith
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Mike Wade Photography
Mike Wade Photography
Courtesy of Southland Conference

Courtney Willis

Courtney Willis

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Talladega, Ala.
  • Highschool:
    Talladega County Central HS
  • Prev School:
    Butler CC
  • Major:
    Accounting

Summary

Biography

Performance List
 
Career Bests (at NSU)
 200 Meter Dash
    Outdoor           26.61, TCU Invitational, 3/17/18
400 Meter Dash
    Indoor              58.35, Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic, 2/10/18
    Outdoor           56.16, Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, 4/28/18
 600 Meter Run
     Indoor              1:42.44, LSU Bayou Bengal, 2/2/18
 4x400 Meter Relay
     Indoor              3:43.89, SLC Indoor Championships, 2/22/18
                               (Courtney Willis, Natashia Jackson, Widline Lageroy, Deja Moore)
                        Outdoor           3:37.86, LSU Alumni Gold, 4/21/18
                      (Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, Widline Lageroy, Courtney Willis)
  DMR
                        Indoor              12:42.37, SLC Indoor Championships, 2/21/18
                         (Erin Wrozek, Courtney Willis, Jasmine Dansby, Jacqueline Rushford)


2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 200 meter races as an individual with two appearances in the 4x400 relay during the season…placed third in the 400 in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, her best finish of the season, with her fastest time of 56.16…only other top-10 finish came at the ULM Warhawk Invitational taking fifth there with a time of 58.20…only appearance in the 200 came at the TCU Invitational running a 25.61…only result in the 4x400 relay came at the LSU Alumni Gold with Natashia Jackson, De’Shalyn Jones, and Widline Lageroy placing sixth with a time of 3:37.86
 
2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 400 and 600 meter distances as an individual as well as running as a member of 4x400 meter and distance medley relay teams…ran the 400 meter dash twice with time of 59.65 and 58.35 at the Pittsburg State Invitational and Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic on the year…ran the 600 meter run once at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a 10th place finish and time of 1:42.44…competed in the 4x400 meter relay twice during the season winning the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:43.89 along with Natashia Jackson, Widline Lageroy, and Deja Moore…placed sixth in the event at the Pittsburg State Invitational (3:56.46)…ran in the distance medley relay once at the SLC Indoor Championships with a 10th place finish and time of 12:42.37
 

Prior to NSU: Attended Butler College for two years and competed on the track and field team in sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the NJCAA Championship rounds in indoor and outdoor seasons for both years after competing in regional meets… maintained personal records in the 400 (57.61), in the 600 (1:45.96), the 600-yard (1:32.53) and the long jump (5-14).
 
2017 Outdoor Season (Butler): Competed in six meets in sprints, relays and the long jump…qualified for the NJCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field National Championships where she placed seventh in the 4x400 finals (3:51.90) and 14th in the 400 prelims (57.61)… prior participated in the 2017 Region VI Outdoor Championships where she placed second in the 4x400 finals (3:46.60) and fifth in the 400 finals (57.88)… also performed an unmeasured long jump… had five top-five performances throughout the season…improved her personal record in the 400 (57.61).
 
2017 Indoor Season (Butler): Competed in six meets in sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Championships where she placed 10th in the 4x400 finals (3:52.20) and 23rd in the 400 prelims (58.86)… participated in the 2017 NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships to qualify where she placed third in the 4x400 finals (3:56.32), seventh in the long jump finals (16-10.5) and eighth in the 400 finals (58.68)… had three top-five performances throughout the season… improved her personal record in the 400 (58.68), the 600 (1:45.96) and the long jump (5-14).
 
2016 Outdoor Season (Butler): Competed in seven meets in the sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships where she placed 13th in the 4x400 prelims (4:00.68) and 22nd in the 400 prelims (58.24)… before the national meet, she participated in the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships and placed fourth in the 4x400 finals (4:02.21), eighth in the 400 finals and 17th in the long jump (15-5.5)… had seven top-five performances throughout the season with three second-place wins…improved her personal record in the 400 (58.22) and the long jump (5-25).
 
2016 Indoor Season (Butler): Competed in seven meets in sprints, relays and the long jump… qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships where she placed 10th in the DMR finals (13:06.77), 11th in the 4x400 finals (4:00.36) and 27th in the 400 prelims (1:00.50)… to qualify, she participated at the 2016 NJCAA Region VI Championships and placed third in the 4x400 finals (3:58.02), fourth in the DMR finals (13:05.26), sixth in the 400 finals (57.98) and 13th in the long jump (16-5.75)… had seven top-five performances throughout the season with one win at the Herm Wilson Invitational-Junior College in the 400 (1:00.76)…started off her college-level personal record in the 400 (57.98), in the 600-yard (1:32.53) and in the long jump (5-22).
 
High School: Graduated in 2015 from Talladega County Central High School in Talladega, Alabama… participated in track and field and basketball… maintained a 4.0 GPA…
 
Personal: Born on Nov. 8, 1996… daughter of the late Charles and Stephanie Willis… has two sisters, Charlotte and Wykela and one brother, Charles… Desires to expand her online business… Life's ambition is to live life to the fullest in honor of her father.

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