2023 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

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Aarika Lister

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Leavenworth, Kan.
  • Highschool:
    Leavenworth HS
  • Prev School:
    Coffeyville Community College

Summary

Biography

Performance List

2021 All-Louisiana College Track & Field Team, 4x100 meter relay

2021 All-Southland Conference Women’s Indoor Track & Field Third Team, 60m

2023 Outdoor Season: Earned a podium spot with a gold at the Southland Conference championships in the 4x100 relay with a 44.99 ... Clocked a 11.91 in the 100-meters at the SLC championships, which was a season best ... Placed second with a 45.62 in the 4x100 at the TCU Alumni Invitational ... Also came in second as a member of the relay team at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a 45.63 .... Ran the 200-meters with a 25.16 at the Leon Johnson Invitational, placing 10th.

2023 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60-meters and 200-meters ... Posted a personal best (7.43) in the 60-meters, winning the event at the Pittsburg State Invitational ... In the prelims, she ran a 7.56 ... Posted a season-best 24.38 in the 200-meters at the Tyson Invitational ... Placed fourth at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 7.58 in the 60-meters ... Ran a 24.66 in the 200-meters at the SLC Championships.


2022 Outdoor Season: Battled injury throughout with her season ending prematurely in April … competed in five meets, including impressive 100 meter showings at the Texas Relays (season-best 11.82 to finish 19th) and Texas State (11.83 to take fourth … ran a leg on the 4x100 at SFA to place third with a 46.15.
2022 Indoor Season: Competed in two sprints at the SLC Championships … ran an 8.11 in the 60 meters to take 24th and a 27.24 in the 200 meters to place 25th … season-best 7.78 in the 60 meters, which she ran twice … clocked that at LSU in the prelims to rank fifth.

2021 Outdoor Season: Competed in five meets as a sprinter … ran a personal best 11.69 in the 100 at the Texas Relays (17th) … had two sixth-place finishes at Texas A&M and Ice Breaker Classic … ran one 200 meet, placed 13th with a personal record 24.33 … part of four 4x100 relays, including a 45.28 at the Texas Relays, which is the eighth fastest in NSU history and third fastest in Louisiana.
2021 Indoor Season: Scored in two events at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships … took bronze in the 60 with a career-best time of 7.56 … added a fifth-place finish in the 200 with another career-best 24.71 … competed in two other 60 races, finishing seventh both at the LSU Louisiana Invite (7.79) and the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (7.66) … added a fourth-place finish in the 200 (24.87) at Texas A&M.

Before NSU: Started her career at Oral Roberts before transferring to Coffeyville CC, where she competed for one season … placed ninth in the 60 meters at the NJCAA Indoor Championships with a personal best 7.53 … finished 18th in the 200 meters at the Indoor Championships after placing fifth in the regional with a personal best of 24.74 … … competed in track and basketball at Leavenworth High.
 
Personal: Daughter of Teresa Harding and Melvin Lister … three older siblings, brothers Melvin and Aaron and sister Shondell … father was an American long and triple jumper, finishing fifth in the 2001 World indoor Championships … competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, didn’t reach a final … personal best long jump was 8.49m … biology major who wants to be a doctor after a professional track career.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'7"
  • 2022Junior

    Sprints
    5'7"
  • 2023Senior

    Sprints
    5'7"