T'Nita Waters

Class: Senior Hometown: Worthington, Ohio High School: Thomas Worthington

Event: Sprints Birthdate: 10/13/1981

2001-02: (Outdoor) Ran the short sprints and long jumped … ran a leg of the 4x100 relay that placed fourth at Big Ten’s, clocking a 47.01 … that team clocked the fastest time of the season (46.72) in the prelims of the Big Ten meet … long jumped at Big Ten’s, recording a leap of 17-10 ¾… best jump of the season was an 18-7 at the Indiana Quad meet … led the team with a wind-aided 100m clocking of 11.91 at the Billy Hayes Invitational … best legal time was 12.04, which tied her for second at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational … won the 100m and the 200m at the Purdue Invitational, clocking times of 12.24 and 25.45 respectively … ran best 200 time of the season (25.10) at the Miami Invitational … (Indoor) Ran the 60m, 200m and long jumped at Big Ten’s … finished 10th in the long jump with a leap of 18-2 ½ … clocked a season-best 25.32 in the 200m, and a season-best 7.67 in the semifinals of the 60m … top finishes of the indoor campaign were third in the 60m at the Purdue Open, Hawkeye Invitational and Indiana Dual … also placed third in the 200m at the Indiana Dual and third in the long jump at the Purdue Open and the Boilermaker Open … ran a leg of the second-place 4x400 relay at the Hawkeye Invitational.

2000-01: (Outdoor) Member of the 4x100 relay team that set the school record at Big Ten’s with a time of 45.35 … led the team in the 100m, clocking a personal-best 11.97 at the Miami Invitational to place second … finished second in the 100 at the Boilermaker Open (12.04) … won the 100m at the Big Blue Classic (12.16) … clocked season-best 200m time (24.97) at Boilermaker Open … won the 200m at the Pimona-Pitzer meet (25.46) ... (Indoor) Ran the 60m and 200m … registered season-best 60m mark (7.83) at the Fred Wilt Invitational … ranked third on the team in the 200m with season-best 26.06 at the USTCA Quad meet.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Thomas Worthington High School … named first team all-conference both her junior and senior years and second team her sophomore campaign … dubbed All-Ohio after qualifying for the state meet in the long jump as a senior … named scholar athlete four consecutive years.

Personal: Given name T’Nita Sharee Waters … born 10/13/81 … parents are Belinda Holt and Calvin Waters … majoring in movement and sports science.

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