What are your goals for the season?
My goal for the season is to go to nationals in indoor and outdoor so I can get a banner up on the wall, and I definitely want to win conference again as a team.
It seems like recapturing the conference crown is something everyone on the team is talking about. Is that a big driving point?
Yes, for sure. We had 27 consecutive wins and that ended just last year for the first time. It has been hard on most of our seniors and our juniors. We really want to get it back and I think that’s really what’s pushing us forward.
Have you seen big improvements over the offseason?
I have for sure. I saw it even after we lost indoor last year. Even though we didn’t win conference in outdoor, our performances were so much better because we took that loss and we moved on from it. I can see the fire in everyone training. Even Coach Keller is trying to push us when he’s talking to us. He wants us to remember that we lost the streak and that we can bring it back. Coach Pritchard told me your group has been doing more speed and endurance training.
Is this your first time experiencing something like that?
For sure. This has been the toughest fall training I’ve ever had in my six years of being here.
What is your favorite thing about track and field?
Honestly, the fact that it’s an individual sport and a team sport at the same time. I can hold myself accountable and hold teammates accountable at the same time. I feel like you have the best of both worlds with that.
Was it a pretty big culture shock coming up here from the Bahamas?
It was a huge culture shock. But this is a family and everyone welcomed me. It was a pretty easy transition, if I do say so myself.
What has been your favorite part so far of living in the Midwest?
My favorite part would have to be the people. I didn’t expect everyone to be as nice as they are. You always hear that Midwesterners are nice, but they truly are really nice people. They greet you and because this is a college town, everyone is very excited to watch you compete and you kind of feel like a celebrity too.
What are you most looking forward to in the season?
I’m looking forward to competing for the last time. My bones are all cracking and I am tired. So, I am ready to get this over with. I know it’s going to be sad when I’m done but I’m really looking forward to ending this with a bang.
Do you have any postgraduate plans yet?
Yes. I would like to move to Oregon and probably work there in the school district somewhere and, eventually, work my way into coaching track and field and hopefully wiggle myself into the University of Oregon and coach track and field there.
Do you know what age you want to work with in the school?
Definitely elementary.
Accomplishments
2017-2018
Indoor:
- 2nd in the high jump (Summit League Championships)
- 3rd in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
- Tied the mark for 10th highest high jump in school history (5-07.00)
Outdoor:
- 2nd in the high jump (Summit League Championships)
- 10th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
- Won the Bahamas under-20 national title in the high jump
2018-2019
Indoor:
- Tied the mark for the 7th highest high jump in school history (5-08.50)
- Ran the 9th fastest 60m in school history (7.70)
Outdoor:
- 4th in the NACAC U23 Championships in Mexico (Tying 10th all-time in school history 5-08.75)
2020-2021
Indoor:
- 1st in the high jump (Summit League Championships)
- 3rd in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
- 4th in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)
- Tied the mark for 3rd highest high jump in school history (5-10.00)
Outdoor:
- 2nd in the high jump (Summit League Championships)
- 4th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
- 4th in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)
- NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the high jump
- Jumped the 10th longest triple jump in school history (39-09.75)
2021-2022
Indoor:
- 3rd in the high jump (Summit League Championships)
- 4th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
- 5th in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)
Outdoor:
- 2nd in the high jump (Summit League Championships)
- 4th in the triple jump (Summit League Championships)
- 7th in the long jump (Summit League Championships)
- NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the high jump
