University of Memphis Athletics
2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster
Williamson, Maya
Maya Williamson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- Prev School:
- Ellison HS
Bio
2014-15 (Senior)
INDOOR: Earned silver in the 800m race with a time of 2:08.18 at the American Athletic Indoor Championships ... Took the titles at the LSU High Performance (2:11.32) and the UAB Vulcan Invite (2:11.20) ... Recorded a third-place finish in the 4x4 race with a time of 3:50.74 ... Notched second in the 800m with a time of 2:11.90 at the Commodore Invitational.
2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the 400m hurdles ... Claimed the bronze in the 400m hurdles (58.46) at the American Athletic Championships ... Recorded two second-place finishes in the 400m hurdles at the Red Wolf Open (59.62) and War Eagle Invitational (1:00.33) ... Member of third-place 4x400m relay (3:46.27) at the War Eagle Invitational ... Won 400m hurdles titles at the Joey Haines Invitational (1:00.24) and Ole Miss Open (59.82) ... Posted a first-place finish in the 800m (2:09.94) at the Memphis Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in five meets ... Ran an 800m time of 2:07.45 to win the title at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic ... Won silver in the 800m in a personal-best time of 2:06.30 at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Placed first in the 800m (2:09.51) at the Missouri Invitational ... Claimed a second-place finish in the 800m (2:08.74) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... At the season-opening Illini Classic, posted top-10 performances in the 800m (1st; 2:10.59) and 4x400m relay (10th; 3:59.93).
2012-13 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Earned All-America second team (4x400m), All-Conference USA first team (4x400m) and All-C-USA second team (400m hurdles) honors ... Qualified in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay for both the NCAA East Preliminaries and NCAA Championships ... At the 2013 Conference USA Championships, won gold in the 4x400m relay (3:35.36) ... The squad’s 3:35.36 time ranked it No. 15 on the TFFRS.org/NCAA Preliminary Qualifying List ... Also competed in the 400m hurdles at the C-USA Championships and won silver with a time of 58.79 ... At the NCAA East Preliminaries, placed second in the 4x400m in a school-record time of 3:33.65 ... The 3:33.65 mark was the third time that the 4x400m relay improved its mark — and set a school record — during the outdoor campaign ... The second-place finish qualified the group for the NCAA Championships ... Also placed seventh in a school-record time of 58.07 in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminaries and qualified for the NCAA Championships ... The 4x400m placed 15th at the NCAA Championships (3:36.59) and earned All-America honors ... Placed 17th in the 400m hurdles (59.52) at the NCAA Championships ... Notched four top-five finishes in the 400m hurdles, winning titles at the Ole Miss Invitational and Louisiana Classics.
INDOOR: Earned All-Conference USA second team honors in both the 800m and 4x400m ... Took silver in the 800m in a school-record time of 2:08.71 at the Conference USA Championships ... Member of the 4x400m relay that won silver at the C-USA Championships, placing second in a school-record time of 3:41.69 ... As a member of the 4x400m relay, helped to score five top-five finishes, including titles at the Samford Multi and Invite and BSC Icebreaker ... Competed in the 800m ... Recorded three top-five finishes, placing first at the Samford Multi and Invite (2:10.53) and BSC Icebreaker (2:11.31) ... Ran a personal-best 56.23 and placed third in the 400m at the Kentucky Invitational.
2011-12 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: USA Junior Outdoor Championshps qualifier (400m hurdle) and NCAA East qualifier (400m hurdle and 4 x400m) ... Recorded six top-five finishes in the 400m hurdles ... Set a 400m school record (58.97) and took bronze at the USA Junior National Championships ... Placed second in the 400m (59.81) at the Memphis Invitational ... At the Conference USA Championships, placed fourth in the 400m hurdles (59.30) ... Earned a bronze and All-Conference USA third team honors in the 4x400m (3:37.57) at the league championships ... Member of the 4x400m relay squad that took first place at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational (3:46.14) ... The 4x400m squad set the school record in the event at the NCAA East Preliminaries (3:37.45) ... The 4x400m team’s mark in the NCAA East Preliminaries was the fourth time it set a school record during the outdoor campaign.
INDOOR: Member of the 4x400m relay that placed second at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic (3:50.74) ... Her 4x400m relay set the school record at the Vulcan Invitational (3:45.40) and finished first ... Member of the 4x400m relay that placed seventh at the Conference USA Championships ... Ran a personal-best 800m (2:14.80) at the C-USA Championships ... Member of third-place 4x800m relay (9:21.69) at the Gladstein Invitational.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Member of the track and field, football, and volleyball teams at Ellison High School ... Member of the district champion track and field squad her sophomore season ... Named Ellison High School’s track and field Freshman of the Year ... A 10-time AAU National Qualifier ... Set the Ellison High school record in the 800m (2:13.22) as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Frederick and Evette Coffey ... Birthday is February 26.
INDOOR: Earned silver in the 800m race with a time of 2:08.18 at the American Athletic Indoor Championships ... Took the titles at the LSU High Performance (2:11.32) and the UAB Vulcan Invite (2:11.20) ... Recorded a third-place finish in the 4x4 race with a time of 3:50.74 ... Notched second in the 800m with a time of 2:11.90 at the Commodore Invitational.
2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in the 400m hurdles ... Claimed the bronze in the 400m hurdles (58.46) at the American Athletic Championships ... Recorded two second-place finishes in the 400m hurdles at the Red Wolf Open (59.62) and War Eagle Invitational (1:00.33) ... Member of third-place 4x400m relay (3:46.27) at the War Eagle Invitational ... Won 400m hurdles titles at the Joey Haines Invitational (1:00.24) and Ole Miss Open (59.82) ... Posted a first-place finish in the 800m (2:09.94) at the Memphis Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in five meets ... Ran an 800m time of 2:07.45 to win the title at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic ... Won silver in the 800m in a personal-best time of 2:06.30 at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Placed first in the 800m (2:09.51) at the Missouri Invitational ... Claimed a second-place finish in the 800m (2:08.74) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... At the season-opening Illini Classic, posted top-10 performances in the 800m (1st; 2:10.59) and 4x400m relay (10th; 3:59.93).
2012-13 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Earned All-America second team (4x400m), All-Conference USA first team (4x400m) and All-C-USA second team (400m hurdles) honors ... Qualified in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay for both the NCAA East Preliminaries and NCAA Championships ... At the 2013 Conference USA Championships, won gold in the 4x400m relay (3:35.36) ... The squad’s 3:35.36 time ranked it No. 15 on the TFFRS.org/NCAA Preliminary Qualifying List ... Also competed in the 400m hurdles at the C-USA Championships and won silver with a time of 58.79 ... At the NCAA East Preliminaries, placed second in the 4x400m in a school-record time of 3:33.65 ... The 3:33.65 mark was the third time that the 4x400m relay improved its mark — and set a school record — during the outdoor campaign ... The second-place finish qualified the group for the NCAA Championships ... Also placed seventh in a school-record time of 58.07 in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminaries and qualified for the NCAA Championships ... The 4x400m placed 15th at the NCAA Championships (3:36.59) and earned All-America honors ... Placed 17th in the 400m hurdles (59.52) at the NCAA Championships ... Notched four top-five finishes in the 400m hurdles, winning titles at the Ole Miss Invitational and Louisiana Classics.
INDOOR: Earned All-Conference USA second team honors in both the 800m and 4x400m ... Took silver in the 800m in a school-record time of 2:08.71 at the Conference USA Championships ... Member of the 4x400m relay that won silver at the C-USA Championships, placing second in a school-record time of 3:41.69 ... As a member of the 4x400m relay, helped to score five top-five finishes, including titles at the Samford Multi and Invite and BSC Icebreaker ... Competed in the 800m ... Recorded three top-five finishes, placing first at the Samford Multi and Invite (2:10.53) and BSC Icebreaker (2:11.31) ... Ran a personal-best 56.23 and placed third in the 400m at the Kentucky Invitational.
2011-12 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: USA Junior Outdoor Championshps qualifier (400m hurdle) and NCAA East qualifier (400m hurdle and 4 x400m) ... Recorded six top-five finishes in the 400m hurdles ... Set a 400m school record (58.97) and took bronze at the USA Junior National Championships ... Placed second in the 400m (59.81) at the Memphis Invitational ... At the Conference USA Championships, placed fourth in the 400m hurdles (59.30) ... Earned a bronze and All-Conference USA third team honors in the 4x400m (3:37.57) at the league championships ... Member of the 4x400m relay squad that took first place at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational (3:46.14) ... The 4x400m squad set the school record in the event at the NCAA East Preliminaries (3:37.45) ... The 4x400m team’s mark in the NCAA East Preliminaries was the fourth time it set a school record during the outdoor campaign.
INDOOR: Member of the 4x400m relay that placed second at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic (3:50.74) ... Her 4x400m relay set the school record at the Vulcan Invitational (3:45.40) and finished first ... Member of the 4x400m relay that placed seventh at the Conference USA Championships ... Ran a personal-best 800m (2:14.80) at the C-USA Championships ... Member of third-place 4x800m relay (9:21.69) at the Gladstein Invitational.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Member of the track and field, football, and volleyball teams at Ellison High School ... Member of the district champion track and field squad her sophomore season ... Named Ellison High School’s track and field Freshman of the Year ... A 10-time AAU National Qualifier ... Set the Ellison High school record in the 800m (2:13.22) as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Frederick and Evette Coffey ... Birthday is February 26.
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