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2022-23 Track and Field Roster

Jahniya Bowers

Jahniya Bowers

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Youngstown, Ohio
  • High School:
    Youngstown East
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022 Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed at the Raleigh Relays in the 100m and 200m...posted a top time of 11.25 seconds in the 100m and 24.07 seconds in the 200m.

2022 Indoor (Junior): Won the Horizon League Championship in the 60m and 200m events...in the finals of the 100m posted a time of 7.32 seconds...in the 200m, had a winning time of 23.99 seconds...that mark was the second-fastest 200 in school history...set the school record in the 60m with a time of 7.25 seconds at the GVSU Big Meet...won the 60m at the YSU Icebreaker, YSU College Holiday Classic, Nittany Lion Challenge and GVSU Big Meet...won the 200m at the GVSU Big Meet, Nittany Lion Challenge and YSU Icebreaker.

2021 Outdoor (Freshman): Horizon League 100m champion - posted an 11.78, boosted the Penguins to ten consecutive titles in the event...extended the YSU streak to ten consecutive conference titles in the 200m, clocking a personal best time of 24.18 seconds...helped set new school record in the 4x100m relay, posting a time of 45.51 seconds.

2021 Indoor (Sophomore): Tallied a team-best five event wins in three appearances during the 2021 indoor season...clocked a 7.57 60m dash at the YSU Collegiate Invitational Jan. 15, winning the event…won a pair of events at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational Jan. 30, finishing first in the 60m dash (7.54) and the 200m dash (24.83)…finished another two-win outing at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier, winning the 60m dash at 7.48 and the 200m dash at 24.77 – her fastest times in both events of the 2021 indoor season…named the Horizon League women's Runner of the Week following all three meet appearances on the 2021 indoor season (Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16).

2020 Indoor (Freshman): Finished as the runner-up in the 60m dash...took third in the 200m dash at the Horizon League Championships...was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year on the track...honored as the Horizon League Women's Runner of the Week on January 21...clocked the second fastest 60m time in school history at 7.38 seconds at the YSU Icebreaker...ran the eighth quickest 200m time at 24.68 seconds during the finals at the league meet. 

High School: Finished first in the 60m and 200m dashes at the 2019 OATCCC Division 2/3 Indoor State Championships...took fifth place in the 100m dash at the 2018 Division I Ohio Outdoor State Championships...has personal-best times of 7.49 seconds in the 60m, 11.81 seconds in the 100m and 24.46 seconds on the 200m. 

Personal: Major is criminal justice...recipient of the 2022-23 Officer Justin A. Leo '324' Memorial Scholarship For Student-Athletes in Criminal Justice endowment.

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