Nia Collins Season 2018-19

PositionHURDLES
Height5-4
ClassFreshman
HometownSacramento, Calif.

Honors & Awards
· All-MW Outdoor Track and Field Team (2019: 400m hurdles)
· Mountain West All-Academic Team (2019)


Collegiate Bests
200 Meters (Indoor):
26.45 (Jan. 18, 2019, at MLK Invitational - Albuquerque, N.M.)
400 Meters (Indoor): 59.80 (Jan. 18, 2019, at MLK Invitational - Albuquerque, N.M.)
400 Meter Hurdles (Outdoor): 1:01.67 (April 27, 2019, at Desert Heat Classic - Tucson, Ariz.)

Mountain West Outdoor Championships
2019: 3rd (1:01.90 - 400m Hurdles)

2019-20
Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Competed in the 400m hurdles at San Diego Collegiate Challenge before the season was canceled due to COVID-19… Took fourth place with a time of 1:03.98.

2018-19
Indoor: Competed in one meet, the MLK Invitational (Jan. 18)… Ran the 200m (26.45), the 400m (59.80) and in the 4x400m relay (3:48.36).

Outdoor: Competed in seven meets, primarily in the 400m hurdles, where she placed bronze at the MW Championships (1:01.90)… Set PR at the Desert Heat Classic where she finished in 1:01.67, good for ninth place.

High School 
Attended Monterey Trail HS and competed with the Trailblazers Track Club… Set school records in the 100 (14.24w) and 300m hurdles (42.80) and the 4x400m relay… Was the Delta League Champion in 2017 and 2018 in the 100 and 300 hurdles… Two-time all-league selection… Won the Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal
Nia Collins was born in Sacramento, Calif. to Coya Anderson… Is majoring in Accounting… Enjoys reading and cooking.