2017-18 Women's Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Nelson Chenault

Tyra Gillam

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Experience:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Little Rock, Ark.
  • High School:
    Maumelle HS

Summary

Biography

2018 Outdoor Season: Tallied a season-best mark of 10.17 meters in the triple jump at the Rhodes Invitational (March 16-17) and finished eighth... Had a season-best mark of 4.78 meters in the long jump at the Little Rock Open (April 7) and placed fifth.

2017-18 Indoor Season: Had a career-best mark in the triple jump at 10.09 meters at the A-State Invitational (Jan. 27) and finished seventh... Had a season-best mark of 4.59 meters in the long jump at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 3) and finished 19th.

2017 Outdoor Season: Came in 31st in the long jump at the Sun Belt Championship (May 12),m reaching 4.92 meters...Placed 11th in the triple jump at the Memphis Invitational (April 28) with a distance of 11.07 meters...At the UCA Open (April 15), came in sixth in the triple jump and 12th in the long jump...At the Little Rock Open (April 7), placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.70 meters and sixth in the long jump with a distance of 4.88 meters...Opened her season with a 10th-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.03 meters at the UCA Opener (March 10).

2016-17 Indoor Season: Placed 34th at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 20) in the long jump, reaching 4.90 meters...At the USA Invitational (Feb. 5), came in 15th in the long jump and triple jump, reaching 4.92 meters and 9.82 meters, respectively...Placed 14th in the triple jump and 18th in the long jump at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 27), getting jumps of 9.60 meters and 5.07 meters, respectively...At the ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 2), took seventh in the long jump with a distance of 4.84 meters and came in eighth in the triple jump in 9.72 meters.

2016 Outdoor Season: Reached 33' 2 1/2" in the triple jump at the Rhodes Invitational (March 18), taking 11th place...Jumped a season-best 15' 8 3/4" (w) in the Little Rock Invitational (April 8), coming in sixth place...Also at the Trojans' home meet, took third in the triple jump with a distance of 33' 10"...Came in 15th at the UCA Open (April 15) in the triple jump and 16th in the long jump.

2015-16 Indoor Season: Competed in the long jump and triple jump during her first season with the Trojans, reaching a season best of 4.61 meters in the long jump at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 22) and 9.84 meters at the ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 6)...Also jumped 4.40 meters at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 22), 4.38 meters at the ASU Kickoff Klassic and 4.13 meters at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) in the long jump...In the triple jump, reached 9.65 meters at the ASU Invitational.

Before Little Rock: Ran track at Maumelle, earning MVP honors...Made her conference meet in the 4x100 relay in 2013...Earned Honor Roll status during her time at Maumelle.

Personal: Daughter of Cynthia Moore and Tyrus Gillam...Has one sister, Kai...Plans to major in social work.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints