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2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Desiree Ross

Desiree Ross

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    J.L. Mann Academy
  • Hometown:
    Greenville, S.C.

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

• 2017 CAA Outdoor Champion (4x400-meter relay)

• 2016 CAA Outdoor Champion (4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
• 2016 All-CAA (4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)


2018-19
Indoor:
 Competed at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20)...Ran a time of 1:00.14 in the 400-meters and a time of 26.92 in the 200-meters.

Outdoor: Competed at the CAA Outdoor Championships (5/3) in the 400-meters and ran a time of 57.72.

2017-18
Indoor:
Competed in three meets during the season…Ran a season-best time of 26.47 in the 200-meters at the JDL College Kickoff Classic (12/2)…Clocked a time of 1:00.04 in the 400-meters at the JDL College Kickoff Classic (12/2).
 
Outdoor: Ran in only one meet during the outdoor season, the 49er Classic (3/17).
 
2016-17
Indoor: Qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team…Clocked a new personal-best time of 7.92 in the 60-meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge…Ran a 25.64 in the 200-meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational…Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to the second-best indoor time in school history with a time of 3:48.36 at the Virginia Tech Challenge.
 
Outdoor: Member of the CAA champion 4x400-meter relay team…Helped the Phoenix 4x400-meter relay team to a medalist finish at the CAA Outdoor Championships with a season-best time of 3:45.17…Had a season-best time of 25.45 in the 200-meters at the Bob Davidson Spring Kickoff…Helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a fifth place standing at the CAA Outdoor Championships.
 
2015-16
Indoor: Helped the 4x400-meter relay team set a new indoor school-record with a time of 3:43.91 at the ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships…Ran a season-best time of 7.98 in the 60-meters at the UNCG Spartan Team Challenge…Clocked a 25.88 in the 200-meters at the Penn State Tune-Up…Ran a 43.14 in the 300-meters at the JDL Kickoff Classic…Ran a time of 57.27 in the 400-meters at the SPIRE NCAA Division I Challenge.
 
Outdoor:  Helped the 4x100-meter relay to a league title at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a school-record 45.91…Also aided the 4x400-meter relay to a CAA title with a school-record time of 3:43.32…Ran a season-best time of 24.92 in the 200-meter dash at the CAA Championships…Finished fourth in the 400-meters with a time of 54.93 at the CAA Championships.
 
High School
• Competed at J.L. Mann Academy under head coach George Moss
• Finished third in the 400-meters at the State Championships in 2013 and 2014
• Sixth-place finish in the 200-meters at the State Championships in 2014
• All-Region honors in the 4x400-meters and 4x100-meters in 2013 and 2014
• All-Region in the 400-meters in 2012
• Garnered a first-place finish in the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meters at the State Championships in 2012 and 2014
• 4x State team champion

Personal
• Daughter of Desi and Cassandra Ross
• Brother plays football for Coastal Carolina
• Intends to major in psychology

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Senior

    Sprints