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2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Troy L. Sayles
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Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles

Aliya Barrows

Aliya Barrows

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    St. Mary Academy Bay View
  • Hometown:
    Rumford, R.I.
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal

• Born on April 19, 2001.
• Daughter of Manny and Wanda Barrows.
• Father played basketball at Bryant University.

• 2022 CAA Champion (4x400-meter relay)
• 2022 All-CAA (4x400-meter relay)
• 2021 All-CAA (4x400-meter relay)


2022-23 (Indoor)
• Ran the 400, the 1600 relay and the distance medley relay at the CAA Championships
• Member of the 1600 relay team that finished fourth at the CAA Championships in 3:48.53
• Team was as quick as 3:47.92 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, the fourth-best time in school history
• Also placed fourth in the CAA Championships in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:06.86, eighth-fastest in program history
• Placed 12th in the 400 at the CAA Championships with a time of 57.01 seconds
• Ran the non-traditional 500 in 1:15.44 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, third-fastest in program history
• Had a season-best time of 2:17.38 in the 800 at the JDL DMR Invitational 

2023 (Outdoor)
• Ran both the 800 and the 1600 relay at the CAA Championships
• In the 800, recorded a personal-best time of 2:14.99 at High Point’s Meet of Champions
• Ran 2:16.32 in the 800 at the CAA Championships to place 15th
• Part of the 1600 relay team that finished seventh at the CAA Championships in 3:47.87
• The team was as fast as 3:41.99 at the Raleigh Relays, breaking the school record in the process
• Also ran a 3:44.03 in the 1600 relay, the fifth-fastest in school history, placing first at High Point’s Meet of Champions in the process
• Ran the 400 in 56.31 at the Aggie Classic

2021-22 (Indoor)
• Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that won the event title at the 2022 ECAC Indoor Championships with a school-record time of 3:43.57.
• Set a new personal-record in the 400-meters with a time of 55.63 at the ECAC Indoor Championships.
• Won the 400-meters at the Winter Relays with a time of 57.67.

2022 (Outdoor)
• Helped the Phoenix's 4x400-meter relay team to an event title at the CAA Championships with the sixth-fastest time in school history with a time of 3:45.31.
• Set a new personal-record in the 400-meters with a time of 56.12 at the Aggie Classic.
• Finished sixth overall in the 400-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 57.08. 

2020-21 (Indoor)
• Did not compete due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2021 (Outdoor)
• Earned All-CAA as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, who finished as the runner-up at the CAA Championships with a time of 3:47.36.
• Ran a season-best time of 56.82 in the 400-meters at the CAA Championships and finished sixth.
• Finished third overall in the 400-meters at the JMU Invitational with a time of 57.33.

2019-20 (Indoor)
• Posted a season-best time of 56.97 in the 400-meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge and was fourth overall.
• Clocked a season-best time of 25.73 in the 200-meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge.
• Finished first in the 400-meters at the JDL College Team Challenge with a time of 57.33.

2020 (Outdoor)
• Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Prep Career
• Competed at St. Mary Academy Bay View High School under head coach Lacey Craker.
• Was the Rhode Island state champion in the 400-meters and the 200-meters in 2018.
• Placed second in the 400-meters at the Rhode Island state meet in 2016, 2017 and 2019
• Earned the state championship in the 300-meters in 2019.
• Named the Rhode Island Most Valuable Sprinter in 2018.
• Set the indoor school-record in the 200 and 300 in 2019.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Sprints
    5'3"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'3"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints
    5'3"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints
    5'3"