Marshall University Athletics
2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Safiyyah Mitchell
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Huntington HS
- Hometown:
- Huntington, W.Va.
2020-21 (Graduate Senior): Had eligibility remaining only for the outdoor season … became the school’s first Conference USA Champion in the 100 meter hurdles when she won the event at the C-USA Outdoor Championships with a personal record time of 13.51, the 2nd best in school history … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the 2nd time in her career in the 100mH … earned three event victories throughout the season in the 100mH and finished no lower than 6th in the event.
2019-20 (Senior): Earned All-Conference USA honors for finishing 2nd in the 60 meter hurdles for the fourth consecutive season … also was part of the 2nd place 4x400 meter relay at the meet which was the first relay in school history to earn All-C-USA honors at the conference indoor meet … led the team in the 60 meter hurdles all season long, winning the event in all six regular season meets … set the Jeff Small Track record in the 60 meter hurdles at 8.40 in the Thundering Herd Invitational, which was also a meet record … also set meet records in the event at the Marshall Opener (8.54) and the Marshall Women’s Classic (8.45) … named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better … Outdoor season canceled due to Covid-19.
2018-19 (Junior): Earned All-Conference USA honors in both indoor and outdoor season…her 2nd place finish in the 60 meter hurdles at the C-USA Indoor Championships placed her on the all-conference team for the second consecutive season…her 2nd place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at the Outdoor Championships was her first All-C-USA honor in outdoor events…she qualified for the NCAA East Region Preliminary Meet in the 100 meter hurdles, where she finished 44th in the region…she set a PR in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.55 at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational, earning one of her six individual wins of the season…she was part of the school-record breaking shuttle hurdles relay at the Florida Relays along with teammates Sarah Bever, Taylor Robinson, and Christianna Dogan… Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or better.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Broke the school record in the 60 meter hurdles at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on February 3 with a new personal record of 8.38, which was one of her four victories in the event on the season…set a new Jeff Small Track facility record in the event for her time of 8.41 in the event at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational…earned All-Conference USA honors for the second consecutive season in the 60 meter hurdles for her second place finish in the event…was part of the school record breaking indoor 4x400 meter relay team which broke the record at the C-USA Indoor Championships…recorded a new personal best in the 100 meter hurdles of 13.61 at the Cal Poly ShareSLO Invitational which was the second fastest PR in the event in school history…Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or better.
2016-17 (Freshman): Part of the record-breaking shuttle hurdle relay which broke the school record at the Florida Relays with a time of 57.96, finishing fifth…also tied the school record set by Shanice Johnson in 2015 in the indoor 300 meter dash with a personal best time of 40.52 at the Hokie Invitational…part of four first-place finishes…earned All C-USA Honors for her second place finish and personal best time of 8.54 in the 60 meter hurdles at the C-USA Indoor Championships…finished fifth at the C-USA Outdoor Championships in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.72…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Prior to Marshall: Ran for Huntington High School...Personal Best of 14.09 in the 100m hurdles, and 43.10 in the 300m hurdles...Was the West Virginia state champion in the 200m, 100m hurdles, and 300m hurdles and finished second in the 100m...Holds the West Virginia all time state record in the 100m hurdle and 300m hurdles.
Collegiate Bests:
60m: 7.90
60mH: 8.38 (School Record) – Ends Career As School Record Holder
200m: 25.22
300m: 40.52
100mH: 13.51
400mH: 1:09.35
