2019 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2019
- Competed in 400m and 800m as well as the 400m hurdles during both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
- Posted a third-place finish in the 400m dash at the KMS Invitational (1/27) with a time of 55.93.
- Had three top-10 finishes in the 800m during the indoor season.
- Recorded a season-best time of 2:13.55 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational (1/18), placing 10th.
- Competed in the 800m at the C-USA Indoor Championships (2/16), finishing ninth with a time of 2:15.16.
- Registered a season-best time of 55.83 in the 400m dash at the Jim Mize Invitational (4/5), placing third.
- Finished sixth in the 400m hurdles at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/9) with a time of 1:01.35.
2018
- Competed in the 800m run for the Lady Techsters, notching nine top 10 finishes on the season, including placing first three times and in the top five on eight occasions.
- She placed first in the 800m run at the LSU Alumni Gold in April with a time of 2:11.47
- Won the 800m run at the NSU Invitational with a time of 2:13.41.
- Both first place finishes during outdoor season rank in the top 10 in Tech history.
- Earned a bronze medal in the 800m run at the 2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships.
2017
- Competed in the 400m dash and 800m dash during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, while also competing in the 1,500m run once during outdoors.
- Placed first in the 400m dash with a season-best time of 56.96 at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational (1/13) to open the indoor campaign.
- Ran a season-best time of 2:14.12 in the 800m run to finish 15th at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20).
- During the outdoor campaign, ran a season-best time of 2:10.39 in the 800m preliminaries at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (5/11) to advance to the finals where she finished fourth overall to earn five team points for the Lady Techsters.
- Placed first in the 800m run at the SFA Invitational (4/7) with a final time of 2:11.37 in the race.
- Also took home first place in the 800m run at LA Tech’s Jim Mize Invitational (3/15) with a time of 2:14.54 to open the outdoor campaign.
- Finished in fourth place in the 1,500m run at the Southern Miss Invitational (3/31) with a time of 4:47.36.
- Raced in the 400m dash at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/24) where she finished fifth in the event with a season-best time of 56.14.
2016
- Ran the third leg of the distance medley relay that placed fifth at the Purple Tiger Invitational (1/8) with a time of 13:19.53.
- Ran 2:25.94 to finish 14th in the 800m at the Aggie Team Invitational (1/15) while also anchoring the 4x400m that finished sixth with a time of 3:56.60.
- Placed 26th in the 800m with a time of 2:21.55 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29-30) and ran the third leg of the distance medley relay that ran 13:01.70 to place fourth.
- Finished 20th in the 800m at the Samford Invitational (2/12), running 2:24.15.
- Opened the outdoor season by finishing as the runner-up in the 400m at the LA Tech-hosted Jim Mize Invitational (3/18-19), running 58.87.
- Anchored the 4x400m relay that claimed bronze at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/25-26) with a time of 3:50.51 and ran 2:18.28 in the 800m to place 10th.
- Anchored the 4x400m relay that finished 10th at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4/8-9) with a time of 4:17.44 to finish sixth.
- Finished fourth in the 800m at the Southeastern Lion Invitational (4/15-16) with a time of 2:20.79.
- Clocked 2:20.41 in the 800m to finish eighth at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23).
- Ran 2:16.90 to finish ninth in the 800m at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30).
- Ran a time of 2:20.44 in the 800-meter preliminaries at the 2016 Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/12-15), finished 17th overall.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Toco Secondary School in 2014 ... Participated in track and field and cross country in high school … Coached by Anna Lee Walcott.
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PERSONAL
Full name is Elia Ariel Nero ... Born on Oct. 27, 1995 in Trinidad and Tobago ... Daughter of Dawn and Vincent Nero, formerly one of Trinidad and Tobago’s national distance runners ... Has one sibling, Jair.
Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Distance
5'6"
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2016-17Sophomore
Distance
5'6"
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2018Junior
Middle Distance
5'6"
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2019Senior
Middle Distance
5'6"
