2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Pessima, Eddita
Eddita Pessima
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Northwest HS
- Hometown:
- Germantown, MD
Bio
Career Results
2021-2022 Indoor: Competed in one meet during her senior campaign… Was a part of the Panthers’ 4x400 relay team at the YSU Indoor Icebreaker (Dec.3), helping them place second with a time of 3:59.79.
2021 Outdoor: Appeared in six meets for the Panthers… Named to the All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team… Ran a career fastest time of 58.72 in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 15)… Posted her best collegiate time in the 100m hurdles during the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (May 29) finishing in 13.16 and placing 23rd… Won the 100m hurdles at the Virginia Challenge (Apr 17) running a 13.72… Was a member of the 4x100m relay team that finished in 46.49 and won at the Hurricane Invitational (March 20)… Placed second at the Tennessee Relays (Apr 10) finishing in 13.41 in the 100m hurdles… Came in second in the 400m hurdles at the Tennessee Relays, posting a time of 1:00.25 … Named to the ACC Honor Roll for the second straight year.
2020-2021 Indoor: Competed in five meets during her junior year… Competed in the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 25-27) and placed fourth in the 60H with a time of 8.24 seconds … Won the 60H at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb 19-20) with a time of 8.49 seconds … Competed at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite (Feb 5-6) and place fourth at the finals of the 60H with a time of 8.35 seconds … Was a part of the team that won the 4x400m relay at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan 27).
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Competed in all eight meets for the Panthers during her sophomore indoor campaign... Named First Team All-ACC in the 60m hurdles... Tied her own school record of 8.23 seconds in the 60m hurdles in the prelims and finals at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) to secure the third place finish, the first podium at the championship meet in her career... Posted four victories in the 60m hurdles during her impressive sophomore campaign, finishing the season ranked 31st in the NCAA in the 60m hurdles... Set the school record in the 60m hurdles at the Penn State National (Jan. 31) as she collected the victory in 8.23 seconds... Also collected victories in the 60m hurdles at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 6), Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 11) and the Doug Raymond National (Feb. 14)... Posted a personal record time of 24:52 seconds in the 200m dash at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 24) as she secured a fifth place finish... Named Pitt Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 5) after breaking the school record in the 60m hurdles at Penn State... Earned All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Honor Roll and USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2019 Outdoor: Participated in the 100m hurdles and set a team and career-best 13.31 at the NCAA Division I East Region Preliminary Rounds (May 25)… Her 13.31 is also the second best in program history in the 100m hurdles… Participated in the 100m hurdles at the ACC Championships (May 11)… Finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.10 at the Akron-Campbell Wright Open (May 4)… Set a career-best 1:01.25 in the 400m hurdles at the Virginia Challenge (April 20)… Was on the 1600m steeplechase medley relay team that placed second with a time of 4:10.36 at the Tennessee Relays (April 11)… Finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.79 at the Virginia Four-Team Challenge (April 6)… Was also on the 4x100m relay team that placed third with a time of 46.74 and 4x400m relay team that placed second with a time of 3:52.12… Placed fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.15 and second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:46.31 at the Raleigh Relays (March 30).
2018-19 Indoor: Participated in the 60m hurdles at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23)… Set a team and career-best 8.44 in the 60m hurdles to place second at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite (Feb. 9)… Paced a career-best 25.18 in the 200m at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2)… Placed third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.55 and set a career-best 40.07 in the 300m to finish fifth at the Penn State National (Jan. 26)… Finished second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.61 and was on the 4x400m relay team that placed first with a time of 3:52.84 at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 7).
High School: Accumulated four state championships… School record holder in all hurdle events.
2021-2022 Indoor: Competed in one meet during her senior campaign… Was a part of the Panthers’ 4x400 relay team at the YSU Indoor Icebreaker (Dec.3), helping them place second with a time of 3:59.79.
2021 Outdoor: Appeared in six meets for the Panthers… Named to the All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team… Ran a career fastest time of 58.72 in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships (May 15)… Posted her best collegiate time in the 100m hurdles during the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (May 29) finishing in 13.16 and placing 23rd… Won the 100m hurdles at the Virginia Challenge (Apr 17) running a 13.72… Was a member of the 4x100m relay team that finished in 46.49 and won at the Hurricane Invitational (March 20)… Placed second at the Tennessee Relays (Apr 10) finishing in 13.41 in the 100m hurdles… Came in second in the 400m hurdles at the Tennessee Relays, posting a time of 1:00.25 … Named to the ACC Honor Roll for the second straight year.
2020-2021 Indoor: Competed in five meets during her junior year… Competed in the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 25-27) and placed fourth in the 60H with a time of 8.24 seconds … Won the 60H at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb 19-20) with a time of 8.49 seconds … Competed at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite (Feb 5-6) and place fourth at the finals of the 60H with a time of 8.35 seconds … Was a part of the team that won the 4x400m relay at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan 27).
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor: Competed in all eight meets for the Panthers during her sophomore indoor campaign... Named First Team All-ACC in the 60m hurdles... Tied her own school record of 8.23 seconds in the 60m hurdles in the prelims and finals at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) to secure the third place finish, the first podium at the championship meet in her career... Posted four victories in the 60m hurdles during her impressive sophomore campaign, finishing the season ranked 31st in the NCAA in the 60m hurdles... Set the school record in the 60m hurdles at the Penn State National (Jan. 31) as she collected the victory in 8.23 seconds... Also collected victories in the 60m hurdles at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 6), Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 11) and the Doug Raymond National (Feb. 14)... Posted a personal record time of 24:52 seconds in the 200m dash at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 24) as she secured a fifth place finish... Named Pitt Athletics Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 5) after breaking the school record in the 60m hurdles at Penn State... Earned All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Honor Roll and USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2019 Outdoor: Participated in the 100m hurdles and set a team and career-best 13.31 at the NCAA Division I East Region Preliminary Rounds (May 25)… Her 13.31 is also the second best in program history in the 100m hurdles… Participated in the 100m hurdles at the ACC Championships (May 11)… Finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.10 at the Akron-Campbell Wright Open (May 4)… Set a career-best 1:01.25 in the 400m hurdles at the Virginia Challenge (April 20)… Was on the 1600m steeplechase medley relay team that placed second with a time of 4:10.36 at the Tennessee Relays (April 11)… Finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.79 at the Virginia Four-Team Challenge (April 6)… Was also on the 4x100m relay team that placed third with a time of 46.74 and 4x400m relay team that placed second with a time of 3:52.12… Placed fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.15 and second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:46.31 at the Raleigh Relays (March 30).
2018-19 Indoor: Participated in the 60m hurdles at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23)… Set a team and career-best 8.44 in the 60m hurdles to place second at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite (Feb. 9)… Paced a career-best 25.18 in the 200m at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2)… Placed third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.55 and set a career-best 40.07 in the 300m to finish fifth at the Penn State National (Jan. 26)… Finished second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.61 and was on the 4x400m relay team that placed first with a time of 3:52.84 at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 7).
High School: Accumulated four state championships… School record holder in all hurdle events.
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