Niya Crawford

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Upper Marlboro, Md.
High School:
Elizabeth Seton HS

2026 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets … Set personal bests in the shot put (16.83m) and discus (48.96m) ... Earned five first-place finishes … shot put (15.82m) at the Charlotte 49er Classic … shot put (16.54m) and discus (48.27m) at the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational … shot put (16.49m) at the 2026 Pepsi Florida Relays … shot put (16.37m) at the Akron Last Chance meet… Competed in the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the shot put, earning fifth (15.97m) and in the discus, finishing 15th (42.81m) … Competed in NCAA Division I East First Rounds in the shot put, finishing 11th (16.83m) … Completed in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the shot put, finishing 21st (15.96m).

2025-2026 Indoor: Compete in six meets... placed 1st (15.85m) in the shot put at the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker... placed 2nd (15.20m) in the shot put at the Nittany Lion Challenge... took home 2nd place (15.41m) in the shot put at the Penn Classic... placed 3rd (15.40m) in the shot put at the YSU Last Chance... achieved a personal best at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, placing 4th in shot put with a 16.19m throw.

2024-2025 Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets for the Panthers…Took home a personal best in the Shotput at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 16.01m, placing seventh.

2024 Outdoor: Competed in five regular season meets...placed fourth in Shotput of 14.55m at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays...recorded a personal best in the Discus for a distance of 44.48m at the South Florida Invitational...achieved a personal best in the Hammer Throw of 51.83m at ACC Outdoor Championships.

2023-24 Indoor: Competed in five regular season meets...recorded two top five finishes in both the Shotput and Weight Throw at teh YSU Indoor Icebreaker...achieved a personal best in the Weight Throw of 18.25m at the Hokie Invitational...placed fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the Shotput with a distance of 15.72m.

2023 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor campaign... won first place in the discus throw at the Carnegie Mellon Track & Field Invitational with a 43.01m mark... second place in the hammer throw, throwing a personal best 51.57m at the Carnegie Mellon Last Chance Meet, also took first place in the discus throw at the meet with a 41.82m throw.

2022-2023 Indoor: Saw action in seven meets as a freshman... best finish was second place in the shot put at the Akron Invitational with a personal best mark of 13.87m... came in 21st place in both the shot put and the weight throw at ACC Championships.