Quadaisha Newkirk

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Prev School:
New Mexico Junior College

Career Results

2018 Outdoor: Finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 59.41 at the 49er Classic (Mar. 15-17) … Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.80 at Tennessee Relays (Apr. 12) … Finished 61st in the 200m (25.06) at the Tennessee Relays (Apr. 12).

2017-18 Indoor: Part of the school record-breaking 4x400m relay at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3), finishing first with a time of 3:35.73 ... Placed 15th in the 400m at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-24) with a time of 54.94 ... Recorded a personal best 54.21 in the 400m at the 2018 Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2-3), finishing in seventh place … Recorded a PR 25.05 in the 200m at the Youngstown State College Invite (Jan. 19), finishing in fourth place … Recorded a PR 1:12.00 in the 500m at the Penn State National (Jan. 27-28), finishing in first place … Recorded a PR 1:32.54 in the 600m at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 13), finishing in third place.

2017 Outdoor: Competed in eight different events throughout the season … Participated in the 100m at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 17) with a season best 12.89 … Also participated in the 200m at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 21-22) recording a season best 25.29 … Competed in the 400m at the Florida Relays (Mar. 30- Apr. 1) with a season best time of 53.30 … Saw success in the 4X400 Relay … Finished 10th in the prelims in 400m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 12-14).

2016-17 Indoor: Posted Pitt's top performances of the season in four events: the 300m (39.26, SPIRE Invitational, Feb. 10), 400m (54.79, Meyo Invitational, Feb. 3), 500m (1:12.00, Penn State National Open, Jan. 27) and 600m (1:32.98) … Helped the 4x400m relay team finish sixth at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) with a season-best time of 3:40.23 … Picked up wins with the 4x400m relay team at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala (Dec. 9, 3:48.07) and YSU College Invite (Jan. 20, 3:50.67) … Three individual wins, five individual top-10 finishes.

At New Mexico Junior College:

2016 Outdoor: National champion in the 400m with a personal best time of 53.53 at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships (May 17-19) ... National champion with the 4x400m at 3:37.37.

2015-16 Indoor: Did not compete.

2015 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2014-15 Indoor: Did not compete.