2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sydia Darker
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Ritenour HS
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
2015 – Indoor: Set a career-best time of 7.73 in the 60 meters at the WAC Indoor Track and Field Championships to place fourth… Placed sixth in long jump at the WAC Indoor Championships with a career-record jump of 5.66 meters… Also set a personal-record in the triple jump at the Indoor Championships with a bound of 11.43 meters. Outdoor: Helped the women’s 4X100-meter relay team place first in the Tulsa Duels… Set a personal-record on her way to winning the 100-meter hurdles at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 14.20 seconds… Also set a personal-record in the 400-meter hurdle prelims of the Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:02.96.
2013 – Indoor: Clocked a personal best time of 7.90 in the 60-meter dash to finish 16th at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 6)… Set a personal best time of 9.12 in the 60-meter hurdles to place 11th in the preliminary round at The Summit League Championships (Feb. 24)… Clocked a personal best time of 26.12 in the 200-meter dash to finish 14th at The Summit League Championships (Feb. 24)… Recorded a personal best mark of 17-10.75 (5.45m) in the long jump at the Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 25) to place eighth… In the 60-meter dash events, placed 11th (7.92) in the preliminary at The Summit League Championships (Feb. 24) and eighth (7.96) at the Wildcat Invitational (Jan. 19)… In the 60-meter hurdle events, took seventh (9.32) in the preliminary round at the UCM Classic (Feb. 15), 16th (9.50) in the preliminary round at the Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 25), seventh (9.51) at the Wildcat Invitational (Jan. 19) and seventh (9.54) at Jayhawk Challenge (Jan. 11)… In the 200-meter dash events, finished 15th (26.34) at the Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 25) and 12th (26.67) at the Holiday Inn Invitational (Jan. 12)… Was part of a 4x400-meter relay squad that placed sixth (4:11.25) at the Jayhawk Challenge (Jan. 11) and eighth (4:21.29) at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 6)… In the long jump events, placed sixth (17-09.75 – 5.43m) at the Jayhawk Challenge (Jan. 11), second (17-08.25 – 5.39m) at the Mule Relays (Feb. 1), sixth (17-03.25 – 5.26m) at the Wildcat Invitational (Jan. 19) and fourth (17-02.00 – 5.23m) at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 6). Outdoor: Recorded personal bests in the 100 meter dash at The Summit League Championships with a time of 12.55, in the 200 meter dash at the K.T. Woodman Classic with a time of 26.60, in the 100 meter hurdles at the Track-It Buster Invitational with a time of 15.33 and in the long jump at the Tulsa Duels with a mark of 5.42 meters… finished third as part of the 4x100 meter relay team at the Missouri Relays in a time of 49.46… placed third at the Missouri Relays in the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 15.36.
High School -- Earned team Most Valuable Player four times... Received conference honorable mention honors as a freshman... Competed in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relay events... Also, took part in the long jump and 200 meter events... Set school records in the 300-meter hurdles and long jump events... Recorded a mark of 18.06m in a long jump event during AAU competition.
Personal - Born Nov. 9, 1993 in Liberia, Africa and currently resides in St. Louis, Mo... Daughter of Nancy Darker... Sister to Cynthia... Pursuing a bachelor of science degree.
CAREER-BEST TIMES/MARKS
INDOOR
60 Meters: 7.90 at Bob Timmons Challenge, 12/6/1260 Meter Hurdles: 9.12 at The Summit League Championships, 2/24/13200 Meters: 26.12 at The Summit League Championships, 2/24/13Long Jump: 17-10.75 (5.45m) at Jayhawk Classic, 1/25.13OUTDOOR100 Meters: 12.55 at 2013 Summit League Championships, 5/11/13100 Meter Hurdles: 15.33 at Track-It Buster Invitational, 4/27/13200 Meters: 26.20 at K.T. Woodman Classic, 4/13/13Long Jump: 5.42m at Tulsa Duels, 3/16/13
