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2022-2023 Women's Track Roster

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Shirelle Linzy

  • Event Sprints
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Newport News, Va.
  • Last School Heritage HS

Biography

Personal Records
Indoor
60 meters: 7.95 (2023 VCU Rams Indoor Invitational)
60 meter hurdles: 9.13 (2023 KPMG HBCU Showcase)
200 meters: 26.81 (2020 Great Dane Classic)
LJ: 17-9.5 (2023 KPMG HBCU Showcase)
TJ: 36-4 (2022 Kenneth Giles Invitational)
Pentathlon: 2,830 points (2022 Kenneth Giles Invitational)
 
Outdoor:
100 meters: 12.06 (2022 MEAC Outdoor Championships)
100 meter hurdles: 14.39 (2022 Virginia Grand Prix)
LJ: 17-11.5 (2022 MEAC Outdoor Championships)

Career Statistics

2022-23: Indoor: Competed in just two indoor meets … Set a personal record of 7.95 in the 60 meter dash at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational … Clocked another PR in the 60 meter hurdles (9.13) the following week. Outdoor: Did not compete due to injury.
 
2021-22: Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets for the Spartans … Achieved personal bests in the triple jump (36-4) and pentathlon (2,830 points) at the Norfolk State Invitational, taking third in the latter … Also earned third in the pentathlon at the East Coast Invitational with 2,209 points … Finished in fifth place for the pentathlon at the MEAC Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Competed in six outdoor meets … Posted a personal best of 1:06.00 in the 400 meter hurdles at the Duke Invitational … Clocked a personal record of 14.39 in the 100 meter hurdles for a seventh-place finish at the Virginia Grand Prix … Posted personal bests in the long jump (17-11.5) and 100 meters (12.06) at the MEAC Outdoor Championships … Finished sixth in the 100 at the MEAC Outdoor Championships, ninth in the long jump, and helped the 4x100 meter relay team take third.

2020-21: Member of the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester and was named to the MEAC All-Academic Team. Indoor: Competed in both the 60 hurdles and long jump at the Gamecock Invitational … Competed in the long jump, high jump and 60 meters at the Liberty Elite Invitational … Posted a PR of 8.01 in the 60 at Liberty. Outdoor: Competed in one meet, the Chanticleer Challenge.

2019-20: Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester. Indoor: Took part in six regular-season meets in the sprints, jumps and multi-events … Helped the 4x400 relay place fifth at George Mason … Long jumped 15-11 to take 13th at the same meet … Placed ninth in the triple jump at the VMI Team Challenge with a top effort of 34-6.25 … Clocked a season-best 8.14 60m dash at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational at Liberty … Placed sixth in the pentathlon at the MEAC Indoor Championships, with 2,289 points … Was fourth in the pentathlon long jump at the conference meet. Outdoor: Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Heritage … Qualified for the 4A state outdoor meet in the 100 meters, triple jump and both 4x100 and 4x400 relays as a senior … Was regional champion and placed seventh at the state meet in the triple jump during indoor season as a senior … Was also triple jump region champion during indoor and outdoor season as a junior, when she was named the team’s Most Improved.

Personal: Shirelle Yvette Linzy was born on June 30, 2001 … Daughter of Christoria Linzy … Majoring in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2021-2022Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2022-2023Junior

    Sprints
    5'2"