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2018-2019 Women's Track Roster

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Tyrika Lee

  • Height 5-5
  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown South Boston, Va.
  • Last School Halifax HS

Biography

Personal Records
Indoor
60 Meters: 7.59 (2018 VMI Winter Relays)
200 Meters: 24.20 (2018 MEAC Indoor)
Outdoor
100 Meters: 11.47 (2018 NCAA East Preliminary)
200 Meters: 23.71 (2019 MEAC Outdoor)

2018-19: Indoor: Finished eighth in the 200m at the VMI Keydet Invitational (25.20) … Ran a leg on NSU’s sixth-place 4x400 relay team at the Virginia Tech Invitational … Finished fifth in the 60m at the Liberty Invitational … Participated in the 200 meters at the MEAC Indoor Championship. Outdoor: Notched a runner-up showing in the 200 at the Charlotte Invitational (24.65) … Had a strong meet at the Virginia Grand Prix, placing fifth in the 100m (1.74) and 200m (23.94) and helping the 4x100 win its event in 45.53 seconds … Clocked a new PR in the 200 at the MEAC Outdoor Championship – 23.71 – to earn sixth place … Also finished seventh in the 100 meters (11.70; 11.50w in the prelims) and in the 4x400 relay … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary for the second year in a row, competing in both the 100 and 200 … Clocked an 11.75 in the 100m prelims and 24.32 in the 200m prelims.

2017-18: Indoor: Began the indoor season with a win in the 60 meters (7.60) and runner-up showing in the 300 (40.93) at the Jack Pyrah Invitational … Finished fifth in both the 60 (7.66) and 200 (24.76) while also running a leg on the runner-up 4x400 relay team at the Penn State National … Clocked a PR of 7.59 in the 60 prelims at the VMI Winter Relays, and went on to finish third in the finals there … Also was runner-up in the 200 at VMI … Qualified for both the 60 and 200 at the MEAC Outdoor Championships … Ran a leg on the third-place 4x400 relay team at the conference outdoor meet. Outdoor: Came in third in the 200 (24.75) and was on the runner-up 4x400 relay team at the Fred Hardy Invitational … Helped the 4x200 relay team win its event at the Colonial Relays … Won the 200 meters in a PR of 24.17 at the Charlotte Invitational … Also ran a leg on NSU’s winning 4x100 relay team and placed third in the open 100 meters at Charlotte … That was the first of two straight meets where Lee won the 200 and helped the 4x100 win, also accomplishing the feat at Virginia State … With Lee on one leg, the 4x100 won for the third straight week at the Virginia Grand Prix, clocking a time of 45.84 … Enjoyed a stellar MEAC Outdoor Championships, registering PRs in the 100 (11.55) and 200 (23.73) … Finished fifth in both events while also helping the 4x100 relay place third in a season-best time of 45.64 … Lowered her 100 PR to 11.52 at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier, which helped Lee qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the first time … Set a new PR for the third straight meet at the NCAA East Preliminary, clocking an 11.47 to place 28th in the prelims ... Also competed as a member of the NSU tennis team.

2016-17: Indoor: MEAC qualifier in both the 60 meters (13th place) and 200 meters (14th) … Ran a season-best 60m time of 7.71 seconds at the Captains Invitational … Took fourth in the finals of the 60 at CNU and also placed third in the 200m (25.60) … At Penn State, was runner-up in the 200m in a new indoor PR of 25.03 … Won the 60m at the CNU Vince Brown Invitational (7.81) and was third in the 200 (25.95). Outdoor: Opened the outdoor season by winning the 200 meters at the Tribe Invitational in 24.86 seconds and at the Fred Hardy Invitational (24.99) … Named MEAC Runner of the Week after the Tribe Invitational … Had a strong meet at the Colonial Relays, winning the 100m (11.87), placing second in the 200 (24.68) and helping both the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay teams earn second place in their events … Posted a new PR in the 100 meters at the Virginia Grand Prix, clocking a time of 11.84 seconds in a runner-up finish … Also came in fourth in the 200 in that meet (24.63) … Advanced to the finals of both the 100 and 200 at the MEAC Outdoor Championships … Ran wind-aided times of 11.77 and 11.78 in the 100, the latter coming in a sixth-place showing in the finals … Posted a PR of 24.20 seconds in the 200 prelims before running a 24.39 in the finals, placing seventh … Also ran a leg on NSU’s sixth-place 4x100 relay team at the MEAC outdoor meet … Member of the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
 
2015-16: Indoor: Won the 200 meters (25.63) and placed second in the 60 meters (7.70) in her first meet, the CNU Holiday Open … Was also the runner-up in the 60m at the Penn State Relays (7.68) … Clocked a season-best 7.67 in her runner-up finish at the Hampton Indoor Invitational … Placed second in the 60 and third in the 200 at the Art & Linda Maillet UNC Open … Qualified for the MEAC Indoor Championships in both the 600 and 200. Outdoor: Won the 200 meters at the Morgan State Legacy Meet in a season-best time of 24.27 seconds … Also ran a season-best 11.98 in the 100m at Morgan State, placing fourth … A fixture on NSU’s 4x100 meter relay team … Helped the 4x100 team place seventh in the college section at the Penn Relays … The team ran a season-best time of 46.90 … Participated in the 100 (11th), 200 (10th) and 4x100 (10th) at the MEAC Outdoor Championships.
 
High School: Ran track all four years at Halifax High … Conference champion her senior year in the 55 meters (indoors), 100 meters (outdoors) and triple jump (outdoors) and runner-up in the 200 meters (outdoor) … Was regional outdoor runner-up in the 100 and 200, and qualified for the state meet in both events … Placed fifth at the state indoor meet in the 300 meters her senior year and seventh her junior year … Was also a Piedmont All-Academic honoree.
 
Personal: Tyrika Linae’ Lee was born on Jan. 16, 1997 … Daughter of Thomas and Charlene Lee … Majoring in psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-2016Freshman

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2016-2017Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2017-2018Junior

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2018-2019Senior

    Sprints
    5'5"