2024-25 Track and Field Roster
Perry, Nylah
Nylah Perry
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- High School:
- Winslow Township
- Prev School:
- Iowa
Bio
2024-25
Indoor
- Did not compete.
Before CU
University of Iowa (2020-24)2023-24
Outdoor
- Ran a collegiate-best 55.75 in the 400 meters at the B1G Championships.
- Recorded a season-best 1:01.01 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Jim Click Shootout.
- Earned the UI Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence Student Leadership Award.
- Named Academic All-Big Ten.
Indoor
- Anchored the team-leading 4×400-meter relay that ran 3:34.24 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, ranking sixth all-time at Iowa.
- Placed sixth in the 400 meters at the B1G Championships with a collegiate-best 53.37, ranking seventh all-time at Iowa.
- Anchored the B1G Championship runner-up relay (3:34.29), which ranks seventh all-time at Iowa.
- Ran a collegiate-best 24.40 in the 200 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
Outdoor
- Competed in six events, including the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
- Ran a personal best 58.28 in the 400m hurdles, finishing 16th—a mark that ranks ninth all-time at Iowa.
- Placed fifth in the 400m hurdles at the B1G Championships (58.89).
- Named Academic All-Big Ten and a Dean’s List student (Fall 2022).
Indoor
- Competed in two events.
2021-22
Outdoor
- Competed in six meets, including the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
- Placed 23rd twice in the West Preliminary Round.
- Finished 12th in the 400m hurdles at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Indoor
- Competed in one race, securing first place in the 300m.
Outdoor
- Did not compete.
Indoor
- Competed in four meets.
- Made collegiate debut, finishing third in the 200m (25.05) at the Hawkeye Border Battle (1/9/21).
- Secured her first win in the 400m at the Husker Triangular (56.33).
- Placed fourth in the 400m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (54.54), running a team-leading 54.43 in the prelims.
- Ran third leg on the team-leading 4x400-meter relay, placing second at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships.
High School
- Cherry Hill High School
- Set the school record in the 400 meters (55.97).
- Won the 400m at the 2020 Indoor Meet of Champions (56.19).
- Eight-time all-conference honoree, winning group titles in the 200m and 400m.
- Named State 400-Meter Indoor Athlete of the Year as a senior.
- Helped team to eight state titles and 15 sectional titles.
- Honor roll student, recipient of the Superintendent Award, Athlete of the Year, and Student-Athlete of the Year honors.
- National Honor Society member, Senior Class Vice President, and member of the African-American Culture Club and Volunteer Club.
Personal
- Born: April 20
- Parents: Shelby and Tim Perry (Father played college basketball at Temple and in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and New Jersey Nets)
- Sibling: Tim (plays basketball at Drexel)
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