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2014-15 Women's Track and Field

Amethyst Polk

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool King George
  • Hometown King George, Va.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS:

200m: 24.76
400m: 56.67
500m: 1:17.37

CAREER STATS

JUNIOR SEASON (OUTDOOR)

  • Top 20 finish in the 200m at the MSU Legacy Invite
  • Finished 7th in the 400m and 200m at the Ram Invite

JUNIOR SEASON (INDOOR)

  • Finished 8th in the 500m at the Patriot Games Invite
  • Placed 6th in the 400m at the Hampton Invite
  • Helped the 4x400m team to a 3rd place finish at the Hampton Invite

SOPHOMORE SEASON (OUTDOOR)

  • Ran the first-leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that won gold at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a time of 3:44.09
  • Posted a personal record with a time of 56.92 seconds, placing eighth, in the 400-meter race at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Anchored the school record breaking 4x400-meter relay team that won at Vanderbilt with a time of 3:41.90
  • Set a personal record with a time of 24.76 seconds in the 200-meter at the Mason Invitational
  • Was the third-leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that ran a season-best time of 3:43.92, placing 24th at the Florida Relays
  • Anchored the 4x400-meter relay team to victory at the Fred Hardy Invitational. The team finished with a season-best time of 3:45.24
  • Set a personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.23 seconds at the Fred Hardy Invitational. She placed 13th out of 83 runners
  • Ran 57.92 seconds in the 400-meter and finished fourth at the Virginia Cup
  • Anchored the 4x400-meter relay team that won the race at the Virginia Cup with a time of 3:51.31
  • Placed second with a time of 57.18 seconds in the 400-meters at the Ram Invite

SOPHOMORE SEASON (INDOOR)

  • A member of the 4x400 relay team that placed fourth at the A-10 Indoor Championships with a time of 3:52.87
  • Set a personal record in the 500m with a time of 1:17.37 at the Navy Quad

FRESHMAN SEASON (OUTDOOR)

  • Ran a personal record of 25.21 in the 200m and a career-best of 57.12 in the 400m at the CAA Championships

FRESHMAN SEASON (INDOOR)

  • Ran a personal record in the 500m with a time of 1:19.87 at the Navy Invite… Also placed fifth at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 600m with a time of 1:39.70

PRIOR TO VCU

  • Placed third in the 300m at the VHSL AA Indoor State Championships
  • Also recorded a sixth place finish in the 400m at the VHSL AA Outdoor State Championships

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2013-14Junior

    Sprints
  • 2014-15Senior

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