Nyanka Joseph

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.

NCAA All-American - 4x400m Relay

2015 Outdoor (Junior)

Lead off the school-record 4x400m relay team (3:32.33) at the NCAA East Regionals
NCAA Qualifier in the 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay and 4x100m relay
Ran 53.00 in the 400m at the NCAA Semifinals
Conference runner-up in the 200m (23.33) and fifth-place finisher in the 400m (52.81).
Lead off the 4x400m relay team at the conference championship and ran third on the fourth-place finishing 4x100m relay (45.01)

2015 Indoor (Senior)

Finished eighth in the 200m dash (24.88) at the ECAC Championship and anchored the fifth-place 4x400m relay team
Ran the 200m in 24.15 and 400m in 54.67 at the conference championship

2014 Outdoor (Junior)

Anchored the 4x400m relay to Second Team All-American honors at the 2014 NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore. Joseph paced the squad to a time of 3:34.89 to take 12th place as the first UConn 4x400 team to achieve the feat.
Competed in the 400m at the NCAA East, running 54.55.
Anchored the 4X400m relay team that ran 3:34.83 at the NCAA East.
Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay team that took gold at the ECAC Championship (45.23)... Captured fourth in the 400m dash (54.26) and sixth in the 200m dash (24.13).... Ran a 23.91 to advance to the finals.
Helped the 4x400m relay to a second place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship, setting a school record with a time of 3:32.83... Captured fifth in the 400m dash (53.58) and finished with a time of 23.96 in the 200m dash.
Contributed to a record-breaking time with the 4x200m relay team when she ran the third leg to help the Huskies to a time of 1:33.38 at the Penn Relays... Also anchored the 4X100m relay that won the championship at the Penn Relays.

2013-14 Indoor (Junior)

Earned a fourth place finish in the 400m at the ECAC Championship (54.41).
Ran the anchor leg of 4x400m relay team that captured gold at the American Athletic Conference Championship with a time of 3:37.92 and a new school record.
Competed in the 200 and 400m dash at The American Championships.

2012-13 Outdoor (Sophomore)

Competed at the BIG EAST Championships in the 200m.
Also competed in the ECAC Championships in the 200m (24.67).
Part of the 4x200m relay team that finished in 4th place at the Penn Relays (1:36.23).

2012-13 Indoor (Sophomore)

Competed at the New England Championships in the 400m and the 4x400m relay.

2011-12 Indoor (Freshman)

Competed in the 400m at the ECAC Championships.
Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 3^rd(3:41.54) at the BIG EAST Championships and also competed in the 400m.
Finished 4th in the 400m (56.31) at the New England Championships... part of the first place 4x400m relay team.

High School: Attended Medgar Evers College Prep... Captained both indoor and outdoor track and field teams...Earned All-America honors in indoor and outdoor in 2011...anchored the New York State record 4x200m relay team with a time of 1:37.73.

Personal: A english major...born on June 8, 1993.