2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

Tim Rice (Tag The Shooter)
Nick Sutton/MEAC

Latifa Ali

Latifa Ali

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Kumasi, Ghana

Summary

Biography

4x MEAC Champion:
400m Dash at the 2022 and 2023 MEAC Outdoor Championships
200m Dash at the 2022 and 2023 MEAC Indoor Championships

2022-23 – (Outdoor): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries where she finished 17th overall in the 400m (53.82) after advancing with a 53.52 in the First Round… Won a MEAC Championship in the 400m (52.99) while placing second in the 200m (23.55) and helping the 4x100m to the silver in a school-record (44.92)… Placed 1st in the 400m (54.73) and 4x400m (3:45.79) while recording a second-place finish in the 4x100m (45.91) at the NSU Invitational… Opened the season with a gold medal in the 400m (53.19) while leading the 4x100m to a third-place finish, in a then school-record (45.14) at South Carolina’s Weems Baskin Relays. (Indoor): Competed in four meets, finishing with a first-place finish at the BU Last Chance Qualifier in the 400m (52.60) which is a school-record… Won the 200m (23.61) in a school-record, and had originally won the 400m (52.64) before getting DQ’d while taking second in the 4x400m (3:40.58) at the MEAC Championships… Placed first in the 400m (53.50) at BU’s Scarlet & White Invite while taking third in the 4x400m (3:42.65)… Ran three rounds of the 60m (7.55 | 7.49 | 7.48) to finish fifth while placing second in the 200m (24.06) at the Penn State National Open. (Academic): Received MEAC All-Academic Honors prior to Indoor & Outdoor Championships.
 
2021-22 – (Outdoor): Qualified for NCAA East Preliminaries in the 200m (30th in 23.48), 400m (16th in 52.78) and 4x400m (14th in 3:38.73), advancing to the Quarterfinals in the 400m after running a 52.85 in the First Round… Won the 400m (52.82) while taking second in both the 4x100m (45.80) and 4x400m (3:37.34) and third in the 200m (23.80)… Clocked school-records in the 100m (11.45) and 4x400m (3:35.70) at Penn Relays while clocking a 1:36.57 in the 4x200m … Took first in the 100m (11.59) and 4x400m (3:40.96) and second in the 200m (23.55) at Morgan State Legacy… Helped the 4x400m win (3:39.00) while taking second in the 100m (11.68) and third in the 200m (23.64) at NSU Invitational… Won the 100m (11.67) and placed second in the 200m (24.17) at Aggie Invitational… Took second in the 100m (11.58) and fourth in the 4x100m (46.31) at Weems Baskin Relays… Opened season with 54.28 in 400m at Maryland Invitational. (Indoor): Won 200m (23.65) and took second in 60m (7.47) and 4x400m (3:39.73) at MEAC Championships… Ran three rounds of the 60m (7.53 | 7.43 | 7.45) to win the event while taking third in 200m (23.88) at Kenneth Giles NSU Invite… Opened season at BU Scarlet & White Invite, taking 3rd in 400m (54.55) and 2nd in 4x400m (3:41.04). (XC): Finished 27th overall at MEAC Championships in 21:26.8, finishing fifth on the team… Battled the weather to finish the DSU XC Invite in 27:02.7… Placed 10th at The Shore XC Invite in 21:16.6, taking third on the squad… Finished second on the team at season-opening Towson Invitational 4K (17:36.2). (Academic): Received MEAC All-Academic Honors prior to Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Championships along with Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
 
2020-21 – (Outdoor): Won Aggie Twilight 200m (23.80) while taking second in the 100m (11.69) and 4x400m (3:45.05)… Took gold in the 200m (24.0h) and 400m (54.92) at Aggie Classic… Helped the 4x100m (46.71) to 2nd-place finish while clocking a 11.67 and school-record 23.46 in the Aggie Invitational… Led 4x400m (3:53.84) to gold at Towson Invite while taking 2nd in the long jump (5.84m; 19-2) and 3rd in the 4x100m (46.86)… Opened season at Weems Baskin Relays, taking 3rd in 4x400m (3:36.90), 4th in both the 100m (11.57) and 4x100m (46.00) and 5th in the long jump (5.62m; 18-5.25). (Indoor): Finished 3rd in the 60m (7.47) and 200m (24.10) at Kenneth Giles NSU Invite… Won 200m (24.01) while taking 4th in the 60m (7.36) to set a school-record at East Coast Invitational. (Academic): Received MEAC All-Academic Honors prior to Outdoor Championships and Commissioner’s All-Academic Team while MEAC Indoor Championships were canceled.
 
2019-20: (Outdoor): Season Canceled due to Covid-19. (Indoor): Made collegiate debut at MEAC Championships, clocking a 7.76 in the 60m.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints