2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Najia Hudspeth

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown La Palma, Calif.
  • High School Cerritos College
  • Prev School Cerritos CC

Biography

Najia Hudspeth's Top Performances & Results

UNLV: Transferred to UNLV after spending the 2015-16 seasons at Cerritos College.

Personal Bests:
Outdoor: 100m: 11.43w (11.63); 200m: 22.89; 400m: 53.15
Indoor: 60m: 7.74; 200m: 24.27; 400m: 54.07

UNLV Records:
>Ranked First in UNLV's 200m All-Time Outdoor Performances (22.89)
>Ranked Fifth in UNLV's 400m All-Time Outdoor Performances (53.15)
>Ranked First in UNLV's 4x100m Relay All-Time Outdoor Performances (43.81)
>Ranked Fifth in UNLV's 4x400m Relay All-Time Outdoor Performances (3:35.35)
>Ranked Fourth in UNLV's 400m All-Time Indoor Performances (54.07)
>Ranked Third in UNLV's 4x400m Relay All-Time Indoor Performances (3:38.65)

2019 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2019 Indoors: Participated in five meets, including the Mountain West Indoor Championships … Competed in the 60m, 200m, and the 4x400m relay … Ran the 60m in a personal-best time of 7.59 at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships … Ran the 200m in a season-best time of 24.01 at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships … Helped the 4x400m relay team finish in fourth place at the Mountain West Indoor Championships (3:39.63).

2018 Outdoor: 
>Earned USTFCCCA All-America Honorable Mention honors in the 4x100m Relay
>Earned USTFCCCA All-America Honorable Mention honors in the 4x400m Relay
>NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier in the 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay
>NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in 200m, 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (400m, 4x100m relay & 4x400m relay)
>400m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>4x100m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>4x400m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)

Participated in nine meets, including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA West Preliminary and NCAA Outdoor Championships … Competed in the 400m and 4x400m relay … Ran a season-best time of 54.58 in the 400m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Helped the 4x400m relay to a time of 3:35.35 at the NCAA West Preliminary … Finished second in the 4x400m relay (3:39.12) and fourth in the 400m (54.69) at the MW Outdoors … Finished 21st in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

2018 Indoor:
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (400m & 4x400m relay)
>Won 400m at Mountain West Championships
>Won 4x400m Relay at Mountain West Championships

Participated in four meets … Participated in three events: 200m, 400m, 400m relay … Ran a personal-best time of 24.27 in the 200m at the New Mexico Classic … Ran a personal- best time of 54.07 in the 400m at the Mountain West Indoor Championship.

2017 Outdoor:
>NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay & 4x400m Relay
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (200m, 4x100m relay & 4x400m relay)
>100m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (sixth place)
>200m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>4x100m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)
>4x400m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)

Participated in eight meets, including the Mountain West Outdoor Championships and the NCAA West Preliminaries ... Participated in three events: 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x100m relay ... Ran a personal-best time of 11.43w (third place) in the 100m at the MW Outdoors ... Ran a personal-best time of 22.89 in the 200m at the MW Outdoors ... Helped the 4x100m relay team to a first-place and program-best finish (43.81) in the MW Outdoors ... Helped the 4x400m relay team to a third-place finish (3:38.89) in the Stanford Invitational.

2017 Indoor:
>Named to Mountain West All-Conference Team (4x400m relay)
>400m Finalist at Mountain West Championships (fourth place)
>4x400m relay Finalist at Mountain West Championships (second place)

Participated in three meets, including the Mountain West Indoor Championships ... Participated in four events: 60m, 200m, 400m and the 4x400m relay ... Ran a season-best time of 7.74 in the 60m at the Lumberjack Team Challenge ... Ran a season-best time of 24.47 (first place) in the 200m at the Lumberjack Team Challenge ... Ran a season-best time of 54.63 in the 400m (fourth place) at the MW Indoors ... Helped the 4x400m relay team to a fourth-place time of 3:46.38 at the New Mexico Don Kirby Invitational.

2016 Outdoor (Cerritos): Participated in 10 meets, including South Coast Conference Championships, So Cal Championships and California State Championship ... Helped the Falcons to the California Community College State Championship ... Participated in four events: 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay ... Finished first in the 100m at the South Coast and So Cal Championships ... Finished first in the 200m at the South Coast, So Cal and California Championships ... Finished first in the 4x100m relay at the So Cal and California Championships ... Finished first in the 4x400m relay at the So Cal Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 11.63 in the 100m at the California State Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 23.67 in the 200m at the So Cal Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 55.19 in the 400m at the Cerritos Invitational.

2015 Outdoor (Cerritos): Participated in 14 meets, including South Coast Conference Championships, So Cal Championships and California State Championships ... Helped the Falcons to the California Community College State Championship ... Participated in six events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay and distance medley relay ... Finished first in the 4x100m relay at the So Cal Championships and second in the event at the California Championships ... Finished second in the 100m at the So Cal Championships ... Finished second in the 200m at the So Cal Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 12.20 in the 100m at the South Coast Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 24.84 in the 200m at the South Coast Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 59.38 in the 400m at the Coast Classic.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Kennedy High School in La Palma, Calif. ... Named sprinter of the year three times ... Competed for the varsity team as a freshman.

Personal: Najia Danette Hudspeth was born in Anaheim, Calif. ... The daughter of Lafayette and Nicole Hudspeth ... Has two sisters, Nylia and Lanae ... Majoring in sociology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior

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