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Nyeira Gordon
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- James Madison HS
- Prev School:
- Kingsborough Community College
- Major:
- Exercise Science
- Birthday:
- 08/30
Career Accolades
Outdoor
100m Hurdles - 14.48 at UCF Knights Invite (4/24/21)
400m Hurdles - 1:08.34 at Hurricane Invitational (3/20/21)
Senior (2020-21)
Indoor:
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Outdoor
100m Hurdles - 14.48 at UCF Knights Invite (4/24/21)
400m Hurdles - 1:08.34 at Hurricane Invitational (3/20/21)
Senior (2020-21)
Indoor:
- Did not compete during indoor season
- Captured fifth in the 100 meter hurdles (14.58) and the 400 meter hurdles (1:08.34) in Owl debut at the first Miami Hurricane Invitational
- Tallied 15th in the 100 meter hurdles with a PR of 14.48 at the UCF Knights Invite
- Put up 24th place in the 100 meter hurdles (14.81) at the North Florida Invitational
- Recorded 13th in the 100 meter hurdles (14.96) at the 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- One of 10 on the team recognized with the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- Did not compete
- One of 10 on track & field team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for receiving higher than a cumulative 3.75 GPA
- Received All-American honors following the outdoor season in the 400 hurdles, 100 hurdles, as well as 400 and 200 meter dash
- Outdoor NJCAA 2018 DIII National Champion with KCC and received gold medals in five events
- Team was runner-up at the 2019 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships
- Named CUNYAC/Hospital for Special Surgery Scholar-Athlete of the month for May 2019
- Claimed national titles in the 100-meter hurdles (14.36) and 400-meter dash (1:01.67)
- Coached by Dave Loobie
- Ran at James Madison High School
- Birthday is August 30
- Daughter of Catherine Barnes and Courtney Gordon
- Majoring in exercise science
- Holds professional goal of working as a physical therapist and owning her own practice
- Chose FAU because she wanted to experience a new environment for her last two years in school and be in a warm climate for track. Also noted how FAU had her major and great opportunities within the school
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