2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Daianera Whitaker
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cedar Falls HS
- Hometown:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa
2015: INDOOR: Won the 60 meter dash at the UNI-Dome Open (2/20) with a new PR time of 8.10 … also had a personal-best in the 200 meters at the UNI-Dome Open, placing second with a time of 26.79 … placed second in the 60 meters at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/30) with a time of 8.16.
2015: OUTDOOR: Notched a personal-best in the 100 meters at the Musco Invitational (5/2) with a time of 12.69 … finished second in her heat in the 200 meters at the Husker Invitational (4/11) with a career-best time of 26.20 … earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2014: INDOOR: Ran a personal-best in the 60 meter dash at the Iowa Big Four Duals (1/18) with a time of 8.31 for a sixth place finish … also ran an indoor PR in the 200 meters at the Iowa Big Four Duals with a time of 27.20.
2014: OUTDOOR: Recorded two personal-bests at the Mark Messersmith Invitational (5/9), running a 13.46 in the 100 meters and a 26.73 in the 200 meters … was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
High School: Lettered in track and field at Cedar Falls High School … helped her team to a fourth place finish in the 4X100 and 4X200 meter relays at the 2013 4A Iowa state championship meet … was a crucial member of the Cedar Falls High School Drake Relays relay team … qualified individually in the 100 meter dash at both the Drake Relays and the Iowa state championships.
Personal: Daughter of Matt and Jen … majoring in financial management with a minor in economics.
